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Zada
16-10-2006, 14:42
how many times a day should a 4 week old be pooing? my ds is a bit constipated like he takes about 1/2 hr to get a poo out and he only goes once a day. is this just from changing over to formula or should i change brands?
Shakey
16-10-2006, 14:45
every baby is different, some poo a few times a day, others once every second day, how hard are the poo's, it could be if you've just changed to formula that his body needs time to adjust to it, if you think its the formula, what you can do is get the sachets of formula to test out other brands, that way your not wasting a whole can if it doesnt' agree with your wee man

if your still worried about constipation you can get some coloxil drops at the pharmacy, or you could try some brown sugar in boiled water (some don't like to try that) but its up to you
Lunar
16-10-2006, 14:46
Once a day is completely normal for FF bubs.

Just give him time for his digestive system to get used to having formula, it's not as easily digested as BM. If he seems to be in pain when he is trying to poop, maybe see your Dr, but it all sounds normal to me.
Zada
16-10-2006, 15:03
thanks for that...weve just gone full time today after weaning the last 2 weeks
defa
17-10-2006, 00:23
how many times a day should a 4 week old be pooing? my ds is a bit constipated like he takes about 1/2 hr to get a poo out and he only goes once a day. is this just from changing over to formula or should i change brands?

Hi there there are some formula's that do make babies more likely o be constipated.

My Baby only poo's x 1 a day and has done since she was born and she has been on formula since then..

You jst have to find the right one for your bub..
SamanthaJane
17-10-2006, 00:43
If it is constipation...

My sister had to swap from S-26 Gold to Heinz Gold cause her bub was constipated. There's also stuff you can buy from the chemist to add to the formula to help the problem if u dont want to switch brands... but with the S-26 the medicine helped a little too much... his poo was soooo runny lol (sorry TMI) but now that she has changed over he is fine :D

Every bub is different tho... so its hard to figure out !!!
the_queen
17-10-2006, 01:11
An alternative to the brown-sugar-and-water is pear juice. :thumbsup: My DD got quite constipated when we had to swop to formula full-time, and we used the brown sugar mix - but I didn't know about pear juice back then. It's just a bit better for them, being a natural fruit juice rather than a sugar, yk? :)
luckie_me
17-10-2006, 05:58
constipation is pepple like poops just to let u know what u would be looking for if ur bub had it!

if so do the brown sugar i think its 1/4 teaspoon to 30ml water or can use pear juice like the_queen suggested!:thumbsup:
Zada
17-10-2006, 06:29
its more sloppyish poo (sorry tmi lol) hes on the s26 formula. at least he doesnt cry when hes trying to go i spose
bronny-jane
17-10-2006, 07:19
zoe's on s26 and her poo is like hmmm dough i guess, it isnt sloppy but its not hard, its soft.

you can sort of massage their bum when pooing to help them, you hold bubs legs and push them against their belly kind of rocking, it helps...

i was also told just cooled boiled water once a day, they might only have a little drink though