if I eat more, baby will poo more - another HV/BF myth, or not?

[MamaChris]

dt2 (6wo) only poos every few days, and has been like this since about 10 days. when it's been a while, he gets increasingly fussy, wanting to feed, then pulling away to scream repeatedly. finally, he produces a copious poo. I think the screaming relates to tummy ache?

anyway, HV (who is always trying to persuade me to eat more) now claims dt2 would poo more often if I ate more because that would make my milk richer. is it really worth me trying to force feed myself? could really do without the days of fussiness, but don't have space/time to eat more! (I am eating plenty already btw)

my hv told me it is usual for bf babies to go days between poos and not to worry about it. I wish she would tbh would save on the washing from the leaky nappies!

oh, jandmmum, have you ever seen the leak from a 7 day awaited poo? neck to knee, I tell you!

It must be impressive MamaChris!

I think there have only been about 3 days in 13 months that my DS hasn't pooped, he still did some shocking up the back ones when he was tiny