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Consitpated Baby, Please Suggest
My baby is one week and three days old. he seems to be constipated, he hasn't had a bowel movement for about nine hours now. I already tried messaging around his navel area and moving his legs as if on a bike. When do I take him to the hospital.
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Babies are known to sometimes pass motion in 2-3 days time. If he is struglling to pass motion or crying or showing signs of stomach discomfort, then tak ehim to hospital. feed him well, he should be fine..
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