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My 5 Month Baby Doesn't Poo-poo After 5 Days Without Laxative
Asked by C.Y. from Los Angeles
on August 15, 2008
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My baby son doesn't poo-poo even after 5 days and I have to apply Laxative everytime I wanted him to poo-poo. Is there anything wrong? My baby doesn't have any formul...
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- My son did the same thing for awhile, and he was fine. He went for about 5 days at a time without a BM, and this lasted about 3 months! I know it's scary, but my doc...
- When I nursed my son I had the same concern. His doctor said breast fed babies do not poop as often and that's normal. I would talk to his pediatrician and ask if la...
- This happened to me once with my son. He went over 2 weeks and I went to the pediatrician and she said as long as he wasn't uncomfortable and his stomach wasn't diste...
3Yr Old Won't Poop in Toilet
Asked by L.B. from Los Angeles
on July 8, 2009
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My son just turned 3. He has been 1/2 potty trained for about 1 month now, by 1/2 I mean pee-pee. He will not poop in the toilet. For the last couple of weeks, he has ...
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- L. B, You are on the right track. My 2 1/2 year old daughter has been "1/2 potty trained" since the beginning of may. She has no problem going pee pee in the potty,...
- What did your sitter do? Chances are she told him, in no uncertain terms, that he would use the toilet when he had to. She probably made it very clear that it made her...
- My 3 yr old daughter did the same thing. I tried everything... nothing worked. My ped was right, it was a control issue. So, I ignored it, let her go in her pullup ...
Green Poop in a 19 Mth Old.?
Asked by C.B. from Lake Charles
on September 23, 2010
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My daughter's BMs have been green and mucusy today no blood. but she hasnt eaten anything green or out of the oridinary. Anyone have even any suggestions on what mite ...
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- Berries and caffeine can both make poop green. Does she still nurse? If you've had a lot (or even a little) caffeine, that could do it. Does she seem like her tum...
- Blue, red, purple dyes in food and drinks can cause it to be green. My son would have flourescent green poo because of these dyes. He loves popscicles. I hear gate...
- Green isn't that unusual for poop. My daughter loves blueberries and that will do it and my son, now 4, had a very dark green from eating blue ice cream. Just keep a...
My Potty-trained 3 Year Old Daugher Won't Poo Poo in the Toilet.
Asked by M.L. from Dallas
on December 7, 2006
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My 3 year old daughter is completely potty trained, but she won't poo poo in the toilet. She wears underwear, but when she has the urge to poo poo she'll come and ask ...
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- My little girl did that too (she's 8 now) and to be honest I just had to get tough with her one day and say no more diapers. She refused to go for about 2 days but the...
- M., I just cannot believe a pediatrician would give people laxatives to give their children! "Making" someone poop is impossible and she will come to do it in her ow...
- Hi M.-- My daughter had a difficult time in the beginning pooping in the toilet. Our pediatrician recommended Milk of Magnesia over an actual laxative. You can pu...
Son Refuses to Poop in the Potty
Asked by K.W. from Scranton
on March 20, 2008
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My son is 2 1/2 and he refuses to go poop on the potty. He'll pee, though I have to ask him to go, but he will poop in his undies, diaper or on the floor instead of go...
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- My son wouldn't poop on the potty either, he was about 3 1/2 till he finally started going poop on the potty. I thought he would never go myself all my family and frie...
- All I can really say is patience. My niece would do the same thing no matter what the bribe. It did take a long time but a few weeks short of her 3rd birthday she just...
- Hang in there, my youngest son, now 4, was the same way. I had him enrolled in preschool and had myself stressing out in the spring and summer that he would NEVER get...
3 Year Old Won't Poop! at All
Asked by A.S. from Bellingham
on December 22, 2009
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We've been potty training our 2.5 (3 on Jan 2nd) for months. We had a stint where we were almost done, she was peeing on the potty well, pooping on occasion and weari...
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- my friend has twins and was having a pooping in the pants only problem. Once she changed their diets, they finally started using the toilet. I know she started givin...
- My daughter has had problems with constipation, withholding poop and pain when pooping. We give her prune juice every morning and night, have increased her dietary fi...
- Miralax is your friend! My daughter didn't poop for 12 days - and it was the most painful experience for both her and myself - since she kept it up her colon grew and...
My Son Holds in His Poop
Asked by K.G. from Los Angeles
on May 19, 2008
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I am hoping one of you Moms will have advice for me. My son is almost three and is potty trained as far as pee pee goes. But he holds in his poop for up to 5 days! It ...
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- My son did the same thing...we ended up sitting him on the potty and forcing him to stay there by holding him there until he pooped. That lasted for about a week and ...
- will you be sending him to preschool? most preschools require that kids are potty trained. if he's excited about going to school, you could tell him that he can't go u...
- Same thing happened to my daughter. Doctor said to give him MIRALAX (it's over the counter), which will "force" him to go because he won't be able to hold it even if h...
A Poop Question.
Asked by M.L. from Appleton
on April 21, 2008
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Hi fellow moms-sorry but I've got a poop question and I know that you all can help me so here it goes. When my daughter was on baby food she had very solid bms. When...
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- This is really common with babies that go from breast milk to formula. Breastfed babies usually have mustard yellow, sometimes orangish or reglar looking bms because ...
- Was she on formula before? You said you gave her more, but were breastfeeding prior, so I'm not clear. One thing you could try is to use something like the Gentlea...
- introduce the new foods one at a time and very slowly so you can try to rule out allergies. Sounds like it could be an allergy? I know if my son eats something very ...
Gross Poop Question. Sorry.
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on January 21, 2010
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ok this is kinda gross but i have a 3 1/2 year old boy and for the past 3 weeks or so his poop has a really odd smell. and i don't mean like a poopie smell but it smel...
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- I wouldn't worry about it. Poo smells can change with illness, things they have eaten, for just about any reason. I would suggest giving him yogurt with live culture...
- I own a diaper service, and trust me, poop smells like different things all the time! I have clients that their babies poo smells like fish, and others that smell lik...
- getting rid of the toxins, meds
Poo-Poo Training...
Asked by A.S. from Kansas City
on July 31, 2006
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My son is almost 4 and has mastered the art of peeing in the potty. What we haven't mastered is how to make it to the toilet when we have to poop or understand, anyway...
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- We just went through the same thing with my daughter, who will be 3 in October. I started catching her when she was trying to poo and racing to the bathroom to put he...
- My younger son was hesitant on this part, too. Thinking it was anxiety/fear, I explained in detail what happened when you pooped on the potty - complete with sound ef...
- Hi A.. My name is S.. I have three kids and two are potty trained. My son, Hunter, took awhile to get the poop thing down. The things you want to look for is "the poop...
