Bowel Movements: Toddler, Playtex

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6 Week Old Bowel Movements

I have a 6 week old who still has a very loose stool. He was a large baby, 9lbs 1 oz and is still gaining weight, which is the only concern my doctor had when I called about this. I am concerned maybe he isn't getting all the nutrition he should from his formula...I could kick myself for not breastfeeding! His stool is very runny and sometimes seedy, like when they are first born? He is taking Similac Advance...I switched to Isomil and it got worse. He is also very gasy, poor little guy...any advice?

Constipation

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Tips for Constipated Infant?

Hi Mamas, My 6 week old is gassy and constipated. I have tried everything the pediatrician has asked me to do. Today they tell me to "just keep doing what you are doing" which is not working. At their suggestion, I have been putting corn syrup in a bottle 1X/day and used rectal thermometer w/ petroleum jelly, warm washcloth on belly too. He is exclusively breastfed, eats well and is gaining weight. He has not had a BM since Tuesday and this has been going on for three weeks. He has one to two BM's a week and doc tells me this is normal. ...