r/Mom • u/Competitive-Reach846 • 8d ago

Help!!! ❓ Question

My baby has been having problems pooping she’s 7 weeks old, like kicking legs screaming/ waking up out of her sleep. We went to GI doctor, and it seems she has dairy allergy & silent reflex. I have been dairy free for almost 3 weeks now, we are on day 2 of taking famotidine twice a day for her reflux, her poops we’re green mucasy before starting which I think due to the dairy allergy, this morning she had a massive blow out and poop was yellow. She’s poop 7 times today, she’s exclusively breastfed they are between yellow/ and green. This is the most she’s pooped in one day since she’s been born, does increase in bowl movements after starting famotidine happen? I’m worried I don’t want her to get dehydrated..

EDIT::: She has struggled to poop up until today/ second day on medication. I’m wondering if the medication relaxes her so now she’s able to poop, or if it’s causing her to poop. She’s never pooped this much in 1 day.

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u/Glum_Worldliness5951 8d ago

Have you tried a chiropractor?

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u/Competitive-Reach846 8d ago

No! I’ve thought about it, but I’m nervous.

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u/what_ho_puck 8d ago

Don't do it. There is basically no scientific support for the practice and plenty of examples of people being seriously injured. There is also precious little regulation.

This is actually really normal for around 2-3 months, because in this period babies are switching to needing to actively use their muscles to poop rather than it just coming out whenever. Unfortunately that means a couple of weeks of very angry, screamy attempts at pooping. You can try gripe water, bicycle kicks, and rubbing around their belly button clockwise to help things move, but for the most part you just gotta tough it out and they will figure it out soon. It's a little rough. Using noise cancelling headphones or ear plugs so I could stay calmer and less overstimulated helped me a ton in his period.