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When the baby doesn’t poop, we soon suspect that his intestines are stuck: the infamous “ constipation ” or constipation. In newborn babies , this is even more worrying. However, the baby who doesn’t poop is not always sick – especially if it is only for a few days.
Only if he appears to be in pain, or has hemorrhoids and other injuries to his butt, treatment may be necessary. Generally, the baby suffers most diseases in the gut is what has ceased to be breast – fed by breast milk .
Why Doesn’t My Baby Poop?
Babies usually need to change their diapers all the time, and when they don’t, worry is normal. However, although, at first, the baby’s intestine works like a clock and the infant poops almost always after breastfeeding , this can change between the first and second month of age.
With the development of the digestive system, the child begins to create its intestinal habit, and this habit ends up being different for each person. In this transition, the baby can go longer without pooping and this is absolutely normal. He can poop only once a week . This period lasts, on average, 20 days normally. Thereafter, it is expected that the rate of bowel movements will become more frequent when the baby’s development is normal. If he shows other symptoms such as pain, irritation and weight loss, then it can be indicative of illness and constipation.
Main causes
See what are the most common causes of constipation in babies:
- Poor diet
- Stress
- Little physical activity
- Evacuation reflex inhibition
After being a little older, from the moment the baby stops feeding only on breast milk, it is also normal for him to start pooping only once a day, or to do one day and stay up to two in evacuating. Your stools have a firmer consistency. Again, in these cases only if the baby does not poop and additionally has other symptoms, this can be considered a case of constipation to be treated.
Alarming Symptoms
Symptoms that may indicate something more serious, such as a congenital disease, are:
- Vomiting
- Rectal bleeding
- Sleeping Too Much
- Reduced urination
- Lack of appetite
- Distended abdomen
Take your child to the hospital if he has a set of symptoms described above.
How to Help Baby Poop?
Sometimes your child may feel a pain in the belly and also appear to be more irritable. If the stools are hard and cause discomfort, or if there is bleeding at the time of evacuation, something must be done to help your baby.
It is important to prevent this from becoming chronic . So, always check your baby’s diaper to make sure he has his bowels working well: if he goes a long time without pooping or has dry, hard stools, it is a sign of constipation. The newborn who is breastfeeding , in addition to being a watch and pooping several times a day, usually has pasty stools. But, on the other hand, because other foods have not yet been introduced in his diet, there may be little material and fermentation to form a fecal cake and this will take him more time to poop.
In that case, trying to breastfeed more often can help. The cause can also be in the feeding of the breastfeeding mother . It is important, then, that you get enough hydration, consuming two to four liters of fluids a day. In the case of babies older than six months, who, often at this age, have already started taking other milk formulas and some foods, the body may not have reacted well to these changes, even though they are considered safe foods. One way to try to solve the problem is to change the formula of the milk : check if the concentration of the powder in the mixture is correct. Also give preference to baby foods rich in fiber.
And, in a more natural method, it is possible to insert fruits in the child’s diet . Both in juices and vitamins, as in the bottle or soups, in pieces. The most suitable fruits to “loosen” the intestine are black plum, orange, tangerine, papaya, avocado, mango, strawberry, and even Kiwi. The recipe for the black plum is to soak the fruit in a glass of water overnight, drinking only the water the next day.
Simple Tips to Help Evacuation
Other simple recommendations to help your baby poop are:
- Breastfeed hourly, or every two, every three;
- Care with the hygiene of the anal area baby
- Stimulate movements in the child, especially the “bicycle” with the legs
- Massage the baby’s belly by pressing three fingers on the belly below the navel
Most of the time, it is neither necessary nor recommended to insert suppositories in the baby, as he may become dependent on this for the intestine to work. If homemade solutions do not work, see your child’s pediatrician.
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My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
