One of my babies (29 years ago) regularly went 7-10 days without a bowel
movement from the time she was 6 weeks to about 4-5 months of age. I kept
reading and re-reading the section in The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
indicating that was normal! That book was so much more dependable than the
ped when it came to bf knowledge and advice! Years later, during a
discussion on the topic, I recall Dr. Edward Cerutti (long since gone to his
reward) saying that he once had a baby in his practice who stooled after a
60 day "pause."
Barb Roseborough, MSN, RN, CCE
Saint Vincent Health Center
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> From: Pamela Mazzella Di Bosco, LLL Leader[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 2:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: bowel movements
>
> Oh wise ones,
> I have a question regarding the number of "weeks" betweem bowel
> movements.
> A mom has an almost 4 mo old baby boy who has changed bowel habits since
> month 2, but the time between is getting longer. He has now gone as long
> as
> 3 weeks and at that point only had bowel movement with help of glycerin
> suppository. Baby is gaining extremely well--three pounds in one month.
> (Wonder how much is that bowel movement he did not have??) Has plenty of
> wet
> diapers--mom says more than 6 very wet. At last doctor visit, ped
> recommended 2 oz of apple juice daily and if that does not work will
> prescribe laxative and after that look into further testing. Mom has two
> concerns, one being introducing juice or medication if not necessry and
> two,
> what is considered a "safe" amount of time between bowel movements.
> According to her ped, "toxicity can result from lack of bowel movements"
> and
> of course, mom does not want her baby to be in danger.
>
> I have searched the archives, but find only days between and older baby
> time
> frames. Thank you for any information you can offer.
>
> Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC
>
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