Baby Poop Questions... Answered

Below you'll find all the baby poop questions answered here at Easy Baby Life's Help Line. As you will see, you are not the only one worrying about your baby's bowel movements.

By browsing the questions and answers below, you'll find out what's normal and not as well as how to deal with both baby contipation and too loose stools.

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Baby Poop Questions Asked - And Answered

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Baby Pushes  My 15 day born baby pushes and takes up to midnight for him not to use the restroom he only does pee and he cries while pushing what does that mean?

Toddler Poop With Mucous  My daughter is 20 months old and not had much of an appetite. She has also been constipated. She is back to feeling normal and now her poop seems to be ...

Baby Won't Poop By Herself  I have a 4.5 month old baby, breastfed and eating oatmeal pablum with some pears or prunes.

Since she was 3 weeks old she hasn't pooped regularly ...

Smelly Bowel Movements  Hello;

My daughter is 7.5 months old, she is on Similac formula,nestle rice cereal and heinz baby food, and her stool is green, muccusy like and it ...

Slimy Mucousy and Foamy Poop  Hi there,

I have 3.5 weeks fully breastfed baby. He used to have yellow mustard poop with seedy thing inside. He often passed gas with it. He always ...

Bowel Movement Problems 


My son is 5 weeks old now, he is formula fed on a similac brand. He was having alot of problems with burping and passing gas, so that's why ...

5 Week Old No Pooh  I have a 5 week old baby and she hasn't had a pooh in 4 days, she is cramping and grunting a great deal and I have been breastfeeding. I know they say ...

Belly Hurts And Diarrhea  My 21/2 year old had a stomach bug and so does everyone else. He has had diarrhea for 4 days know I mean bad,and he still keeps saying my belly hurts,what ...

Temp Of 99.3 And Straining To Poo  My baby is six weeks old and has a temp of 99.3.

She has been fussy all day, she is eating well.

She had reflux and we are now giving her medications ...

Diarrhea In 7 Month Old  My son is 7 months old and he has had diarrhea for over 2 weeks. He doesn't have a fever. So what should I do?

Runny Poo 1 Month Old  My baby is a breastfed baby and has very runny poo. She is 1 month old. Is this normal?

Started Solids and Baby Has Not Pooped In A Couple Days  I have a 6 month old breastfed baby who normally has a bowel movement 3-4 times per day.




We recently started for the last 1-1/2 weeks ...

My 8 Days Old Baby Poop  My baby is 8 days old and has not pooped for 2 days. Should I worry?

Constipated 4 Week Old 


My 4 week old baby Harry hasn't had his bowels open in 4 days and seems quite distressed, is this normal? As he usually poos 4 or more times ...

7 Week Old In Pain Passing Soft Stools?? 


My son is 7 weeks old.

Mainly breastfed, except one bottle of formula each evening.

He is going up to 3 days without passing a stool,...

Strange Squeaks And Gasps During And After Poop 


My 3 month old just started making squeaky noises and almost a gasping sound during and after pooping..

He gets red and grunts while pooping ...

Baby Cries In Pain When Pooping Even When Loose Stools  My baby cries in pain when she goes to the toilet for a soft or hard poo.

Why can that be?

Hasn't Pooped In 2 days  Is it normal for my 3 month old baby girl not to poop everyday?

Potty Time? ....Again?! 


How many times does a healthy 7 week old baby urinate? My wife and I are constantly changing our wee one's diaper.

His stools are healthy,...

He Hasn't Pooped In Two Days!  Hi,
I'm a father of a newborn baby boy, my first child, and my son is about a week old.

I'm in the military and currently in Afghanistan serving my ...

Frequent Baby Poo 


Hio, My baby is 3 months old and is breastfed exclusively.

She always use to pass stool once a week only and apparently that was o.k so ...

Color Of Poop 


My 6 month old babies poop went from green to pasty light yellow. She's primarily bottle fed and has recently been given Earth's Best Oatmeal....

Worried about poop!!!  My son is 7 weeks old and only breastfed. He is my third child all of which were breastfed.

My issue is that his poop is not seedy and very infrequent ...

10 Month Old Wont Poop  Does anyone have any idea to what we can to to get my 10 month old to poop unstead of holding it and making herself sick?

Two Year Old Has Not Been To A Toilet For Two Days   She has been crying for two days and holding her belly saying she needs to go toilet but is having trouble doing so.

What can I do?

Baby Constipation Since Five Days 


My baby girl is on fomula since she's two weeks. She normally poos every 2-3 days, and the poo wasn't dry.

I started introducing solid ...

1 Year Old Cries In Pain When She Poos  I have a 1 year old that cries every times she poos. She has only been doing it for a few days. They are still soft and there don't seem to be any tearing ...

No Bowel Movement For 9 Days Old  My 9 day old baby hasn't pooped in a day and half. We are feeding him formula and breast milk. He has had more breast milk than formula in the past day....

Bowel Movement Too Often 


My 10-week old son lately poops every after each meal, particularly when he consumes about 110 mL of his milk formula. This is quite unusual ...

Mucus in Poop 


Hello,

I am basically from India and am staying in China right now.

My 18-month-old son has since last week suddenly started passing ...

How To Cure Constipation For 11 Month Old 


My son is ll months old and is experiencing really hard dry bowel movements and extreme constipation.

Now I should mention he eats very healthy ...

Runny Poop  My daughter is 8 weeks old and is a breastfed baby. Ever since she's been born, her poop stays watery. Is this normal? There is no consistency in her ...

My 6 Month Old Strains And Cries When She Poops 


I started my 6 month old on solids about 2 weeks ago and since then she has been straining and cries when she is going to have a bowel movement....

Infant Constipation With Formula  I am breastfeeding but I have been feeding him formula for the past 2 days and now I think he is constipated. What can I do to relieve him?





The ...

Constipated 8 Week Baby  My baby is 8 weeks old and has not done a poo for 3 days, is there anything I can do to help? She is very uncomfortable.





The information ...

Constipation in 7 Weeks Old  My daughter is 7 weeks old & hasn't had a bowel movement in 3 days. I tried water, prune juice & gas drops & nothing seems to work. What should I do?





The ...

Bleeding with Diarrhea  My six month old baby girl was constipated for 3 days and now she has diarrhea, she is also bleeding slightly with the diarrhea. Also every time she drinks ...

My 6 Week Old Daughters Bowel Movements  My daughter is just 6 weeks old and when she needs a poo she really strains herself when trying to go and goes quiet red in the face.

Sometimes she ...

Baby Diarrhea Or What  My 3 month old normally poops 1 time daily, maximum 2. Today she pooped 4 times, however, the stools seem fine, but smaller quantity than normal. Does ...

Pooping Is Painful  My daughter is 12 months old. From the day she was born she has had a bowel movement everyday.

The problem is just recent. She will start to go and ...

Bowel Movement During The Night  My one-year old baby has bowel movements early in the night after she's gone to sleep, but doesn't wake to complain about them.

Should I wake her ...

My Baby Is Straining All The Time  My Baby is 6 weeks old; 4 weeks premature. His poo is fairly dry, sometimes normal. He only poos around every 3 days, the doctor, Midwife and Health visitor ...

9 Months Old Not Pooping  My son is 9 months and he hasn't pooped in 4 days what can I do??





The information provided on this site is not intended nor recommended ...

Can a 7 Week Old Infant Have Diarrhea?  My 7 week old son had toothpaste like stool once a day or once every other day for a couple of weeks.

For the last two days, he has loose stools and ...

Nightime Poop  My 11 month old son has been waking up screaming at night again. I have found that he is waking at 12am because he has pooped, I get his diaper changed ...

Baby Not Poo'd For Five Days  My 2 month and 1 week old has not poo'd for 5 days now. She did the same last week and poo'd on the 4th day, where it looked like a chunk of peanut butter....

What If My Baby Has Been Constipated   Is it normal for a 1 month old baby to be constipated for 2 to 3 days?



Baby Help Line Response:

Hi!

Actually, at 1 month old, most ...

Frequent Bowel Movement  My ten month baby has frequent bowel movements: 5-6 times per day. He has no fever and appears happy. Is this normal? I am afraid he is not gaining any ...

My 7 Month Old Daughter "Gasps" During and After a Bowel Movement  My 7 month old daughter seems to have a hard time having a bowel movement. She strains and pushes alot and turns red in the face. It takes a long time ...

My Daughter's Bowel Movements  My 3 month old doesn't poop everyday is this normal?





Baby Help Line Response:

Hi!

Yes, it is completely normal particularly if ...

Baby Screams With Every Bowel Movement  I have a 9 month old son. He has been doing this for months and Dr. doesn't seem to know what is wrong.

He screams in pain every bowel movement. Soft ...

Hard Stool From My Seven Month Old  My seven month old daughter is having very hard stools. It is also taking her all day to have a bowel movement. She will try several times thru the day ...

Constipation in 3 Months Old  I am a new mother of a three month old baby girl.

Since she hit 3 months, she pooped every 3 or four days..strictly breastfed...and then nothing for ...

My 7 Month Baby is Not Pooping for Weeks?!!  My 7 month baby is not pooping for already 14 days. The last 3 month he is pooping very rarely. He is still breastfeeding and we give him some food: oat ...

Constipation, 2 Month Old  What can i do to help my little girl poo? It breaks my heart to see her strain and in pain! The dr. tells me that it's ok if she doesn't poop everyday....

Trouble Passing Wind and/or Bowel Movement  Our baby is 11 weeks old and throughout her first month suffered almost constantly from what our doctor described as "Colic" i.e. Pain and discomfort ...

One Month Old Baby Not Pooping  My grandson has not pooped in 4 days and he is only 1 month old. He has been on breast milk since birth. They give him breast milk and then top him ...

Can't Poop Not Constipated Though  Hi,
My seven week old has had this problem for about 6 weeks now. He just doesn’t seem to have the urge to poop.

We have him on a sensitive formula,...

My 1 Month Old Baby is Constipated  My 1 month old baby has been constipated. What do I do to help stop it?





Baby Help Line response:

If your baby really is constipated ...

My One Month Old Baby is Constipated 
What can I give my one month old baby to help with constipation?





Baby Help Line Response:

Hi Latoya!

Is your baby breastfed ...

6 Week Old Straining  Hi there!

I have a 6 week old baby boy and give him both breast milk and formula (about 2 bottles breast milk a day and 3 or more formula depending ...

What To Give Baby For Constipation  What can I give my 2 week old baby for constipation?




Baby Help Line Response:

Dear parent!

It would be easier to give good advice ...

No More Poop  I have a 10 week old son that only poops once every 3 or 4 days!!

I am breast-feeding but I know that's still not normal. His doctor told me that I ...

Baby Not Pooping  My son seems to be constipated and he is only 28 days old. What can I do he is still feeding and urinating, but now bowel movement.



Baby ...

Bowel Movements Gone  No bowel movements in 5 days, what to do?



Baby Help Line Response:

Hi Shalonda!

How old is your baby? If he or she is around 2 months ...

2-month old Constipation and Bowel Movements  Our 2.5 month old son has soft stools but will not have bowel movements.

We can tell he has to go because his legs pull back and forth and he passes ...

My Baby Wont Poo  Hi, my baby is 6 weeks old, he is a male, he has been breastfead.

Our pediatrician recently told us to give a iron supplement to our son, but since ...

Pooping When 2 Months Old  How much should a 2 month old poop daily?




Baby Help Line Response:

Hi Kristin!

At around the age of 2 months , babies tend to start ...

How Much Poop A Day?  How much should a 2 month baby poop a day? My baby is going only 1 time a day since 3 weeks ago. Is that normal?



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Painful Wind  My baby is 4 months old and has suffered from painful wind since she was born.

It is normally a build up to emptying her bowels once a day if we ...

My Child Cries With Every Bowel Movement   My daughter cries while making bowel movement and the stool is not hard. She cries, gets red in the face and makes a gasping sound. Does anyone know what'...

My 7 Old Daugther Passes Stools Frequently And Cries  My daughter is 7 months old, and she started constipating about a month back, the stool had become very hard and in spite of her pushing and crying it ...

Liquid Bowel Movements Seven Month Old Boy  For the past day and a half my baby has not had a solid bowel movement, it has been completely liquid and very smelly. Is this normal for his age due ...

Baby Poop Disappeared  My 9 months old baby hasn't pooped since 11 days. I tried everythng like giving warm water,stimulation n juice, exercise and everythng so I'm really worried....

6 Month Old With Painful Bowel Movment and Blood When Wiping  I just introduced my nursing 6 month old to her first solid food, avocado, and this morning she was fussy and almost holding her breath with pain.

As ...

No Poo For Newborn  My baby is only one week old but hasn't had a bowel movement since wednesday and today is saturday. Should I be worried?




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Blood in Poo  My baby has alot of blood in his poo. We have been to doctors but they didn't really say what it was!

Help!!!!!!






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Straining During Bowel Movement  My 3.5 month baby strains a lot and makes fussy noise during his bowel movement.

For the first 2 months he used to strain but have a soft poop and ...

Painfull Soft Stools  I have a 2 month old son who seems to be very uncomfortable when passing wind and soft stools. He goes bright red in the face and cries a lot when trying....

Baby Poop  Is it healthy, normal for a baby 4 to 6 months old to poop after 4 to 7 days a week and to have lots of gas?






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Maybe Constipation  My baby seems constipated, what do you suggest?




Baby Help Line Response:

Hi!

Since I don't know exactly what is wrong with your ...

Constipation in 13 Month Old  Hi my Baby is 13 months and eats very well..

Per day She's gets 600-ml nanny care goats formula, 3-4 small wee pieces of fruit, between 7 to 10 veg ...

My Baby is Constipated  My one month old is having problems pooping, what can I give her that won't hurt her?





Baby Help Line Response:

Hi!

Before giving ...

Baby Has Not Pooped in a Week  My daughter is 10 months old. She is still breastfed, but also drinks formula, juice, and eats a variety of baby and solid food. It has been about a ...

Constipation in 2 Months Old  My two month old has been screaming his head off for the last two days trying to poop.. He is on zantac..He is also on Isomil..

When he does try to ...

Constipation in 6 Weeks Old  My baby boy is 6 weeks old. He hasn't had a poo since wednesday. I've tried cool boiled water with orange juice. Warm water with sugar. Can you help me ...

Constipation Question  My son has not pooped in 2 days. What do I do?





Baby Help Line Response:

Hi there!

For a start, just wait. I don't know how old ...

Baby Constipation at 4 Months  I just gave my baby cereal and I notice that it is a little hard for him to go to the bathroom. What can I give him?





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Baby Seems Constipated  My one month old baby seems to be straining a lot like she is constipated. she's not passing as much stool as she has been, and she's more gassy then normal ...

4 Month Old and Constipation  My 4 month old has not pooped in 2 days. What can I give her to relieve the discomfort?




Baby Help Line Response:

Hi!

Are you sure ...

Baby Constipation in 6 Months Old  My baby is 6.5 mths old and is breast fed. After starting her weaning she is most of the time constipated with very hard stool even tinged with fresh blood,...

Severe Constipation  What remedy do you suggest for a 1 month old with severe constipation and please don't say prune juice, it has acid in it.





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