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bf baby suddenly not pooing

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cantthinkofagoodname · 09/07/2010 16:14

Just ned some reassurance! DC is 15wks and usually poos spectacularly at least 3 times a day, usually in the morning. The last few days there has been more poo than usual, probably because the feeds have been going on for ages!

Today there have been no poos, but an impressive amount of wee. This is very unusual. Is it ok?

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Haliborange · 09/07/2010 16:15

Fine.
My DD1 stopped pooing for ages (10 days +) after being a prodigious poo producer in the beginning.
It is utterly normal and as long as the baby seems comfortable (or at least not in pain) nothing to fret about.

1stMrsF · 09/07/2010 18:29

Completely normal. Breastmilk such a good food is almost all absorbed. My DT1 only pooed every 3/4 days and anything up to 2 weeks is also OK.

NotQuiteCockney · 09/07/2010 19:24

Babies taking a few days off from pooing (or even up to a couple of weeks) is fine, if the baby is over a month old. So, absolutely fine, in your case.

Beware though: when it comes, it may well be a poo fountain all the way up his or her back.

cantthinkofagoodname · 09/07/2010 19:32

The missing poo has arrived. Luckily I didn't do the nappy change but by all accounts it required a lot of cleaning up!

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Morloth · 09/07/2010 20:07

DS2 is on a 4 day routine here. Nothing for 4 days and then BANG. Clever boy likes to save it for when Daddy is home as well.

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