How many poops?

enrisa · Mar 3rd, 2012, 15:56 PM

My 2.5 month old is pooping only once every three or four days, and many times with the help of a suppository. I´m breastfeeding and the poop looks normal.

Is this normal? Pooping only once every 3-4 days? What about your babies?

Isabel xx

Tanikins · Mar 3rd, 2012, 15:58 PM

I think breastfed babies are well known for this as breast milk doesnt create alot of waste

As far as im aware its only an issue if they got 10+ days

ellie27 · Mar 3rd, 2012, 16:00 PM

Up to 15 poos per day til around 6 weeks or so, then it went to once every 3/4 days, and now at 4 months old it is once a day. LO is ebf

hubblybubbly · Mar 3rd, 2012, 16:02 PM

Anything between once every 4 days to 4 times in one day! She's breast milk fed, but when she hasn't been for a couple of days I do tummy massage for her and it works 90% of the time and we get a poo at the next feed.

liz1985 · Mar 3rd, 2012, 16:45 PM

LO has never been regular, he went once a day for first 3 days, then maybe every 3-4 days and he really struggled to go. They put it down to breastfeeding at first but he's on formula now and isn't much better, maybe every other day, he still struggles and has a lot of discomfort. They don't want to give him anything till he's older though if it carries on as apparently this can make the Bowel lazy? X

summer rain · Mar 3rd, 2012, 16:53 PM

There is no need to give suppositries, it is totally normal for BF babies to go up to 10+ days without pooing, using suppositries and laxatives too often can cause them to not be able to empty their bowels without these things being used. Unfortunately a lot of doctors and other health professionals do not know it is normal for a BF baby to skip several days between bowel movements and so they see it as something abnormal that needs to be 'fixed', when it does not xx

enrisa · Mar 3rd, 2012, 18:47 PM

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Originally Posted by summer rain

There is no need to give suppositries, it is totally normal for BF babies to go up to 10+ days without pooing, using suppositries and laxatives too often can cause them to not be able to empty their bowels without these things being used. Unfortunately a lot of doctors and other health professionals do not know it is normal for a BF baby to skip several days between bowel movements and so they see it as something abnormal that needs to be 'fixed', when it does not xx

That´s right. My baby´s doctor was alarmed as he has not pooed in a couple of days. She gave me suppositories and laxatives! I´m not using the laxative. Didn´t she know it´s normal not to poo for a few days? What kind of doctor is that? Thanks to this forum and www.babycenter.com I can learn a lot.

summer rain · Mar 3rd, 2012, 19:32 PM

One of the midwives when I had my youngest was like that also; saying if they do not poo for 3-4 days you need to go and buy suppositories for them, its just a lack of education, most doctors (and sadly even most midwives and child health nurses) lack decent training to do with breastfeeding and normal 'behaviour' for a BF baby. Dr Sears (a famous paediatrician in the US) even had baby patients who went 30+ days without pooing, all was fine and since they were not uncomfortable he just let nature take its course. My eldest went 21 days on one occasion and 18 days on another, again he was completely fine its just breastmilk does create little waste xx

W8ing4ours · Mar 3rd, 2012, 20:56 PM

My LO is ebf and she still poops 4 times a day or so, but I've noticed it has changed the last couple of weeks and she seems to poop all 4 times within the first 5 or 6 hours after getting up, and then no more poop until the next morning. It's nice because she used to poop 10 times a day!

enrisa · Mar 4th, 2012, 18:27 PM

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Originally Posted by summer rain

One of the midwives when I had my youngest was like that also; saying if they do not poo for 3-4 days you need to go and buy suppositories for them, its just a lack of education, most doctors (and sadly even most midwives and child health nurses) lack decent training to do with breastfeeding and normal 'behaviour' for a BF baby. Dr Sears (a famous paediatrician in the US) even had baby patients who went 30+ days without pooing, all was fine and since they were not uncomfortable he just let nature take its course. My eldest went 21 days on one occasion and 18 days on another, again he was completely fine its just breastmilk does create little waste xx

Wow, 20 days no pooping seems quite a lot! And I was worried four days-no poop. I am more relaxed now.

Mar 3rd, 2012, 15:56 PM	#1
enrisa Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 340	How many poops? My 2.5 month old is pooping only once every three or four days, and many times with the help of a suppository. I´m breastfeeding and the poop looks normal. Is this normal? Pooping only once every 3-4 days? What about your babies? Isabel xx

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 15:58 PM	#2
Tanikins Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Uk Posts: 3,053	I think breastfed babies are well known for this as breast milk doesnt create alot of waste As far as im aware its only an issue if they got 10+ days

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 16:00 PM	#3
ellie27 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 10,560	Up to 15 poos per day til around 6 weeks or so, then it went to once every 3/4 days, and now at 4 months old it is once a day. LO is ebf

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hubblybubbly Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South West, UK Posts: 2,108	Anything between once every 4 days to 4 times in one day! She's breast milk fed, but when she hasn't been for a couple of days I do tummy massage for her and it works 90% of the time and we get a poo at the next feed.

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liz1985 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,216	LO has never been regular, he went once a day for first 3 days, then maybe every 3-4 days and he really struggled to go. They put it down to breastfeeding at first but he's on formula now and isn't much better, maybe every other day, he still struggles and has a lot of discomfort. They don't want to give him anything till he's older though if it carries on as apparently this can make the Bowel lazy? X

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 16:53 PM	#6
summer rain Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2010 Location: South East England Posts: 16,358	There is no need to give suppositries, it is totally normal for BF babies to go up to 10+ days without pooing, using suppositries and laxatives too often can cause them to not be able to empty their bowels without these things being used. Unfortunately a lot of doctors and other health professionals do not know it is normal for a BF baby to skip several days between bowel movements and so they see it as something abnormal that needs to be 'fixed', when it does not xx

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 19:32 PM	#8
summer rain Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2010 Location: South East England Posts: 16,358	One of the midwives when I had my youngest was like that also; saying if they do not poo for 3-4 days you need to go and buy suppositories for them, its just a lack of education, most doctors (and sadly even most midwives and child health nurses) lack decent training to do with breastfeeding and normal 'behaviour' for a BF baby. Dr Sears (a famous paediatrician in the US) even had baby patients who went 30+ days without pooing, all was fine and since they were not uncomfortable he just let nature take its course. My eldest went 21 days on one occasion and 18 days on another, again he was completely fine its just breastmilk does create little waste xx

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 20:56 PM	#9
W8ing4ours Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 544	My LO is ebf and she still poops 4 times a day or so, but I've noticed it has changed the last couple of weeks and she seems to poop all 4 times within the first 5 or 6 hours after getting up, and then no more poop until the next morning. It's nice because she used to poop 10 times a day!

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