Can a 13 week old be constipated?

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DS2 had not done a poo since Sunday, so yesterday evening I phoned NHS Direct for advise. I got phoned back by the doc and they asked me to take him in to see them. Anyway just before I was about to leave the house he did a poo, so I phoned up and cancelled seeing the doc.

However he has not done a poo today. So since last Sunday he has done one medium sized poo. Normally he does on average 2-3 large poos per day (leaking nappy big) plus a few smaller ones.

Should I be worried? I am thinking if he doesn't do one tomorrow I may take him to the GPs on Monday. Am I over reacting?

Is he breastfed?
If so it is normal.

I not, I would probably get him checked over (just because I don't know the answer - not because I think it is anything bad!)

How was the poo when it came the other day? Runny or formed? If it's runny then it's not constipation.

How is he fed? BF or FF?

Yes he is breast fed. I know bf babies can go up to 10 days without a poo but this is unusual for him. He is very pooey normally.

Do his poos seem to make him uncomfortable?

I've never heard of a breast fed baby being constipated...but they may do m ore infrequent poos.

Bottle fed babies tend to do harder poos.

The one last night mut have been runny as it was completely soaked up by the nappy. No liquid in the nappy, just the nappy being a yellow colour iyswim. But at least once, sometimes twice a day, his poo is so big it goes down his leg and up his back.

He is a bit more unsettled than normal, with crying when I lie him down. He is asleep now though, after a lot of crying this evening.

Yes, but they don't start out that way.
My DD used to poo with every feed, and then it got less... and then suddenly stopped (for longer than 10 days at a time too).

As long as he seems happy enough I don't think I would worry.

My ds used to go several times a day then suddenly started going about once every 10 days. The longest he has gone is 18 days. He sees a pead every 2 weeks about a unrelated problem and she was a bit about 18 days but she hasn't been concerned about it.

OK I will try to chill about it then. I suppose he is 3 months so things will start to change... I had a curry so hoping that might do the trick

Yeah he has done another one! !