How often do breastfeeded babies go # 2???

[AriQueen]

Ok ladies, so I have been BF during the day and supplementing at night. Brandon seems to be not passing a stool on a regular basis. He  is on some weird schedule where he only goes every two days and when he does go it is an EXPLOTION!! He tends to be really fussy on the days that he doesn;t go and is quite gassy. I swear he smells like a rotten egg or like he has eaten something that's rotten. I feel so bad for him b/c I'm sure it's quite uncomfortable. I mentioned this to his Pediatrician and she told me that BF babies only go once a week....

Is this normal? Are you babies going on a regular basis? What can I possibly give him to make him go everyday or at least get him use to going at least once a day.

Desperate mom

[AriQueen]

Thanks ladies. for all the responses.

[therese101]

hey lily went from pretty much 5 a day to 1 every 8 days i spoke with her pead and he said completely normal!

[sphillips]

breastfed babies pooh less often because they are using nearly all of the nutrients and there is a lot less waste. My son is exclusively breastfed is only going once every 5 days. It complicates things when you are adding formula so if you LO is in pain, has a bloated tummy, or passes hard stools you'll need to talk to your ped about constipation. It is nearly impossible for EBF'd babies to be constipated.
Latrice, I sencerely hope your ped recommended the karo syrup.

[chantal21]

I am BFing Jesse exclusively and he has a poopy diaper almost every diaper change, sometimes every other diaper change. Once he gets a littler older, he won't go as often. But I think it's different if Brandon is getting some formula. It may be normal not to go as often.

[Latrice414]

when i was jus breastfeeding trinity went after evry feeding or every other feeding almost 10 poops a day. now i nurse at nite and formula during day, she dont go as often. she is gassy and seems constipatrd bcuz she grunts when she is tryn 2 go but nothing happens. I dont think that is accurate about breastfeed babies, that they only go once a week, they would go more bcuz breastmilk is easily digested, and babies on formula dont go as often bcuz its harder to digest.

I rub castor oil on her tummy and i also give her a teaspoon of the white karo syrup,

when i give the syrup she normally will go about 10 hours later.  I am using similac advanced, but i think i want a formula with low iron, iron causes constipation and will make your poops green.  in the nursing home if a resident has not pooped n 3 days, we have to give them something 2 make them go.

[Stacey1718]

Totally normal!!!  Jake gets very smelly and is going once every 5 days or so.