After a newborn baby is born, the most important thing every day is to eat, drink, poop and sleep so that they can grow up quickly. However, some babies will be particularly hard to defecate, and even cheeks red; some babies are not stool for several days, do babies can also have symptoms of constipation? What should parents do? Is my baby constipated? For adults, if you have to use a lot of force when relieving stool, feel the stool at the anal opening is hard like a stone, or have not relieved stool for several days, this situation is called constipation, however, for babies, as long as there are formed streaks of stool too early, it may be constipation. Constipation in babies is more common than one might think, with about half of all babies and children experiencing constipation. What is the solution to constipation in babies? The most important thing to do to solve baby constipation is to help your baby keep his or her bowels open. Here we share with you some small ways to promote baby’s gastrointestinal motility. 1, pay attention to the intake of water in the baby to milk as the main food does not need additional water, but after the beginning of the addition of complementary foods must pay attention to the amount of water the child drinks every day. According to parenting physicians, the amount of water a baby needs to drink a day should be comparable to the amount taken in when drinking milk to be sufficient. In short, the amount of milk and water must be sufficient every day. You can observe the number and weight of diaper changes. Generally, a 9-month-old baby needs to be changed 5-6 times a day. If you find that the number of diaper changes decreases and you feel gently, the water intake is insufficient. 2, the choice of complementary foods For formula babies, before they start to eat complementary foods, they can only be milk-based and will be more prone to constipation. Physicians suggest that you can choose ingredients with more fiber, like bananas, groundnuts, spinach, apples and tomatoes. Before adding complementary foods to exclusively breastfed babies are generally less constipated, but if they are not highly receptive to complementary foods or drink too little water, they are also prone to constipation during the transition period from breast milk to complementary foods, and then parents should put more effort into increasing their baby’s receptiveness to complementary foods and water. 3, guide the baby to develop the habit of regular bowel movements By the time the baby is 9-10 months old, the stool begins to hard, need to really relax the external sphincter in order to relieve the stool, parents can slowly train the baby to sit to relieve the habit, this posture is conducive to the relaxation of the sphincter muscle, convenient for the baby to relieve the stool. Tips: Parents must be more patient when training their babies to relieve stool, do not give children too much pressure, can be positive from childhood training, usually children to 2-3 years old, their own bowel movements will be relatively smooth.