What should I do if my baby has dry stool? Is it constipation?

Recently, I have seen many mothers mention the problem of constipation in their babies. Their families are waiting for their babies to defecate as if they were waiting to deliver the baby. On one side, the baby couldn\’t solve it by himself. On the other side, the adults held their breath and stared at the baby trying hard. But after waiting for a long time, the skin around the child\’s anus became bulging after exerting force. But the poop still didn’t come out. If you gently touch the baby\’s anus with your hand, you can feel that the hard stool is blocked there, but it cannot be released with the baby\’s strength. Let the baby refuel and exert force. If the baby can express it, he may say \”it hurts\” or even cry and give up. Don\’t let it go. However, if you don\’t exert force, the stool will not come out. It will only become drier, harder, and more difficult to release. This type of baby is often frightened by the pain at first and dare not exert force. This repeats itself in a vicious cycle, and defecation becomes more and more difficult. Some may use force to release the stool, and some may use the help of Kaiselu. But no matter what, we will find that the baby\’s poop is dry, lumpy, and hard. Or some show thick strips but have many cracks on the surface. Or, some may even have blood streaks on them. If there are bloodshot eyes on the surface, it is more likely that the baby has anal lacerations during defecation due to dry and hard stools. Mothers all know that healthy poop is soft yellow strips. Such dry knots, hard particles, and cracks can be regarded as constipation in the baby. Many mothers have a misunderstanding about constipation. They think that the baby may be constipated if he does not defecate for one or two days or three or four days. In fact, this is not the case. Rather than frequency, the focus of constipation should be on the nature of the stool and the difficulty the baby has with defecation. That is to say, although some babies defecate once or twice a day, if it is difficult and painful for the baby to defecate, it is also necessary to consider that the baby is constipated. And don’t think that just because you have a regular schedule every day doesn’t mean you are constipated. Because the frequency of defecation is different for each baby due to individual differences. If the baby has regular bowel movements and every bowel movement goes smoothly, then there is no need to worry about constipation even if the baby has a bowel movement every two or three days. However, if the baby has difficulty defecating every time and has dry and hard stools, even once or twice a day, it is considered constipation. In daily life, baby\’s constipation does not occur in a day. If a mother finds that her baby often defecates once every two or three days, although it may not be difficult to defecate at first, if the farts are smelly every time, the mouth has a heavy breath, and the appetite is poor. So, although the baby may not be constipated in the true sense at this time, he is already on the road to constipation. Therefore, mothers must pay attention to the condition of their babies every day and pay attention to this, otherwise the baby will also suffer when it becomes stubborn constipation.