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What Causes Infrequent Bowel Movements In An Infant?

my daughter had a blood clot on her lung may 2009 was having wharfrin injections at clinic ,due to come of it november 2009 found out she was pregnant 2weeks before so then had to inject herself twice aday with clexane ,has had a healthy baby boy who is now 8 weeks old ,for the past 4 weeks he is only emptying his bows every 4 days and it is very sloppy ,could my daughters condition have caused this?she also suffered from constipation when she was pregnant                                                                  
Fri, 12 Jun 2020
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Hi,

But nothing to be worried here. Bowel habits in young infants varies widely- some babies passes 6-8 times a day, while others do only once in 5-7 days. If the stools are not too hard to cause pain or fissuring while passing, and there is no associated abdominal distension/repeated vomiting, this can be taken as normal, and need nothing to be done. This is not related to mothers condition.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician
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What Causes Infrequent Bowel Movements In An Infant?

Hi, But nothing to be worried here. Bowel habits in young infants varies widely- some babies passes 6-8 times a day, while others do only once in 5-7 days. If the stools are not too hard to cause pain or fissuring while passing, and there is no associated abdominal distension/repeated vomiting, this can be taken as normal, and need nothing to be done. This is not related to mothers condition. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician