What is considered constipation in infants? If an infant does not have a bowel movement for more than a day, if the stool is not smooth, if there are grains in the stool, if the stool is dark or green in color, if the stool is smelly or smells sour, or even if the infant does not have a bowel movement for several days, it is not considered constipation, as long as the final stool is soft. Infant constipation is defined as: 1. less than two bowel movements per week 2. difficult, time-consuming and laborious bowel movements 3. crying, abdominal pain, bloating or anal fissures due to bowel movements 4. hard, dry and bead-like stools How to deal with infant constipation? Parents can increase the daily water intake of infants, starting from 50 ml of water for infants between three and six months old, with 200 ml as the upper limit; 2, infants over four months old can drink a small amount of fruit and vegetable juice to increase fiber; 3, older infants can mix vegetables or carrots in the rice. 4.In addition, parents can massage along the baby’s navel in clockwise circles, as well as in the bath with warm water to gently rub the stomach or anus, and take turns pulling the baby’s feet, also help defecation.