Need some advice re my 8 week old granddaughter. She was born healthy 9lb baby and was passing stools normally until around 3 weeks old. She is breastfed and feeds well.Then, suddenly, around 4 weeks old she has stopped passing stools regularly and, for past 4 weeks, has only been passing stools every 6-7 days. She is gaining weight handsomely and appears healthy. But she is continually fretting and frantic whilst awake and desperately trying to pass stools and red-faced, crying and generally unhappy. It is affecting her sleep too as she is passing foul stenching gas. When she does pass a stool, it is literally everywhere. It's as though it has all built up and blasted out everywhere. We have taken her to GP 2-3 times now and they are not in the least bit concerned. But mum is seriously concerned because her feeding is now deteriorating also because when she does feed, it all triggers her bowel and so the cycle begins again. Screaming, shallow breathing, red face, drawing up knees and unable to feed well. Mum is becoming agitated and concerned all is not well, but we have been sent home from the doctors yet again yesterday with some powder form laxative. Doctor seems to think baby is constipated, but her stools are not hard, they are normal consistency when they do appear.
We are at a loss at what to do. Anyone else experienced this?
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Newborn Bowel Problem URGENT ADVICE NEEDED
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rosinaboudicca · 06/05/2016 22:59
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