5 week old DS is ebf and doing well generally but we’re having real problems with his poos. He’s doing around 10-12 full dirty nappies a day and becomes gripey and distressed every time he feels a poo coming on. He’s also quite gassy and this is often accompanied by small bits of poo. This means that he barely gets any respite from straining and fussing. He’s also starting to get nappy rash, despite me making every effort to change him any time I think there’s the slightest bit of poo.
He likes to comfort feed during these periods, but I do wonder whether the constant feeding could exacerbate all of this. We’ve tried a dummy instead but he’s hit and miss on whether he will accept it. Gripe water isn’t really helping.
I was hoping this was just something developmental he would grow out of but we had a really bad night last night and I’m starting to wonder whether things are within the normal. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Is it worth a call to the GP/HV?
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Gripey 5 week old
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Wotuser · 03/05/2020 12:16
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