Breastfed Baby Not Pooping And Gassy. If your breastfed baby is still gassy, and you notice that every time you eat a certain food he seems gassier or fussier than usual, there's no harm in cutting that food from your diet to see if it helps. Breastfed babies often go a few days without pooping because breast milk is perfectly balanced nutritionally so that little stool is made from the waste of the breast milk.
Broccoli and lettuce are the primary green veggies that can make your baby gassy. My first baby had horrible gas issues. There is a nasty rumor out there in breastfeeding world that breastfed babies don't need to be burped.
Who knows.) Burp the baby between breasts or more often.
Swaddling can help by providing warmth, pressure and the feeling of still being in the womb.
Breastfed babies often go a few days without pooping because breast milk is perfectly balanced nutritionally so that little stool is made from the waste of the breast milk. If your baby does not pass any stool in the first two days of life, then there may be an intestinal blockage. Most babies are gassy from time to time, some more than others. If it is gas related (or if you think it might be gas) then do things like: lay baby on his/her back and pump the legs and/or cycle the legs, massage tummy in the direction of how things move through, warm bath or warm cloth on belly, gas drops or gripe water & the gassy tummy hold position or just supportive care like snuggles and soother etc. A baby this age may continue to have frequent bowel movements, sometimes even after every nursing. Exclusively breastfed babies are almost never constipated.
A baby this age may continue to have frequent bowel movements, sometimes even after every nursing. Some infants just have a slower (but completely normal) gut, so they. What if you have a formula fed baby not pooping? My pediatrician says not to worry if a baby doesn't poop for a week. If your baby is gassy but not pooping, don't worry. The fact that it is coming out is a good sign.
This is due, on the most part, to baby's immature digestive system and has nothing to do with what mom does or eats. Exclusively breastfed babies are almost never constipated. My first baby had horrible gas issues.