The Fairbairn Family wrote:
more than a week without a bowel movement is not unusual = fully
breastfed - but if concerned about constipation - a small amount of
orange juice (natural) would prove the point..
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*From:* Alan <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* Ozmidwifery <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, March 31, 2006 5:00 PM
*Subject:* [ozmidwifery] brown sugar
Can anyone point me to some research re brown sugar use for
constipation?
I have just started work at a small country hospital. A baby,
after being born at 28 weeks has been returned to us. (now 36
weeks). This baby has not had a bowel motion for 7 days. After 3
days the doctor ordered ¼ tsp of brown sugar every second feed.
This baby is being fed by EBM only. I told the doctor that it is
not unusual for babies who are on breast milk often go for a week
without passing a stool and was told “that is rubbish. They should
go every couple of days”.
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This is interesting as I have seen a woman & baby just this week at home
- fully formula fed at Day 3 when I first saw them (on paed's advice,
for no apparent reason, but then also had a IOL at 38+2 because her
obstetrician 'offered it', citing the story of his niece whose baby died
in utero at 40+2), not interested in breast feeding (the mum of course),
so of course by day 5 the babe had not had a bowel movement since mec at
birth & mum had decided to chuck in a 1/4 teaspoon of brown sugar with
each feed.
I too would like some references or at least some advice from an LC re
what info to offer these mums!
For what its worth, on the fully breast fed bowel timing thread, my
oldest daughter went for about 4 months with a weekly poo (yep, Fridays
were 'be ready to catch the immense amount of shit' day). Constantly
amazed me where it all came from. Fully breast fed, & by the end of that
time she literally looked like "Michelin Girl" - more chins than a
chinese phone book, as they say.
cheers
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