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Suggest Treatment For Constipation In Infants

Hai Doctor, I am having 48 days old girl baby. She is suffering from constipation. I am also having the difficulty. I am giving her only breast milk. She vomits frequently after breast feeding. Now she is 4.5 Kg, at the time of birth she was 2.75 kg. I am taking some ayurvedic medicine as its surgery. Kindly advice me what can be done for her constipation. Waiting for a favorable reply. Thanks & Regards, Navya
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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The steady gain in weight indicates that the baby is getting adequate feeds. The vomiting could be due to overfeeding at times. It could also be due to regurgitation. Burp the baby after each feed. Take the baby on your lap with the baby facing you and with the head end raised. Maintain the position like this comfortably for 20 mins after each feed for proper burping and things should be fine. For a breast fed baby if stool is not hard, passing stool once in 10 days is equally acceptable as passing stool 10 times a day. You need not worry in any of these. It is not likely to be constipation is the baby is exclusively breast feed and no medicines are required. No surgery required as well.
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Suggest Treatment For Constipation In Infants

The steady gain in weight indicates that the baby is getting adequate feeds. The vomiting could be due to overfeeding at times. It could also be due to regurgitation. Burp the baby after each feed. Take the baby on your lap with the baby facing you and with the head end raised. Maintain the position like this comfortably for 20 mins after each feed for proper burping and things should be fine. For a breast fed baby if stool is not hard, passing stool once in 10 days is equally acceptable as passing stool 10 times a day. You need not worry in any of these. It is not likely to be constipation is the baby is exclusively breast feed and no medicines are required. No surgery required as well.