Is this caused by formula??

[Charlotte91]

I'm breastfeeding DD, but she requires a 'top up' after some feeds, as well as medication at her lunchtime feed that has to mixed with a bottle.

Had just about run out of frozen EBM so I bought some s26 original.

DD doesn't seem overly keen on it, but does drink it quite well.

After feeding it to her she doesn't seem to poop as much.

Yesterday she didn't poop all day until about 6pm and then there was a massive noise like nothing I've ever heard before, and I carefully unwrapped her and it has exploded out her leg and covered her in it. :-)

She did a similar one at 7am this morning. Could the formula be making her bowels play up?

When she was on EBM she would have 5-8 small poops a day.
Not just a massive explosion!!

Thanks!

[kirsty_lee]

Yeah, babies can get really constipated on formula!

[BabyWrangler]

Yes, formula can defiantely cause constipation.
When we switched my DS over to forumla (s26) he became so constipated that he was passing golf ball sized poos that felt like rocks.

The GP told me some formulas are worse than others, and told me to try and avoid s26 if I could.
I imagine as with most things, it would depend on the child though, but it might be worth changing to a different brand.

[Babyluv]

My bub requires a top up morn and night & we use formula. She has gone from 6 poos a day to one or two poos in 3 days. And we too had a major poo explosion.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

My DD has only been fed on formula and s26 made her really constipated. I now use Novalac which you can only get at the chemist and it is much easier on her bowels and she really enjoys it.

[Charlotte91]

I'll try and order that. How much does it cost??

[*LittleMissSummer*]

It can range from $25-$35 depending on where you go. Its best to look around first. I pay $25 for mine.

[Charlotte91]

I live in a small country town. Things like that are normally very expensive. I paid $22 for a tin of s26.

I'll see how much they'll charge me, and maybe I can get it in a bigger town for cheaper.

Thanks again!

[sloane]

i'm not sure how old your DD is but as BF babies get a bit older, they can go quite a long time between poos. my DS could go up to 6 days without doing a poo when he was younger - but when they hit you have a poosplosion of epic proportions!

it could be the formula but they do go away from pooing every couple of hours to less often. if she's not straining to poo & it's not little pellets, then i didn't think it was actually constipation?

[RainbowBrite]

I find s26 is quite prone to constipate bub.
Maybe try a different formula.

[Charlotte91]

It's definately loose! No pellets!!
She's 7 and a half weeks. 2 and half weeks corrected age.

[Tinks]

I find s26 is quite prone to constipate bub.
Maybe try a different formula.

I found that my kids also got constipated on S26. Try Nan HA gold.

[*Beema*]

DD1 would an 7-8 day between poo girl, she was topped up with S26 plain, and it was explosive runny poo, if her poos were forned or pellety I would say that she is constipated, but I am more of the thought that she is going into the occassional poosplosion phase.

If you do try another I would suggest staying away from Gold formula's, our Paed recommended doing this as the extra iron can cause constipation as well.
HTH's

[Charlotte91]

she on an iron supplement too, so I don't want to give her too much iron!