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Baby Constipation
True constipation in babies is shown by hard, dry stools and pain during bowel movements — not by infrequent stools alone. Fully breastfed babies can go up to 10 days without a bowel movement.
Posibles Causas
- 1Switching from breast milk to formula
- 2Introduction of solids (especially banana, carrot, rice)
- 3Insufficient fluids
- 4Formula: wrong mixing ratio (too concentrated)
- 5Rarely: cow's milk protein intolerance
Qué Puedes Hacer
- Offer more fluids (water from solids age)
- Fibre-rich solids: pear, prune, broccoli
- Tummy massage clockwise
- Cycling movements with legs
- Warm bath for relaxation
¿Cuándo Consultar al Médico?
- Blood in stool or on nappy
- Baby cries with every bowel movement and tenses up
- Bloated, hard abdomen
- Constipation in baby under 1 month → always investigate
- Vomiting together with constipation
- No stool and meconium not within first 48 hours (newborns)
Notas Según la Edad
Newborns: Meconium must come within the first 48 hours. Fully breastfed babies: Can go up to 10 days without a bowel movement — as long as stool stays soft, this is NORMAL. Formula babies: Should have at least every other day. Solids age: Most common time for constipation due to diet change.
Preguntas Frecuentes
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