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14 week old struggles to poop

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Brewis16 · 29/03/2024 03:51

My little one is 14 weeks old and has always struggled to poo. It’s not constipation as, when he does manage to poo, it is the consistency you would expect of a baby. He does a good amount of wet nappies throughout the day and seems happy enough, apart from when he needs to poo and then we just get relentless grunting 🫠🫠🫠 at the moment it is through the night which is affecting his sleep. During the day, we try massage, bicycle kicks, bending and straightening the legs, even sitting in a ‘poo position’ when knees bent and high. Sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t! I was wondering if anyone knows of anything that has helped with their little ones? He doesn’t like gripe water and will not take it at all. I have seen various drops but just wanted to get some other opinions. He is solely breastfed. Thanks in advance!

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billingsgate · 29/03/2024 04:06

Google the I love you massage - my dd was doing the exact same thing, I now do that once a day, she does a couple of big farts during and within 15 mins she does her poo!

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