What to do if your baby doesn't poop

People who have babies at home may encounter such a problem, that is, the baby may not poop at some point, and will only cry in pain, which makes adults very distressed. They don’t know what to do to make their baby poop. The baby is also unwilling to eat because of physical discomfort. So, what should you do when the baby does not poop?

It is very important for the baby's growth to have healthy bowel movements every day. Parents must not ignore this point and think that it is okay for the baby not to have a bowel movement for one or two days. In fact, this is very detrimental to the baby's growth. So what should you do if your baby doesn't poop?

Steps/Methods

1. Babies who are breastfed should have golden soft stools every day. Because breast milk is the best food for babies, the nutritional ratio in breast milk is very reasonable and can be easily absorbed by babies. If a breastfed baby does not defecate, then the mother should check whether her eating habits and structure are reasonable, and eat more crude fiber foods and fruits and vegetables. If the mother herself is "getting angry", the baby will not defecate naturally after eating your milk.

2. Babies who eat formula milk have light yellow stools every day, which are drier than those who eat breast milk. Mothers should feed their babies some warm water after each feeding, which is conducive to defecation and can also help clean the baby's mouth, killing two birds with one stone.

.3 Give your baby a bath every day (parents must insist on this). Let your baby stretch his arms and legs while bathing. Families with the conditions can often let their babies swim. Appropriate exercise is good for promoting the baby's bowel movements.

4. After taking a bath, parents can use massage oil to gently rub the baby's belly in a clockwise direction. This can promote the baby's gastrointestinal motility and promote defecation.

.5 For babies over two months old, parents can feed them one or two spoonfuls of freshly squeezed orange juice after taking a bath. Note that some water should be added to the orange juice. The ratio of orange juice to water is 1:3. Orange juice is rich in VC, which can promote the digestion of food and facilitate defecation.

6 If the above methods don't work, parents can try boiling sesame oil in a pot and feed the baby a small spoonful with a spoon. Don't feed too much, otherwise the baby will have diarrhea.

.7 If you really have to, there are two other ways: one is to use a suppository, and the other is to use a rectal table (the thing that measures body temperature) and apply oil to stimulate the baby's anus, and the baby will naturally defecate.

8 If the above methods are not effective, and the baby only poops once every few days, and looks painful or cries when defecating, parents must take the baby to a professional children's hospital for a checkup to see if the baby has a congenital digestive or intestinal defecation disease, so that you can rest assured. After all, the healthy growth of the baby is very important to parents.

The above introduces several methods to deal with when the baby does not poop. If your baby does not poop, parents can choose one of the methods introduced above to try. If it doesn’t work, you can try others. Of course, if the baby does not poop for too long, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible, because there may be other reasons causing the baby to not poop.