Ok Smithy - this author says to try this after you have tried extra water (which you have). She also says to make sure you are making the formula correctly, ie water first then add the powder.
Then she says don't do this for more than 24 hours - one small teaspoon of sugar to each bottle of formula until bubs does a good poo. When she poos, stop the sugar. she says bubs should poo pretty quickly cos it stimulates the bowel and is better than other medications.
She said if it is a crisis, then may need a suppository....you would obviously need to see a doc to do this.
After you sort this prob out you probably need to chat to someone about how to prevent it.
What is the reason she is on the thickened formula?? Also, some of the formulas are iron fortified and iron can bind little babies up.
Big hugs and hope the poor little mite is okay.
It's awful when your baby is screaming in pain hun. I don't know much about formula but I was going to suggest sugar water, just until she does a poo. You can put about a half teaspoon of brown sugar dissolved in about 4oz of water. I've never done this myself, but I have been told that it can help. 
and the thickend formula bit i changed her to that the other day when she wouldnt sleep properly as i though it may settle her a bit more and help with the wind problem and its actually worked wonders for me except this pooing problem 
neptune you just a sweet heart hun thanks for thinking of my girl when your a busy mummy your self.
so this morning at 7 am i went off to the shop and got brown sugar and shes had a big drink of that in her water,then dh went to chat to the pharmacist and he has strongly recomended we stay on the thickened formula and he also gave him some coloxyl drops to put into the bottles, so im feeling lots beeter and i guess time will tell in the next 24hrs,i couldnt sleep last night just worrying about this as i just couldnt handle her having to do another one of them poos .
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