Mylicon?

I used Mylicon for gas, it doesn’t help for constipation though. I honestly would recommend switching formula if your baby is constipated.

My son was constipated at 2 weeks and we switched him to Gerber GentlePro and he’s been fine since. Enfamil Gentlease made him constipated.

My baby went through the samething and I had to change his formula from Enfamil Gentlease to Earths Best organic formula .

I don't have any experience with formula but our Ped had me give my boy 1tbs of dark karo syrup when he couldn't poop

Mylicon is mostly to help with gas not constipation ( you can give it to him if he’s bloated, check his belly or trying to fart, like grunting and kicking his legs a lot upset) Is normal for them to not poop (they do not need to poop every day) if he still having wet diapers every 6 hours and eating okay! Ask your pediatrician :)

Do some belly massages and bicycles!! There lots of videos of how to make your baby poop 💩

Try using a little bit of reguline formula that always got the bowels moving for my baby. Just be careful not to give too much I learned the hard way makes the poo acidic and can cause diaper rash…but it works!!

My baby is now 6 weeks old and I started giving her mylicon 0.3 ml at 4 weeks approved by her pediatrician because she was having horrible time with gas when burping and it actually did help her and she slept better in the night too. I give her mylicon every 6 hours

I hear gripe water is good too for constipation and gas

@Brittany do you think it helped with bowel movement? He has a painful time burping and passing gas too. So I’m assuming if he burps and farts easier, his bowel movement would be going with the flow as well.

@Alessandra how long does the “not poop” stage last? Yes, he’s peeing very well and eating ok. I do belly massages and exercises to help pass gas but poop is rare.

I don’t think it really helps for bowl movements. It’s just for gas and what not

@🪷Faith🪷 how long ago did use use the syrup?

So I went from enfamil lactoferrin to similac sensitive, I don’t want to keep switching him, how do you know when the formula works, is there a time frame? I just don’t want to try 5 and he’s having a hard time pooping the whole time

@Crystal my little one is almost 3 months and he still don’t poop everyday and is completely normal if he doesn’t show any other signs of being sick. I do mylicon daily after meals (2/3 times a day)to help him with gas and massages daily! It sound that your baby is doing really good!! With the formula you have to wait at least two weeks to change it (their stomach is so sensitive when they are little and if you change it often it can mess with his belly) you only need to change it if you feel he’s not doing good with that one, like allergies (rash, eczema, vomiting ) or refusing the bottle! Always ask your pediatrician before you change anything on your little one diet!

I recommend starting him on a probiotic

@Crystal I definitely think it helped with my girls bowel movement. She wasn’t having too much difficulty pooping it was mostly just difficulty burping but after giving mylicon every 6 hours she has more farts, bigger poops and she makes huge burps that helps her sleep better at night now. It honestly doesn’t hurt to try it

@Brittany how old is she? My pediatrician said he’s too young. She gave him Enfamil liquid vitamin to mix with his formula

@Crystal My pediatrician said I could give her the mylicon at about 4 and a half weeks old cause she was close to a month old already. She’s now 7 weeks old and we haven’t had any issues. She poops, burps and farts frequently now and she does still have some gas issues once in a while when she feeds but it’s significantly lower than before she was getting the mylicon. She does take 80% breastmilk throughout the day and 20% formula at night only and the only formula I give her is the Enfamil neuropro infant ready to use liquid formula and that seems to be easier on her stomach than the powder formula. I believe you can also give him the Enfamil liquid vitamin with the ready to use formula and see if that helps ease his stomach