What should I do if my newborn baby does not have a bowel movement for several days?

There are many newborns who do not have a bowel movement for several days, so this has attracted the attention of many parents. They are worried that their children’s lack of bowel movement for several days will pose a threat to their children’s health. Therefore, in order to have a comprehensive understanding, many parents want to know what to do if a newborn does not have a bowel movement for several days? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can learn about it in detail as soon as possible.

The causes of constipation in infants are: 1. Artificial feeding: Milk contains more soap calcium after digestion, which can easily cause dry stools and thus constipation. 2. Insufficient milk supply: If a child eats less milk, vomits a lot, or takes fluids for feeding, it may cause temporary inability to defecate. In addition, the muscular layer of the digestive tract of newborns is not fully developed, which can easily cause constipation and may be accompanied by vomiting.

Ways to relieve constipation:

1. Treatment of constipation in infants: Breastfeed as much as possible, because breastfed infants are less likely to suffer from constipation.

2. Massage the abdomen appropriately: Massage the lower left abdomen. If you feel a string-like object, gently massage from top to bottom to encourage the stool to be discharged downward.

3. Massage the child's anus appropriately: this can induce physiological reflexes and promote defecation.

4. Artificial laxative: Use paraffin oil, enema, small soap bars, etc. to facilitate bowel movements and train bowel habits (only for use when constipation is severe).

5. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine: Traditional Chinese medicine that clears away heat, detoxifies, and moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements can be used appropriately (with the guidance of a doctor).

Note: If a newborn baby does not have a bowel movement for a few days, it is not necessarily constipation

Newborns cannot defecate on a regular basis because their defecation mechanism is not fully developed. They often have a lot of stool. The nerves in the rectal wall feel the expansion pressure and trigger reflex defecation. This is why some babies only defecate once every few days. Stimulation with a thermometer can also induce a defecation because it can trigger a reflex. Therefore, if a newborn baby does not have a bowel movement for a few days, it is not necessarily constipated. The way to determine whether a newborn baby is constipated is to observe the stool characteristics. If the characteristics are normal, it is normal not to have a bowel movement for a few days.

What should you do if your newborn baby does not have a bowel movement for several days? This is a question that many parents are concerned about. If a newborn baby does not have a bowel movement for several days, it will pose a threat to the child's health. The above content gives a detailed introduction. I believe that many mothers have learned what to do through the above introduction. Therefore, after understanding it, in order for the child to have normal bowel movements, it must be improved through treatment as soon as possible.