Oscar is constantly straining and pushing like he's constipated and he pushes for hours before he…

Yes tried that, the health visitor told me to rub around his belly button in a clockwise motion but doesn't seem to have helped 😕 @cookedsushi xxx

try warm boiled water and brown sugar, that usually works @zoemarie xx

Can you give a 4 week old baby sugar? @baby-2016 xxx

He's pooing once a day, the health visitor did say it wouldn't be anything to worry about until he goes days without one! It's just horrible to watch him in pain and not be able to do anything, because once he finally poo's he's like a different baby, I'll mention it again at baby club and see what she says, sometimes he has a little blood in his poo's which the GP said was a tear from his straining so much but it's just not nice to see 😩 thanks though @cookedsushi xxx

my health visitor told me to do it and my go @zoemarie xx

brown sugar in boiled cooled water works a treat. xxx

Yeah I never wanted to give my baby sugar either so I used fennel water (the active ingredient in gripe water but obviously more concentrated so more effective ) it helps relieve stomach cramps and is a natural laxative. and such a young age a tiny bit should he enough. Like 10ml

Thanks ladies @baby-2016 @tam77 @cookedsushi @tuftyturtle ill mention it again to the HV and see what she says is best to try, I'm formula feeding, using SMA! Just hate seeing him in pain and not be able to do anything xxx

maybe worth swapping to cow and gate see if it suits better xx

My health visitor advised me not to change his milk @tam77 , aw I know @cookedsushi it would be so much easier if they came with a manual 😂 xxx

I had this and swapped formula to hipp organic and she's loads better, when she's very upset (she has colic ) I give her a bit of gripe water, she's so much better now