Hi everyone,
I am so desperate for some advice! So I have a 7 week old baby who seems unable to do a poo? She has been breastfed and given one bottle of formula a day since she was born and was having a bowel movement 2-3 times a day without any issues. For a little over a week now, she has stopped going daily and becomes extremely restless on the third day. On the third day, she is restless the whole day, and when evening comes she screams in pain until I give her a suppository and she finally goes. But its loose and yellow - very normal poo. I just cannot figure out why she has suddenly become this way? She has been poorly for the past 3 weeks but this bowel issue has only been happening for a week. I know that it is normal for babies to grunt, go red, struggle a little. But she literally screams - almost as if she wants to release it but it wont. Me and my husband massage, cycle her legs everyday. I drink plenty of water, fresh foods etc. I do have coffee with milk everyday but Ive done this right from when she was born. She passes gas through out the day quite easily. My instincts tell me that if she could - she would go a couple of times a day but something is preventing her. I just cannot understand if it is physical, diet, constipation, sudden aversion….If it was physical then the suppository would not work so easily right? She is ok with the insertion but starts crying as soon as the poo starts coming out. As soon as she finishes, the relief on her face is clear and goes to sleep right away. Im so confused…
Has anyone gone through this?
Any information is welcome!