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  • Aug 18, 2013, 03:30 AM
    dragonlair71
    How long should a 20 day old boy go without pooping?
    He is peeing fine but not pooping
  • Aug 18, 2013, 01:06 PM
    N0help4u
    That does not sound good. Call the pediatrician
  • Aug 18, 2013, 05:11 PM
    Alty
    How long has it been? Are you nursing or bottle feeding? If you're using formula, are you using one that's high in iron?
  • Aug 18, 2013, 07:34 PM
    N0help4u
    When he did poop was it greenish, constipated looking?
  • Aug 19, 2013, 09:36 AM
    jenniepepsi
    The general consensus seems to be once a day at least. Though some can poop up to 10 times a day.

    Something that the doctor told me to do, and it worked for my daughter when constipated was getting Vaseline and taking a rectal temperature.

    Some babies just need some extra stimulation on the rectal muscles.

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