Newborn baby has no bowel movement on the second day?

If the newborn does not have a bowel movement on the second day, if the baby's mental state is good, it is best to let the medical staff check it. If the cause of the disease is ruled out, you can observe the baby first, feed the baby some boiled water appropriately, and massage the baby's belly to promote the baby's gastrointestinal motility, which will help the baby's defecation. In addition, the mother should try to eat light food.

What to do if your newborn is constipated

1. Constipation caused by breastfeeding. It is rare for a baby to become constipated while breastfeeding, but it can happen.

Reason: Insufficient breast milk. If the mother's milk is insufficient, the baby will always be in a semi-hungry state, and the baby may only defecate once every two or three days. In addition to infrequent bowel movements, there are also signs of insufficient breast milk, such as feeding time longer than 20 minutes, no sense of satisfaction after feeding, slow weight gain, restless sleep, etc.

What to do: Replenish the baby's milk formula promptly and his condition will improve immediately.

Cause: Breast milk protein content is too high

The mother's diet directly affects the quality of breast milk. If the mother drinks protein-rich soups such as pig's trotter soup and chicken soup at every meal, there will be too much protein in the breast milk. After the baby eats it, the stool will be alkaline, hard and dry, and not easy to excrete.

What to do: The mother should ensure a balanced diet, eat more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, drink more water or porridge, drink soup in moderation, and avoid eating too greasy food.

2. Artificial feeding can cause constipation

Babies fed with formula milk are particularly prone to constipation. The main reasons are as follows:

Reason: Milk powder is not easy to digest

The raw material of milk powder is milk, which contains a lot of casein and a high content of calcium salt. It is easy to clump under the action of stomach acid and is difficult to digest.

What to do: Prepare formula milk according to the instructions and do not make it too concentrated; give your baby some water or juice (such as juice from half an orange and an equal amount of warm water) between meals; adding a spoonful of sugar to the milk can also effectively relieve constipation.

Reason: Baby's gastrointestinal discomfort

Formula milk is made from milk and various nutrients are added to it. Some babies' stomachs are not adapted to certain milk powders, so they become constipated after drinking a specific brand of milk powder. This is generally related to the baby's stomach and intestines. Every baby's physique is different. Some babies cannot adapt to foreign brands of milk powder, but have no problem drinking domestic brands of milk powder.

What to do: Try changing to other brands of milk powder; in addition, milk powder with added bifidobacteria can help prevent baby constipation. Mothers may wish to choose such milk powder when purchasing.

Babies after 6 months have already started eating a variety of complementary foods, and so problems arise.

Reason: Baby eats less

Some babies eat too little, and after the food is digested and absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, there is little food residue left, which does not produce much pressure in the colon, so there is no urge to defecate.

What to do: The baby's small appetite may be related to the lack of certain nutrients. You can check the baby's trace elements; the mother should also try to make the meals look better to stimulate the baby's appetite.

Reason: Baby's picky eating

Some babies eat too much meat and too few vegetables and fruits, so the food contains more protein and less fiber. The protein content is high, the stool is alkaline and tends to be dry; the plant fiber content is too low, the colon contents are small, the intestines lack stimulation, and it is not easy to produce the urge to defecate. Some children like to eat dry food and drink too little water, which leads to insufficient intestinal stimulation and makes them prone to constipation.

What to do: First of all, you should feed your baby more vegetable and fruit puree. The ratio of vegetable and fruit to meat should be at least 3:1, that is, one spoonful of meat for every three mouthfuls of vegetables. For babies who don’t like to eat vegetables, mothers can chop the vegetables into small dumplings with the meat, or use the vegetables to cook porridge or noodles to increase the amount of vegetables they eat.

If your baby doesn’t like to drink plain water, you can add some fruit juice to the water. It is also good to use autumn pear paste to make water. But don't replace it with Coke, Sprite or other drinks.

Reason: Not developing good bowel habits

If you develop the habit of regular bowel movements every day, you will want to defecate when the time comes. This way, the feces will stay in the colon for a shorter time, and the stool will not be too dry and will be easier to excrete. Some babies feel pain due to dry stools, which cause anal fissures during defecation. Children are afraid of the pain and dare not defecate. The longer the interval, the more serious the constipation will be.

What to do: Let your baby sit on the potty to defecate every morning and make it a habit.

In addition, newborn constipation can also be solved painlessly.

(1) Use your palm to gently rub the baby's abdomen, with the navel as the center, rotating from left to right. Massage 10 times, rest for 5 minutes, and then massage 10 times. 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.

(3) Apply an oily topical medication (such as chloramphenicol ointment) to the baby's anus, place a soft paper under it, and gently push and press the anus, doing this slowly 10 times. Generally, you will feel the urge to defecate or have a bowel movement soon.