Patient's question:
My son hasn't been pooping much lately. Yesterday, he did poop out a hard, large stool that was about the size of a sheep pellet. I'm wondering, is it okay for babies to be constipated?Doctor's answer:
Hello, if your baby is breastfed, the constipation is usually caused by insufficient breast milk, often accompanied by poor weight gain, crying after meals, etc. For this type of constipation, as long as the amount of milk is increased, the constipation symptoms will be relieved immediately. Artificially fed infants are more prone to constipation. Therefore, attention should be paid to the method and ratio of formula flushing. Water should be given to the baby between feedings. If the weather is hot and the baby sweats more, additional water should be added. For infants over 4-5 months, supplementary foods can be appropriately added. It is best to cut spinach, cabbage, vegetables, and chrysanthemum greens into rice porridge, cook them together, and make various delicious porridges for the baby to eat.