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Q: Help ladies! Ideas to help constipated 3 week old!

Just wondering what other mums have tried that has helped their constipated babies? She is 3 weeks today and has been bottle fed from a week old. have changed formulas but it has not seemed to help, I can't stand listening to her in pain squealing and being unsettled coz she cant poo! Advice welcomed!

This question was asked Mar. 12, 2014 4:53am
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Answered by nicole_s - Mar. 12, 2014 11:47pm
Thanks ladies for all the advice! I ended up giving her a brown sugar bottle (in water) in between feeds - never thought id be so happy to see poo :-) haha she is obviously feeling much better now and back to her calm self

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Answered by eag923 - Mar. 12, 2014 1:51pm
I would call your pediatrician. I believe there is something he can prescribe. I know my ped is wary of giving a baby that young water bc it is a choking hazard, so I would def call & ask just to make sure!

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Answered by kate80 - Mar. 12, 2014 10:24am
small amount of water with sugar usualy makes mine going hope it helps:)

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Answered by chehowca - Mar. 12, 2014 8:01am
You might want to change her formula to one that has less iron in it. How long has she been constipated for though and has she pooped regularly before? You might want to take her to the doctor to rule out bowel obstruction.

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Answered by Fingers-crossed25 - Mar. 12, 2014 8:00am
Hi I work for a health visiting team and the advice we give is to encourage small amount Of water inbetween feeds. Only 1-2oz and only until it starts working, you don't want your baby to mistake this water for a feed and stop taking formula. But having this water normally gets things moving, hope this helps. X

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Answered by Rainbowbaby92 - Mar. 12, 2014 5:50am
I have yet to have our baby, but I'm a vet nurse and the most important thing we do for constipation is increased water.. When bottle feeding baby animals we reduce the strength of the formula so maybe speak to a midwife or dr about wether you can do that to help?

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