What should I do if my baby doesn't poop for three or four days?

Nowadays, every family is well off and has only one baby. Both parents and grandparents love their babies very much and do not pay attention to the harmony of nutrition in their diet. Often, people feed their babies things they think are good, but this can bring various hidden dangers. At this time, some parents will find that their babies poop very rarely, sometimes not at all for three or four days. What should they do?

First, have regular bowel movements. Because the "stomach retention" phenomenon usually begins to appear around 2 months, it is time to train your child to have regular bowel movements (such as defecating in the morning and evening every day) so that your child can form good bowel habits early; insist on doing abdominal massage every day.

(1) Use your palms to gently rub the baby's abdomen, with the navel as the center, rotating from left to right 10 times. Rest for 5 minutes, then massage 10 times again. Repeat 3 times.

(2) Place the baby in supine position and hold the baby's legs to do flexion and extension exercises, stretching and flexing once, for a total of 10 times, and then flexing and extending one leg 10 times. This will help the baby's intestinal peristalsis and facilitate bowel movements.

Drink more water appropriately. For fat babies who have "full stomach", you can feed them some boiled water or vegetable or fruit juice between two feedings a day. Adding complementary foods after they are 4 months old can completely solve this bowel movement problem; increase the amount of milk. If the child's bowel movements decrease and weight gain is not ideal due to insufficient breast milk, you can give the child some formula milk in time; if the baby is more than 3 months old, you can also add a little rice soup, which can better improve the bowel movement.

Stimulates anal defecation. Twice a day, about 20 to 30 minutes after the baby feeds, apply an oily topical medication (such as chloramphenicol ointment) to the baby's anus, put soft paper on it, gently push and press the anus, and do it slowly 10 times. Generally, the baby will feel the urge to defecate or have a bowel movement very soon. Dip a sterilized cotton swab in vegetable oil and gently insert it into the baby's anus, which can also induce a bowel movement in the rectum.

Parents with babies can try the above methods. The most important thing is to avoid such a situation. Everyone wants to have a healthy body, and so does their baby. Therefore, when feeding your children, do not feed them according to your own preferences, but make sure the nutrition is balanced. This will prevent the baby from suffering and the parents from getting anxious!