My son only has 1 maybe 2 poopy diapers a day, born July 21, 2008. 8 weeks early, eats formula. Whats wrong?

Question

My son only has 1 maybe 2 poopy diapers a day, born July 21, 2008. 8 weeks early, eats formula. Whats wrong?

Answer 1

Sounds normal to me.  Some babies p**p at every feeding at this age (more common with breastfed babies), others p**p only once or twice a day.

I see nothing out of the ordinary here.

Answer 2

I think that is normal as long as he has 1 bm a day.  Is he taking enough formula? If he is, ask your pediatrician if you can add a little more water to his formula or change to a formula that is easy to digest like soy, hypoallergenic formula.

Answer 3

Ok. well i JUST came home from the Dr. concerned about this very thing...

my son is 3 weeks old... is on soy because the regular made him too fussy and p**p too much.

we switched him and all the sudden he is pooping like once, MAYBE twice.

I was freaking cuz the paper they gave me from the birthing center said he was supposed to p**p 3 times a day.

the dr. said as long as they are gaining weight correctly and peeing the correct amount it is nothing to worry about.

They also said if the baby goes 6 / 7 days without pooping THEN contact a dr. but some babies just dont p**p as much as some.

try not to worry. as long as he's hungry, and peeing, you should be good.

good luck.

Answer 4

there is nothing wrong with that it is actually good  my son only has one every other day and in had him checked and nothings wrong

Answer 5

It sounds to me like everything is working as it should!  :)

Answer 6

this is so normal.  newborns can go up to a week without a bowel movement and it is considered normal

Answer 7

How many times a day do you expect him to p**p?

Your pediatrician is the one to ask if this is normal for a little guy born that much too early. Call him during business hours and leave a message for him to phone when he has a minute.

Answer 8

My son went 3 days without pooping, took him to the emergency room (being a first time parent) and the Dr. said it was absolutely fine! They told me to give him 1/4 of a pediatric size glycerin suppository. That did the trick. Good luck!