My breastfed, 3 month old hasn't pooped in 3 days...?

Question

today will be day 4. she is still passing plenty of gas. is this normal? i didn't get to breastfeed my first for this long so i have no idea.

Answer 1

perfectly normal. My two could go a week without pooping and like you, I was very concerned and I asked my health visitor about it. She gave Pippins answer almost word for word

Answer 2

YES! it's very normal... my son only went every 3-4 days after teh first coupld of months- most people will tell you that it's not normal because they either formula feed or only breastfed for a short period of time Breastfed babies tend to change their stooling patterns after a month or two

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/enough...

breastmilk is so pure that there is very little waste for baby.

Answer 3

2  be sure ask doc; doc actually knows your baby and can give u a better answer for your child....

Answer 4

My son did the same thing. His pediatrician said that as long as he didn't seem uncomfortable or was straining that it was fine. If you're nervous though putting a call into her pediatrician never hurts!

Answer 5

I don't think it's normal.  Call her doctor.

Answer 6

If she isn't experiencing pain, then there is likely nothing wrong. I breastfed both of my kids, and they would go four or five days between bowel movements. There is a link below to a site which gives you probably more information than you'd ever want to know about baby poo. But I think it will help you rest easy.

Enjoy your new baby!  

Answer 7

http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/p...

There is something important to point out regarding frequency of stooling in an exclusively breastfed baby.  Many parents are concerned when after the early weeks where they may have been seeing a little bowel movement in almost every diaper, they suddenly begin to see days go by without any.  This is perfectly normal.  There is a great range of frequency of bowel movements with exclusively breastfed infants, ranging from a couple of times a day to several days.  There are completely healthy nursing babies that have a bowel movement once a week, once every ten days, or even a few that go a bit longer. If your baby is healthy, developing well, nursing well and the consistency of the bowel movement when it does make its appearance is soft or loose, then do not be concerned.  It is not constipation if it arrives in soft form.  Constipation would arrive in pellets and hard formed pieces.  

http://www.mother-2-mother.com/normal.ht...

At around the age of six weeks, the stooling pattern of a breastfed baby may change. It is not uncommon for the breastfed baby to skip days between bowel movements. Some babies skip every other day, some go every two or three days, some once every 5 - 7 days, and some babies hold out for up to 11 or 12 days at a time - then have quite a FULL diaper when they DO go!

There is absolutely no reason to intervene and try methods commonly used to "induce" a bowel movement (such as prune or other types of juices, water, glycerin suppositories, or using rectal stimulation). If artificial stimulation is done too often, the baby's system can become dependant upon this stimulation to "go", and no longer is able to have a normal bowel movement on their own.

In most cases, as long as baby is not acting ill (lethargic, crying in pain, etc.), the tummy is soft, not rigid or distended, skipping days between stools is not cause for alarm, however, mother should not hesitate to ask her health care provider to check her baby to be sure there is no physical problem.

Answer 8

Completely normal.  After the newborn period, many breastfed babies switch, sometimes abruptly, from very frequent poops to very infrequent ones.  Breastmilk is digested so completely that there isn't much residue.  Some babies will go 7-10 days or more between dirty diapers.

As long as she's comfortable, not a thing to worry about.

Answer 9

"Some breastfed babies, after the first three to four weeks of life, may suddenly change their stool pattern from many each day, to one every three days or even less. Some babies have gone as long as 15 days or more without a bowel movement. As long as the baby is otherwise well, and the stool is the usual pasty or soft, yellow movement, this is not constipation and is of no concern. No treatment is necessary or desirable, because no treatment is necessary or desirable for something that is normal."

http://www.kellymom.com/newman/04enough_...