Alex was six weeks prem, a bit more than NIcholas, but was also breastfed.
He went twenty-one days without pooing at about two months old. I was quite concerned and took him to the MCHN and the doctor. THey said they wouldn't do anything until the 21 day mark, firstly because he was only breastfed, and secondly because he was prem and IUGR and was probably using all the nutrients in the BM.
At 4am on the 21st day, I went into his room for his normal feed, and without turning the lights on, I went to the laundry and ran the bath! (We were bathing him in the laundry tub at this stage). I had to change him, his jumpsuit, his blankets, the sheets, and the next morning I realised I needed to wash the wall... and the curtains too.
He did do a lot of farts etc during those three weeks, but it was the waiting that was the worst... and knowing that when it DID happen it was going to be like a volcanic eruption... nothing on Earth was going to stop it!
Oh Divvy, thank you so much, it sounds like that's what is happening here! I just hope it's not 21 days!!!!!!!! You have really reassured me , thanks so much again
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