Bowel emptying is an important factor in assessing a child's health. And the regularity of this process is of great importance. If a one-month-old child does not cocoa day, then parents, as a rule, begin to fuss. When stool retention, first of all, you should pay attention to the general condition of the crumbs. When a month-old baby does not poop, but does not show signs of anxiety (crying, curling with legs), he does not have a temperature and the discharge of gases is not disturbed, then you should not worry. Most likely, this is a temporary phenomenon (Check out the article: How Much Do Newborns Poop).
Reasons for stool retention
Each baby, as the digestive system develops, develops its own rhythm of bowel emptying. Stool several times a day, and stool several times a week will be considered the norm (on GW everything is absorbed and the baby simply has nothing to poop with). If your child poops every day, but suddenly stopped pooping every day, then you should pay attention to this if it is violated habitual a bowel movement schedule for more than a day. Such delays can be caused by the following factors:
- Weakness of the anterior abdominal wall;
- Weakness of intestinal peristalsis;
- Psychological factors;
- Improper nutrition of a nursing mother.
These conditions do not require the appointment of laxatives and disappear over time. As a rule, dealing with them is easy:
- It is necessary to regularly massage the baby's tummy with stroking movements in a clockwise direction.
- Try to exclude events that can scare or disturb the baby.
- Introduce fiber-rich foods to the mother's diet (See nutrition for a nursing mother).
If these measures do not help and the one-month-old baby does not poop for several days, then you should consult a doctor, even if there are no signs of anxiety.
How to recognize constipation in babies
Not all stool retention in babies is considered constipation. You can talk about constipation when a baby poop badly and his stool is hard, in the form of peas. The child in such situations does not feel comfortable and this is noticeable in his condition:
- Crying often;
- Strains, trying to have a bowel movement, sometimes screaming;
- Twisting with legs;
- Cries when touching the tummy;
- Restless during feedings
- He does not have gases.
Constipation can be associated with maternal or child health problems. If signs of constipation are observed in a baby regularly, then you should definitely visit a doctor and undergo a prescribed examination.
In addition, if a newborn baby has not pooped for more than a day, you should pay attention to the medicines that were given to the baby (if given) or if the mother was breastfeeding. Sedatives, including herbal medications, and cough suppressants can cause constipation.
It should be noted separately that bottle-fed babies usually defecate less often than those who eat breast milk.
In general, the process of bowel movement takes place on an individual schedule for each child. Therefore, the mother should not be tormented if their infant suddenly did not poop for the whole day. Watch the most important thing for the general condition of the child. And there is no need to sound the alarm, just because other children go "big" more often.
If you are sure that the child has constipation and he cannot go to the toilet, does not poop for more than a day, then you should try to put an enema - an enema for an infant. Before making an enema, it is advisable to consult a pediatrician.
A detailed article on constipation in an infant - Constipation in infants - signs, reasons, how to treat
