4 week old has constipation ???

[hello1231]

Hi there' my little boy sometimes willgo bright red in the face cry n push his legs up n down until he has poo'd or let out wind ... sometimes he will do it randomly throughout feeds and sometimes when hes asleep he will grunt n groan in pain


what's the best thing to do?

 

[babylove2016]

Are you breast or bottle feeding lovely?

 

[hello1231]

breastfeeding x

 

[Phoenix85]

Warm baths and tummy massage.
Keep breastfeeding.
It's normal for breastfed babies over 3 or 4 weeks to go several days without pooing.

 

[Phoenix85]

You can also drink a tea like Chamomile which is good for digestion and the benefits should pass through in your milk.
Don't drink peppermint as it's believed to reduce milk supply.

 

[SAHF]

My HV told us that breastfeed babies can go 7 days without pooing, and bottle fed babies can go 5 days. My LO gets constipated about once a week and we find tummy massages, cycling her legs and giving her cool boiled water between feeds helps!