I also had a child who only stooled once a week - on Sunday - and I had to carry clothes with me for him and for me!

HOWEVER, I'm wondering if the solution that particular child developed for HIS non-stooling son might be more helpful.  He sat in a couch with his legs propped up (a V at the hip) then put the baby on his lap so that he was sitting inside that V - this led (in my visualization of the baby's anus) to abdominal pressure due to the position and an opening of the legs and the anal area.  

Dad called it the "pooping position" and it worked like a charm daily for weeks!  Eventually it was not needed, although they still used it, as it gave dad and son face to face "guy time" together...

Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC
Vacaville, CA, USA

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