You can give your baby water once he begins eating solids.
3 month old breastfed baby constipation.
If your baby seems constipated consider simple dietary changes.
However breastfed infants may go several days or even a week between bowel movements using every drop they eat to make more baby not poop.
Getting the formula mix right and giving your baby extra fluids might help.
Constipated breastfed babies might need more breastmilk.
For the most part breastfed babies don t experience constipation until solid foods are introduced around the time they re 6 months old.
A baby who has delayed passage of meconium during their first few days of life and who has had problems passing bowel movements since they were born can be a cause for concern as infrequent stools could be a sign of hirschsprung s disease though this is uncommon affecting only 1 in 5 000 babies.
Water or fruit juice.
However there is a wide range of normal in infant stooling patterns.
As infants age breastfed and formula fed babies start to have about the same number of poops so from 3 to 6 months that means about two to four bowel movements a day and at 6 to 12 months both formula fed and breastfed babies will go down to 5 to 28 bowel movements a week or about 1 8 a day.
During the first month of life stooling less than once a day might mean your newborn isn t eating enough.
Formula fed babies tend to pass stool more frequently than breastfed.
Add a little dark fruit juice like prune or pear to your baby s bottle.
Formula fed babies formula fed babies might be constipated if infant formula isn t made up correctly and doesn t have enough water in it.
Give them some extra water if they re older than 4 months.
The amount and frequency of a breastfed baby s wet diapers and bowel movements can be valuable indicators of his well being.
The correct definition of constipation is when a baby experiences hard dry infrequent bowel movements that are difficult and painful to pass.
If your baby is between 1 and 4 months old talk to your doctor before offering juice.
If your breastfed baby seems constipated try feeding more often.
Some foods that may be constipating include.
Evidence of constipation in this disease usually appears towards the end of the first month of life.
For babies between the ages of 6 to 12 months the centers for disease control recommends offering 4 to 6 ounces of water a day.
Infant constipation often begins when a baby starts eating solid foods.
For breastfed infants it depends on age.
