Hi Debra,
I am an IBCLC here in Australia ,have been for over 25 years and in the thriving bqby would see this as perfectly normal. I see many each week that after stooling frequently in the early days then develop there own pattern. Some years I saw 2 babies that back only stooled once every 21 to22 days these were seen by their paed. who after thorough investigation said it was a variation of normal. Hope this helps. Regards Helen.
> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 18:29:42 -0400.
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> Subject: Re: 7 week old with stooling problems
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> Debra writes:
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> Mom states after giving the suppository baby went “6” diapers full. It
> was another 7 days and baby had not stooled. Mom said baby was fussy at
> this point, and not eating well. Pediatrician had mom give another
> suppository. Again another larger amount of stool. They have now been referred to a
> pediatric gastroenterologist 2 hours away who has ordered a barium swallow
> which was normal.
> ~~~ If intake is normal enough to lead to good weight gain and we would
> expect regular stooling but we're not seeing it, baby might be helped by CST.
> This baby is not one who cannot stool, he just stools very infrequently
> unless he's stimulated to. I would think that is different ( and not
> necessarily a pediatric specialty problem/emergency) than literally not being
> able to stool at all. The CST might help this baby get in a more comfortable,
> better stooling rhythm. Then again, I might be way off/crazy, since I
> thought the baby I saw today who fell from the 85th% ile at birth, to below
> 10th at 4 months, needs evaluation and help, but the pediatrician says
> he's fine...
> Peace,
> Judy, back to banging her head against the wall...
>
> Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
> Brooklyn, NY, USA
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