>I have a puzzling case, my good friends baby who is excluisvley BF is
>experiencing problems with her babies stools. Her daughter is now stooling
>once a week, which is O.K. but when she stools it is quite hard, and causes
>intense discomfort and bleeding to baby.
>
>I have no experience with this situation and all the literature I come
>accross states that BF babies do not get constipated...however her baby
>must be the exception.
>
>I am positive the baby is not being supplemented in any way. What could
>cause this? Could something she is eating cause this?(her thoughts)
>
>What would you recommend to this mom if she had phoned you?


If she'd phoned me (a lay counsellor like you, Jane), I'd suggest she get
this baby checked out by a bf-friendly GP and possibly a paed...and
straight away, too.

Hard stools and anal/rectal bleeding are *not* normal in any baby, and
certainly not in a fully bf baby.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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