Is my baby constipated?

hehe - i will keep the poo explosion in mind and have him wear the pampers premium all the time - just in case !

Speaking of which; what would you girls recommend as good night time nappies as my LB fills up the pampers sleep and play, new baby and premium during the night and wakes up with soggy clothes and bedding. I do not want to wake him at night for a nappy change!

Thanx claudia - my lb did exactly as the rule!

In breastfed babies after the first few weeks a lot of babies only go very seldom. At 9 weeks its completely normal and I wouldnt worry.

Rule of nappies for bf babies:

1 day old: at least 1 black sticky nappy

1-2 days: at least 2 brown sticky

2-3: at least 3 greenish poos
3-4 : at least 3 yellow green poos
4day - 6 weeks: at least 3 yellow stools a day

after 6 weeks its normal to go anything between 1 - 9 days between bowel movements:) Its now you have to keep an eye on wet nappies to make sure he is getting enough food:)

Pleasure.

Even though I knew beforehand that they can go so long without - when it happened to me, I still worried

Word of warning though - when they go, they GO.
Imagine - 6 days worth of poo nappies in one go

Thank you so much Jeaninek! It really helped put my mind at ease. And yes - it really saves $ on nappies. We are now on 4 nappies a day!

Paisley,

My LB did the same thing, 1 a day, then 1 every 2-3 days - then suddenly one a week!

Apparently this is 100% normal for breastfed babies.
As long as he doesn't seem uncomfortable / in pain - leave him

And it saves a LOT on nappies

Now that he is on solids, my LB has gone back to 1-2 a day - enjoy while it lasts.

edit: from google search:
Q. How often should a baby have a dirty nappy and is it different for bottle or breast-fed babies?

A. Bottle and breast-fed babies have a very different stool pattern. Bottle-fed babies usually having a dirty nappy every day or at least every second day. Breast-fed babies on the other hand most frequently have a dirty nappy each time they feed but they can go ten to twelve days without having a dirty nappy. Frequency is less important that the consistency and constipation is the passage of hard rock-like stools and not the frequency.

My boy is 9weeks and breast fed exclusively. He was down to one dirty nappy per day, and since last wednesday he went 2-3 days without a dirty nappy whereafter i used a glycerine pessary which worked after 30 minutes. It has now been two days of no dirty nappy... should i be concerned? How long should i leave him without a dirty nappy?