3 week old baby girl w/constipation.

What can I do to help my 3 week old with her constipation and gas?

is she bf or ff? have u bicycled her legs, done warm baths, rectal stimulation, pressing her legs to her tummy (farting her as we call it), tummy massage?

Quoting lolajessup:" is she bf or ff? have u bicycled her legs, done warm baths, rectal stimulation, pressing her legs to her tummy (farting her as we call it), tummy massage?"

She is on formula; I have tried the bicycling her legs, and pressing her legs to her tummy. What is rectal stimulation?

<blockquote><b>Quoting Caitlin.Marie:</b>" She is on formula; I have tried the bicycling her legs, and pressing her legs to her tummy. What is rectal stimulation?"</blockquote>

You can take a rectal temp or lightly press a qtip against their butthole. Sometime just slight pressure helps stimulate their body to push.