When their little baby does not poop for several days, many mothers and fathers will begin to struggle, whether the baby is constipated or tummy time? How can I know if my baby is constipated or has a preserved belly? Today, we will tell you about constipation and tummy time. What is tummy time? Save belly, refers to a common phenomenon in which the baby’s digestive capacity gradually improves after the full moon to fully digest and absorb breast milk, resulting in very little food residue produced every day, which is not enough to stimulate the rectum to form a bowel movement. This condition also indicates that the mother’s breast milk is of good quality, nutritionally balanced, and the baby’s digestive ability is very good, so that the nutrients are too well absorbed, resulting in the baby not needing to fully peristaltic intestinal tract, resulting in the phenomenon of “saving belly”, which usually occurs in babies who are exclusively breastfed within 6 months of age. What is constipation? Constipation is a common problem for children of all ages. When a baby is constipated, not only will the number of stools decrease, but the nature of the stool will also change significantly. Breastfed babies normally have very soft stools, some of which are even as thin as rice pudding. For formula-fed babies, the stool is usually brown or yellow in color, and the texture is a bit stickier than that of breastfed babies, but the consistency is usually no thicker than sesame paste. If your baby has difficulty passing stool, the texture of the stool becomes hard, or small particles, or even blood on the stool, your baby may have pain during defecation, and some may refuse to pass stool because of pain, these situations often indicate that your baby may be constipated. Parents should not conclude that their baby is constipated just by looking at the decrease in the number of bowel movements, as a decrease in the number of bowel movements is not necessarily constipation, but rather the nature of the baby’s stool. The difference between constipation and constipation Constipation is a change in the number and nature of your baby’s stools. Constipation does not only mean a decrease in the number of stools, but more importantly, hard, dry and difficult to pass stools. Constipation is unlikely to occur in exclusively breastfed babies. When constipated, the baby has a loss of appetite, bloating and a hard lump in the left lower abdomen, which is very different from tummy time, when the tummy is soft. Does my baby have to go through the stage of tummy time? Of course not! The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who have been in the business for a long time, and that is why it is so important for them to have a good time. The baby’s belly is normal and will not affect the baby’s healthy development, but the baby did not poop for four or five days or even seven or eight days, mom and dad will certainly be anxious, anxious to give the baby laxative, then, you can try the following 2 methods: 1, abdominal massage: the baby’s belly button as the center, clockwise massage 10 times, rest 5 minutes. Repeat for 3 times. 2, legs flexion and stretching exercise: let the baby lie on his back, grab the baby’s legs to do flexion and stretching exercise, a total of 10 times, and then single-leg flexion and stretching 10 times, can promote the baby intestinal peristalsis, conducive to the discharge of stool. When the baby saves belly, do not do this 1, laxative with unguent or soap bar unguent can only be used to save the emergency, not the prelude to the baby’s regular bowel movement, long-term use will form a psychological dependence. Soap bars are after all chemical products that will stimulate the baby’s delicate intestinal mucosa, and will also form dependence after a long time. 2, rushed to add formula or supplemental food Mom do not think that the baby 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 is to see if your baby’s height and weight growth is up to par and if your development is good, not the number and amount of bowel movements.