What should I do if my two-month-old child is constipated?

Children need to defecate every day. If they do not defecate for several days, it may be caused by constipation. Constipation in children is mainly caused by diet, but two-month-old babies mainly drink breast milk or milk, so it is most likely caused by getting a fever. Constipation in children will not only prevent them from excreting toxins, but will also cause abdominal swelling, oppression and pain, which will cause discomfort to the child. Next, we will introduce how to solve constipation in two-month-old children.

If the baby does not have a bowel movement for several days, it is usually constipation. Infant constipation generally refers to the phenomenon that the baby has fewer bowel movements than usual, or even does not have a bowel movement for 2 to 3 days or more.

However, when determining whether a child is constipated, the nature of the stool is more important than the frequency. If the stool is soft and without lumps, it is normal to have a bowel movement once every 4 to 5 days, which is common in breastfed babies aged 2 to 3 months. Sometimes the frequency of bowel movements is normal, but the stool is dry and hard, not easy to pass, and the amount is small and granular, which is constipation.

Possible causes of infant constipation include insufficient breast milk, too concentrated formula milk, untimely addition of complementary foods, insufficient intake of carbohydrates, fat or water, etc. In a small number of infants, constipation may be caused by diseases such as congenital megacolon, anal fissure, and anal atresia. They should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.

The main solution to constipation caused by improper diet is to adjust the baby's diet structure. There are several ways:

① Use rice soup to mix milk powder;

② Feed fresh juice or boiled water between feedings, and feed 2 to 3 times a day;

③ For 6-month-old babies, the amount of vegetable and fruit purees can be appropriately increased, such as carrot puree, apple puree or banana puree;

④ Appropriately increase the amount of water or reduce the amount of milk powder;

⑤ Reduce the intake of formula milk and increase the amount of complementary food, but follow the principles of adding complementary food. In addition, some babies may also suffer from constipation if they are not trained to have regular bowel movements early.

Therefore, when the baby is one month old, if you find that the baby shows signs of needing to defecate, you can pick up the baby to help him defecate, so that the baby can gradually develop the habit of regular bowel movements every day.

The above article introduces some solutions to children's constipation, but because the causes of constipation in babies are different, you need to find out the cause of your baby's constipation and then choose the solution that best suits you. In daily baby care, you can rub your baby's belly more often. This can speed up gastrointestinal motility, thereby promoting digestion and defecation.