" 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".
Then his experience in babies fed fully on breastmilk is pretty limited! Even though this baby was premature, its system at 5 weeks is now able to take everything from teh milk that there is little left to get rid of. As others have mentioned, it is more important to see if there are other indications of a problem - weight gain, how content the baby is etc. Also, how does the mum feel about this? Is she concerned or does she feel the baby simply does not need to poo more often? How does she feel about giving sugar?
Nikki Macfarlane
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