How bad does your LO cry when trying to poop??

My LO is 1 month and she has been having STRUGGLING when it comes to pooping. She goes bright red in the face and often wakes herself from sleeping because of it. It’s really exhausting to see/hear and I feel so helpless! I understand it’s normal for babies to struggle but what level of struggle is considered “normal”? I’m debating whether to take a hospital or not. I already spoke to my GP who said it’s completely normal and she’s definitely not constipated as she’s exclusively breastfed but now I do feel like it’s getting worse rather than easier… Any advice is welcome!! She is my first so don’t know if I’m overthinking it too

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Breastfed babies can get constipated too, so if she’s struggling to poo I’d make another GP appointment and ask for a second opinion.

Our little one was the same and we started massaging his belly, lifting his legs and it always helped him poop in the end. Now that he is 4 months because he is so active he pops 1-2/day

@Natisha Her stool isn’t dry at all and there’s no change in colour so I not sure if I should rule out constipation

@Cristina was he constipated at all ? Was his stool dry ? I am constantly doing the stomach massages and the foot massages which helps abit but it’s not immediate relief which is so annoying

He was pooping only every2-3 days but his stool was soft. But one of my friends recommended me baby Bjorn bouncer as I don’t why but it helps babies poop and I have to say it helped my baby become regular too. Since he was 2 months old the constipation went away and we also used some probiotics. Not the full dose but rather half. I was so stressed out because of the constipation as the maximum he went without pooping was 3.5 days and that is when I decide to buy a second hand baby bjorn bouncer and it was worked from the moment I’ve put him in it.

My girl stuggled with the and has done since 5 weeks she’s now 7 months

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