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Constipation
My newborn is 4 wks old. he was suffering from loose motion last week , and its get recovered after feeding both fm and bm alternately. now for the past 2 days he doesn't poop. internet says it's common among new born not to.poop for few days. but I feel like he is struggling to poop, is this a sign of constipation? How to cure this?
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Please give Direct or expressed breast milk... Breastfed babies sometimes don't pass motion for days... And its normal.
If there is no vomitting or abdominal distension... Don't worry about motions
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Give only breastfeed. Stop formula
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Dr. Abhishek Khandelwal
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Preference is breast milk only.
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