Boiled water?

Thanx for your replys...i took Madison to the dr on monday as she still hadn't poo'd and the dr said asked 'have you tried her with pure orange juice?'...i was shocked and sooooo annoyed that he didn't take into account she's 3 wks old and 5 wks prem,even a full term baby i wouldn't dream of giving them orange juice,she i was really angry that he clearly didn't know what he talking about,anyway after i explained that i wouldn't dare give my baby orange and she is showing no signs of being constiapated,she just aint pooing,he rang the chemist and they suggested lactoluse,so i went and got that,but rang my HV when i got in and she said don't give it her,just try the boiled water,so i did and by the evening Madison had a huge poo!! bless her,she's now started going abit more regular,but i'm not worried,just think it's her...she just don't poo alot!

both my girls (now 3 & 5) were breast fed and i never experienced them not pooing, i would give the boild water, and if still no poo would see dr on call as she's so small, if you say the hv said to see a dr if no poo by weekend they will usually see you. i'm new on here and have just noticed this is a week old!!!!hope she is ok now, it's so difficult to know what to do sometimes!! take care.

Hi If the the water doesn't work try some baby yoga- gently bend her legs up to her tummy and rotate them in a Clockwise cirlce (clockwise only - any other way can worsen constipation) (Think you can cheock on you tube if your uncertain how to do this). This always helped my LO - hope she feels more comfortable soon!

My sister breastfed and had the same problem, she gave her LO some cooled boiled water and it worked, theres nothing wrong with giving it to them if they need it xx

I wouldn't give her water but just keep offering her the breast for fluids. My baby used to only poo once a week and then it wasn't a lot and both my MW and HV said this is completely normal for a breast fed baby. It's natural to worry but try not to unless your little girl is in pain when pooing x

Our little girl had to have cooled boiled water when she was ill for a couple of days at a few weeks old, she couldn't keep hardly any milk down during that time so to avoid letting her get dehydrated we gave her water too, had to use a spoon though as she was breastfed and wouldn't take a bottle. x

the cooled boiled water is fine. i would do it if i was u. my lil girl didnt poo for over a week when she was first born and i was breastfeeding its normal for breastfed babies to poo once a week xx

As i mentioned the other day,my baby girl is breastfed and is hardly pooing,she last went on monday morning and it's now fri evening,the midwife said to try giving her boiled water or take her to the dr if she not pooed by the weekend,the dr's is shut tomorrow,so can't do that! I'm thinking about giving her some cooled boiled water,but not sure if it is ok or not,today she has been really unsettled and hardly slept all day,she is only 3 weeks old and she was 5 weeks prem,what are your thoughts? Not sure if her being so unsettled is cause of her tummy is aching,as she is normally so good in the day and sleeps well,just waking for feeding,she is doing loads of pops and really smells,so must mean a big poo is on the way,but am worried?