My 3 week old is constantly pushing to poop. He hardly gets any sleep cause he wakes himself up from pushing so hard. He…

This is LITERALLY what I am going through. Lol! I want to change his formula but not until I talk to pedi about it. I was going to try similac sensitive or enfamil gentlease so hopefully he can feel better soon!

@maddabuggie, I am going to try the alimentum and if it works I will have the ped write a prescription 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@rachelrene, really?!? That sucks :/ I switched my son and it has worked wonders. I wish that babies came with a sticker of what formula to feed them when they are born 😂🙄 so frustrating but you'll get there!!! Do you have WIC where you are? I know people who do and they get Similac Alimentum with a doctors note!!

@maddabuggie, he didn't do much better on the gentlease. He is now on Similac Total Comfort....I think it has helped a little bit. I may try a hypoallergenic formula but they are so expensive 😩

My son did horrible on Similac!!! He screamed all day everyday and pooped every 4/5 days and was so miserable! We switched to Enfamil Gentlease and it all went away and he never cries! How is it working for you?!?

We had to switch to soy for that exact reason & it worked out just fine from there

@rachelrene, I think when my guy was as young as yours, we used half of the liquid and waited. Usually that did the trick.

The thermometer trick helps to stimulate his intestines and get him to push, while the suppository will do that, plus the medicine inside will help to break down the hard clumps that are too big to push out. They are a life saver when my son gets constipated 😊

My son has the same problem and I give him 1 oz of water and 1 oz of prune juice mixed together and it helps out big time@rachelrene

@purpledpink well I sure hope this enfamil works...hurts my heart seeing him in so much pain! I will be trying the suppositories!

@rachelrene, my older son had this prob when he was that age. We finally settled on the similac mint green formula (can't remember the name). However, we did have to use the suppositories that @rhealize, suggested, they worked like a charm!

@rhealize does that get it all out? I tried the thermometer trick and it helped but I don't feel like I'm getting all the poop out. My mom brought over those exact suppositories today....I will try them!

You can give him a suppository to help ease what's already stuck in there. You can call your doctor for one safe for infants. ( picture for reference)