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5w old struggling to poop

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Minky01 · 04/09/2024 05:05

Need some advice. My 5w old is struggling to poop on her own. When she was born, I exclusively breastfed her for the first few days, and she passed the meconium fine on her own (she would pass a stool a couple/few times a day).

However, after the first few days, I had to switch to combination feeding as I didn't think baby was getting enough milk from me (FYI, I pump about 4oz in total, twice a day. I know I should pump more, but some days I struggle getting a minute to do so). Since combo feeding, baby just doesn't poop for over 24/48 hours unaided. She is constantly pushing all day and gets frustrated, and she is very gassy/bloated/tummy gurgles. She also tends to be sick a lot due to bearing down.

We have tried sips of warm water, warm baths, tummy massages, and bicycle legs. Still nothing. We've also tried stimulating her pooping (with a thermometer) on advice, which works, but we don't want that to create a dependency. We've also tried switching formula, using constipation formula, lacto free, and we have been prescribed hypoallergenic formula, but we haven't tried that yet as the doc wasn't 100% that it would help.

Anyone else experienced anything similar?

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PolaroidPrincess · 04/09/2024 06:39

Is she actually in pain as she's trying OP?

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Minky01 · 04/09/2024 06:48

PolaroidPrincess · 04/09/2024 06:39

Is she actually in pain as she's trying OP?

She starts off just grunting and kicking her legs, but then she starts full-on crying and goes red in the face

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PolaroidPrincess · 04/09/2024 18:57

In your position I'd try the formula prescribed, especially as constipation can be a sign of CMPA Flowers

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Minky01 · 04/09/2024 20:11

PolaroidPrincess · 04/09/2024 18:57

In your position I'd try the formula prescribed, especially as constipation can be a sign of CMPA Flowers

We're trying her on that now and we've got the health visitor coming in a few days, so will see how she goes till then. Thank you 😊

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scousemouse92 · 04/09/2024 21:03

Omg my ds was rubbish at pooping until 10 weeks, he would straighten his legs and tense so obviously nothing came out. I became quite obsessed with it and would hold his legs up at the knees when changing his nappy which sometimes helped. In the end he just got it, was a long couple of months though of screaming

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Minky01 · 05/09/2024 05:45

scousemouse92 · 04/09/2024 21:03

Omg my ds was rubbish at pooping until 10 weeks, he would straighten his legs and tense so obviously nothing came out. I became quite obsessed with it and would hold his legs up at the knees when changing his nappy which sometimes helped. In the end he just got it, was a long couple of months though of screaming

That's exactly what my daughter does. She completely planks and tenses her body so nothing comes out. I'm hoping it rectifies itself 🤞🏻

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