Re: Question about baby not having a BM...----->Ivy

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Hi Ivy,

I am an RN who works on an advice line with new moms and babes. This

information I am going to give you is from our protocols, but I am

not a Dr and cannot diagnose. We go based on symptoms and then

recommend a course of action (like home measures and when to see the

Dr, etc).

As far as our info goes, in the absence of signs of illness in

babies (things like fever, abd bloating, not passing gas, weight

loss, vomiting, diarrhea, signs of abd pain or sustained

crying/irritability with no known cause), breast fed babies can go

up to 7-10 days without a BM and not be sick. I know this seems like

a long time, doesn't it?

I know you are at day 5 now, so I would keep an eye out for

problems...there are things your Dr can recommend you to try to

induce BM's too...

Take care and all the best,

EDC Nov 10

> Hello everyone!

>

> Robyn-I cannot remember if it was your little Emerson but someone

a bit

> back posted about their baby not having a BM for some time. My

little

> has not had a BM since last Tuesday night. He is a very

gassy

> baby; since he has been born the gas is terrible (he smells like a

> gastric bypass patient! Haha) but had BM's many times daily. I

called

> the DR on Friday but then she returned my call after I got home

from

> shopping and I couldn't call her back due to the office being

closed.

> is acting normal except for a bit fussy now & then. my

question

> is-is this normal (or should I be alarmed) and are there any

things I

> can do to help him??? In one of my baby books it does state that

at 30

> days of age + BM's can be infrequent; sometimes only once every 5-

7 days

> but I want to ask the Mommies out their about their experiences!

>

> Thanks!

> Ivy Nielsen

>

> DOS 11/7/00

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> Jack 8/21/04

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> Big brother Jake will be 10 yrs old next Saturday!

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