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07.02.08, 17:37 PM Newborn
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My 5wk old is having severe gas and constipation. We have been using Mylicon and Baby Bliss gripe water for Colic -if she doesn't have colic should I be using the regular one? - and after facilitating a poop (qtip with a&d), as recommended by the doctor but max once per week - she became regulated and then stuffed up again 6 days later where she was in incredible pain -so we facilitated again. We used up our sonce per wk. Any other suggestions? Anyone know anything about Little Tummies laxative drops? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Newborn 07.02.08, 05:37 PM Flag

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Are you BFing? FFing? I would experiment with eliminating dairy. It's extremely rare to have a constipated infant that age. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.08, 05:49 PM Flag

I was BFing and giving her breast milk from a bottle...I eliminated dairy for a week - there was no change...what constitutes constipated? maybe I used the word too loosely - she has gone 30hrs 2x without pooping but pees a lot... [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 11:37 AM Flag

I hope you're still there - Constipation is NOT how often a baby poos, it's only referring to the consistency of the poo. It is totally normal and common for a BF db to only have a bowel movement once a week. My 5 wk old was totally gassy, but they grow out of it after a few more weeks. That is a separate issue. If when your db does poo, if it is loose or pasty, but not hard or clumpy, she is NOT constipated. We also found gripe water to not work at all, but Mylicon did seem to help with the gas. But seriously, your db is bound to grow out of the gassiness in a few more weeks. Just bicycle her legs and soothe her a lot. She'll be just fine. Once she reaches 2 mos old, you can give her a tiny bit of diluted prune juice (one ounce) in a bottle and believe me, you will have her pooping in no time. But do not do this if she has loose or pasty stools, only for hard and hard to pass stools, and wait for a few more weeks. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 04:10 PM Flag

THANK YOU!!! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:32 PM Flag