“My baby is 2 months old, exclusively breastfed, but recently it has been 3 or 4 days before a bowel movement, and the bowel movement is soft, is this constipation, what should I do?” Many breastfeeding mothers have encountered similar problems, often anxious to go around, asking seniors for advice on how to laxative. In fact, mothers can not be anxious to fire, the baby’s performance, may be save belly, not constipation. 1, save belly is a normal physiological phenomenon Save belly mostly occurs after the full moon, exclusive breastfeeding, has not added complementary foods baby. This is because the baby’s digestive capacity gradually improved after the full moon, to fully digest and absorb breast milk, so that the daily food residue produced very little, the baby’s bowel movement interval becomes longer. It is also because breast milk is rich in dietary fiber and oligofructose, which can make the stool not dry. Therefore, no matter how many days a baby has not had a bowel movement, the stool will not be dry and lumpy, but will remain a normal soft stool or paste, and the bowel movement will not be a struggle. As your baby grows and eats more, generally after 4 months of age, your baby’s belly will gradually decrease until it disappears. Only dry stool, and baby defecation also laborious, this is really constipation. 2, save belly, promote defecation 3 methods Although save belly is a normal phenomenon, will not affect the baby’s healthy development, but the baby four or five days or even seven or eight days without poop, mom and dad will certainly be anxious, anxious to give the baby laxative, then, you can try the following 3 methods: (1) abdominal massage. Take the baby’s belly button as the center, massage clockwise 10 times and rest for 5 minutes. Repeat 3 times. (2) Leg flexion and extension exercise. Let the baby lie on his back, grab the baby’s legs to do flexion and extension exercise, a total of 10 times, and then single-leg flexion and extension 10 times, can promote the baby’s intestinal peristalsis, conducive to the discharge of stool. 3, save belly, do not do this (1) long-term laxative with unguents or bars of soap unguents can only be used in emergencies, not the prelude to the baby’s regular bowel movements, long-term use will form a psychological dependence. Soap bars are after all chemical products that can irritate your baby’s delicate intestinal mucosa, and using them for a long time will also form a dependency. (2) rush to add formula or supplemental food Moms should not think that their babies save belly, is their own breast milk is not enough, it is wrong to blindly add formula to the baby, or even add supplemental food in advance. The key to whether or not your baby is eating enough is whether or not your baby’s height and weight growth is up to par and whether or not his or her development is good, not the number and amount of bowel movements.