I have been exclusively breastfeeding my LO for about 9-10 months. I recently began introducing some solid foods, mostly green vegetables. I still breastfeed often during the day and do not provide my LO with any other liquids, like water. On Tuesday evening, I fed my baby some homemade soup, which was mostly comprised of zuchinni, one onion for the entire soup, some garlic cloves, ginger (tiny amount), and chicken broth. Then, the soup called for being purred, so it was much like the consistency of traditional store-bought baby food. My LO ate maybe three table spoons of this and has not had a single bowel movement since either Monday or Tuesday before eating the soup. I've only given LO some avocado and more soup a night or two later.... still no bowel movement. My LO is teething, and still breastfeeding well. All behavior seems otherwise normal.Â
Is it normal for a baby eating this few amount of solids not to have a bowel movement for this period of time? Before this, my LO was having a larger bowel movement usually every other day, with only a few exceptions.
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and only gave 1 oz of water a meal - that did the trick!
