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loidanorton

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Worried About My 3 Weeks Old Baby Posted: 07-09-07 15:32pm


Hello everyone, my 3 weeks old baby is not having a bowel movement for 7th day today, I'm worried cos I never experienced it for my 2 other babies. I want to know if it is normal to a baby of not having bowel movement that long. please let me know who ever read this message. thank you Loida

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Posted: 07-09-07 15:32pm


you should take him to a doctor

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Posted: 07-09-07 15:37pm


Both of my children did this, and it drove me absolutely nuts. My dh called me the "poop police". I was told it was completely normal, esp. for breastfed babies, but 7 days is a long time. If your doc's office has an "ask-a-nurse" line, I would give them a call. I had to use very creative methods, digital stim, ky jelly, and suppositories to get my kids to go. They were just sluggish, I guess. Does your child seem to be in distress? Pulling knees up to tummy and crying? It's probably worth a trip to your ped to be sure ther's nothing going on.

loidanorton

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Thanks Posted: 07-09-07 16:03pm


as I was reading your reply, I was also trying to call the Pediatric Clinic on this Army base. I told them about my baby's situation and she said the doctor on call is gonna call me back anytime today or early tomorrow to find out wether I need to take my baby to the clinic or not... I noticed my baby is acting the same as before, she wakes up and cries for milk and sleep again after I burp her. but I'm still worried now, until I hear from her pediatrican.

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Posted: 07-09-07 16:58pm


I hope that little one goes soon! It certainly does make moms worry. How is Fort Carson? My nephew is going to be stationed there soon!

loidanorton

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Posted: 07-09-07 18:12pm


as usual am still waiting for the call from the pediatirc clinic. I called my husband and he said that we need to take her to the ER now that I worry that much but I told him to wait from the doctor's call and see what they are gonna say, coz I dont want to go to ER and wait there for how many hours and find out that my baby's situation is normal and common( I hope) and for now I'm still looking for an answer online while waiting for the call.. I like fort Carson, I like the area but not my husband lol! he said this base has a lot of issue and its under invistigation by the pentagon. there's also an issue in my husband's unit, like the people he work with, I really don't know the story coz am not really much into the situation. but speaking of area, oh i like it here... talk to you later.

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Posted: 07-09-07 18:21pm


i don't think it's anything you need to rush to the er for. i think i read that some babies can go up to 10-12 days without pooping. if she doesn't seem to be in pain or uncomfortable i'd just wait for the return phone call. you could always try taking her temperature rectally. sticking the thermometer in may stimulate things and cause her to go.

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Posted: 07-10-07 15:11pm


my daughter went almost 2 weeks not pooping, when she was breastfed, i got woried but it was nothing to worry about but also high iron formula can constipate them, i tried giving her 2oz of juice and the thermometer, warm bath everything, if they dont seem to be in pain or discomfort i dont see a need to worry, also feel the babies tummy if it is rock hard then they are prob stopped up.

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Posted: 07-10-07 15:17pm


What did the doctor's office say? Any results?

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Posted: 07-10-07 15:19pm

loidanorton wrote:

as usual am still waiting for the call from the pediatirc clinic. I called my husband and he said that we need to take her to the ER now that I worry that much but I told him to wait from the doctor's call and see what they are gonna say, coz I dont want to go to ER and wait there for how many hours and find out that my baby's situation is normal and common( I hope)
and for now I'm still looking for an answer online while waiting for the call..

I like fort Carson, I like the area but not my husband lol! he said this base has a lot of issue and its under invistigation by the pentagon. there's also an issue in my husband's unit, like the people he work with, I really don't know the story coz am not really much into the situation. but speaking of area, oh i like it here...

talk to you later.

army bases suck too lol, i am at one, its harder to get in for pediatrics too it seems, at every appt for them i end up being there almost 3hrs unless its right at 1pm and its the first one after there lunch break then they get seen right away any other time its 2-3 hrs im there.

loidanorton

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Posted: 07-10-07 18:17pm


thanks guys, your messages really helped me alot, I'm a little bit comfortable about the situation. as usual she has not poop today it's her 8th day. the doctor's office called this morning and said that it is unusual for the baby not to poop for this long specially when she's breasfed. I told the nurse that am trying to give my baby a prune juice mix with my milk and she said I can do that 2X a day and I did once this morning and am gonna do it later this afternoon and hopefully she's gonna poop this time. I've read also that I need to massage her tummy and excercise her legs and said this would help, I did yesterday and today still no result. my baby have an appointment tomorrow morning, and just can't wait to see the doctor so I will feel better and my worries will completely go away.

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Hi Posted: 07-10-07 18:30pm


Never thought of the prune juice, I guess I always thought that was a little to young to have have that. I put a tablespoon of Karo corn syrup in with a little water in a bottle. Along with breast feeding, if you can get her to suck on this and get some down, this helped my daughter. She'd go for a 8-10 days until I started this.

loidanorton

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Posted: 07-10-07 22:02pm


I found relief just now coz my baby just had her poop few minutes ago. I really feel so pity watching her pushing it hard, she cried big time just to push it. she made it and now she's sleeping good like an angel. I think the prune juice that I gave her helped a lot, thank God for the relief for my baby. I don't think am gonna take her to the doctor tomorrow since she's doing ok now...

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Posted: 07-11-07 09:28am


I did the karo syrup religiously every day. I really think it helped.