Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 1970 Location: Wisconsin
Poop Problem Posted: 09-28-04 14:18pm
Lol sorry such a funny name for a topic
but I didnt know what else to call it. Ok
well brooklyn fusses lot and squirms lots
when she is trying to poop, but
constipation isnt that common in breastfed
babies, and she her poops are just fine,
they arent hard or anything and they come
out just fine, its just that shes gotta
work a bit first. Ive heard its cuz
breastmilk doesnt put enough pressure on
the bowels so they gotta work a bit to get
it out since their bowels are immature yet
when they are newborns... But does anyone
know of a way that I can help her? I sit
her up and sometimes she explodes lol but
are there any other ways? She holds her
breath and her face turns red and it
scares me sometimes.
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cherriegurl
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 1218 Location: Washington state
Posted: 09-28-04 14:52pm
When she is trying to poop help her by
gently rotating her hips, by pushing on
the bottoms of her feet and moving her
knees in towards her tummy. I hope I
explained that good enough lol
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ERICA83
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 738 Location: clinton twp, MI
Posted: 09-28-04 20:14pm
Well its normal for babies to get all red
in the face... Grunt and even get fussie.
She is still so little. Dom was like
that everyday and still is only sometimes
though . Hes now gonna be 8 weeks and he
poops normally. It just takes time . Her
little insides have to get the hang of
things especially with her being
breastfead, I wouldnt worry. My doc even
told me that all parents begin to think
that their babies r constipated and go to
extreme measures to help them when they
arent even constipated so I wouldn't
intervene just yet . Let her do it on her
own unless she seems to be in severe pain.
Good luck and take care, ~ erica.
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June4life
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 550
Posted: 09-28-04 21:54pm
Yeah, lay her on her back, and like
someone else said, keep bending her knees
up towards her chest. You can also gently
stick a thermometer in her tush to help it
out- that will trigger her bowels to
contract, lol. It sounds icky, but I know
it will def help her.
