Does your formula fed baby poop everyday ? My baby is 3.5 mo and doesnt poop everyday. She only poop once every two days...anything i can do to make her poo everyday ? TIA

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In general, once a feeding schedule is more or less established, bowel movement frequencies may vary from more than five times a day to once every two to three days. Every baby is different. It is not uncommon for baby to poop only once every couple of days. For your information, here are some signs which indicate that medical advice should be sought include: - breastfed or formular-fed baby has not had bowel movement for more than three or five days, respectively - stools are hard and pebbly (instead of soft) - stools are thin, watery or mucus like - stools are red or black or white Information gathered from: http://www.whattoexpect.com/first-year/ask-heidi/newborn-poop.aspx

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Try massaging baby's tummy in circular motions and after that, do a gentle cycling motion with baby's legs. Many have tried these methods and they able helped moved things along down there for young babies. But as long as your baby isn't showing any discomfort or pain due to her inability to poop daily, it should be okay. Baby's systems are still getting into the swing of things and getting used to feedings etc.

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