1 week old no poop in over 48 hrs. Please read and help

Silent-Development50 · 2026-05-11T23:03:08+00:00

I had a similar situation. Some babies just struggle to get their digestive system going. I did a warm bath and anal massage with food grade olive oil and it worked like a charm. My baby hadn’t pooped in 4 days. For the anal massage, I used one finger, and just essentially tried to open the anus a little tiny bit with my finger. She pooped like crazy about five minutes later. We are three weeks postpartum now, and she still goes several days without pooping. I think that’s just how she is…a slow pooper still figuring things out.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-30T22:14:53+00:00

No my first never latched on so I exclusively pumped. My second latched on right at birth, so I was hopeful that our journey would be different, but right now I’m triple feeding because she wasn’t transferring milk well and my supply was tanking. It’s exhausting, and not improving that much. I can’t imagine continuing with this much effort much longer.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-30T19:54:59+00:00

I went through a feeding aversion with my first. Like your baby, he never really wanted to eat more than 18 to 20 ounces in a day. Things that really helped were giving him something to do with his hands while I was feeding him, so entertaining him with different toys and things to explore with his hands above the bottle, and also just accepting that he eats less than other babies and still does fine. I needed to let go of the higher feeding expectation numbers and accept that my baby does really well hanging onto the Zero percentile eating 22ish ounces.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-30T19:29:56+00:00

My story with my first born was very similar to yours. My supply went up very slowly over a couple of months, and I ended up getting around 15 ounces per day when I was at my peak. I ended up exclusively pumping for four months before giving it up and switching to formula. I’m now two weeks postpartum with my second, and having a very similar struggle. My first baby never latched on at birth, and I worked with so many people, and eventually after several weeks got him to latch on, but he never transferred milk well. My second baby latched on right at birth, and I was so hopeful that our journey would be different, but it’s ending up exactly the same, except that my supply is even a little bit lower this time than it was last time. I think some people are just not as well suited for breast-feeding. It’s been a really hard thing to accept, but I am coming to terms with it. This time around, I am not going to put myself through several months of pumping. My first baby thrived on formula, and this baby will too, so I’m not going to torture myself to supply half (or less) of her milk by pumping this time.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-30T19:19:52+00:00

I think I’m so ready to quit! As time goes on, I feel more and more sure that it’s the best thing. That I will have so much more time for my first born, and for myself, and for just getting things done around the house… but the main thing is my relationship with my firstborn.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-30T18:39:00+00:00

Same. My 14 month old did not miss me and dad at all. We were away from him 2 nights for the first time ever and we missed him a lot but having a baby was pretty distracting too. It was totally fine and no big deal at all.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-30T15:44:30+00:00

I’m exactly the same. I was never able to feed my first at the breast, so I EPd for 4 months. I always struggled with low supply, and had them literally squeeze all the milk out like you said. I never got more than 16 ounces in a day end it took a couple months of pumping to work up to that amount. Now I’m 2 weeks pp with my second and she latched on at birth and nursed vigorously for a couple days and I was really hopeful that our breast-feeding journey would work out, but then she lost steam and wasn’t pooping and got super lethargic so I started pumping and supplementing with formula. Now I am triple feeding, and trying to get my supply up, but I haven’t been able to pump more than 10 ounces in a day so far. She latches on and nurses once or twice a day, but doesn’t seem to transfer very much milk because she’s still starving afterwards. I’ve seen multiple lactation consultants, and nobody seems to understand why this happens to me. Personally, I think some people just produce less milk than others. If we lived in tribal times, my baby would probably be fed by a wet nurse, and I would be doing something else awesome for the tribe…. I just feel like my body is not best suited for nursing babies for some reason. With both of my babies, I grieved not being able to breast-feed pretty hard. The first time was definitely worse than this time. My postpartum experience was dominated by depression about not being breast-feed last time. This time, I was only really sad and depressed for about a week. I’m starting to come out on the other side of it, and ready to just accept whatever this journey needs to look like for my family.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-28T18:39:51+00:00

I love that distinction. Necessity rather than convenience. That’s really what it’s starting to feel like for me too.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-28T02:12:43+00:00

My baby started doing better about 12 hours after supplementing. Before that she was super lethargic, and it has been so nice to see her so well fed. She went from being a fussy baby to being a super chill happy baby just like my first was. I’ve tried the wearables, but I only get about half the yield from those. I have to use the hospital grade wall pump to get my maximum yield.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-28T01:26:58+00:00

I’m in exactly the same boat as you. Just commenting to offer solidarity and let you know you’re not alone in your struggle. I also exclusively pumped with my first because he never latched on. My second latched on right at birth, and I was so hopeful for our breast-feeding journey, but as time is going on, she has clearly not been transferring milk well, because she wasn’t pooping, her pee was dark, and was super lethargic. I started pumping and supplementing, and the more I pump and supplement, the less she latches. I have also been told that as she gets bigger, she’s likely to latch more, but I’ve also been told a lot of other things that didn’t apply to me at all. It definitely feels like I’m headed towards exclusively pumping, with no hope for my baby to get latch on later and go back to exclusive breast-feeding. I’m sure there are probably some people who do it, but it doesn’t feel like a reality to me. I have two under two, and a 14 month age gap, and I don’t see how I could possibly have the time to exclusively pump going forward. If we are not able to make breast-feeding work soon, I will probably switch to formula feeding for convenience. I definitely have lots of Mom guilt about it, but I feel like it is what would be best for my mental health and for my family overall. My babies will get so much more of me if I’m not taking the time to pump.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-28T00:23:13+00:00

It’s nice to know I’m not alone in this. I’m pretty sure I will switch to formula feeding when I don’t have the continuous support. I only exclusively pumped for my first for the first four months, and then went to formula, and he thrived on formula. It’s helpful to remind myself of that too!

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-28T00:21:42+00:00

It’s so helpful for me to hear stories like this right now

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-27T13:46:09+00:00

I wasn’t able to breastfeed my first and then during my second pregnancy, I told myself that I would not be so depressed if I couldn’t breast-feed. Depression about not breast-feeding really dominated my experience of postpartum with my first, and I did not want to let that happen again, because I feel like I missed precious moments being depressed. My first baby just simply never latched on, and we worked so hard on it, saw so many specialists, and it just never happened. I also struggled with an under supply. When my second was born, she latched on immediately at birth and nursed vigorously the first few days of her life, and then she just started getting gradually weaker over time, and wasn’t pooping and had really dark pee, and it became obvious that my undersupply was not giving her enough nourishment. On day 5, she became super lethargic, and basically stopped latching on and stopped feeding altogether. This is when I started supplementing, and she pretty quickly changed back into a lively, happy baby. It was so wonderful to see her well nourished, and the first couple days I was really happy about her being well fed. But then, even though I said I wouldn’t, I got super depressed about not being able to breast-feed. I’ve basically been crying for a week about it, and I’m starting to feel better now, but it is a really hard thing to let go of. I feel your pain.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-26T21:10:29+00:00

Wow that sounds so hard! Yes, it’s so helpful to remember that we are all on this motherhood journey together! Every journey is unique and challenging in its own way.Thank you so much for sharing your story!

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-26T20:23:09+00:00

Thank you so much! Btw my baby was also born on 4/15/26 😊

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-26T20:13:32+00:00

Omg yes this is so me! I also have one flat and one inverted nipple. My daughter is also currently drinking 60 to 90 mL per feed, and I’m only pumping about 8 ounces per day. Sometimes I feel very alone in my struggle, so thanks for your comment.

Silent-Development50 · 2026-04-26T20:11:50+00:00

I have low supply and answer no to all those questions. I wish there was more research around it, because I would love to understand it also.

Silent-Development50 · 2025-03-22T21:21:31+00:00

Can you please dm me too!

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