3 week old baby is sneezing and not pooping!

[CorleyH]

I've had the baby for a week now, and he has not been pooing after each feeding. I've tried giving him watered down apple juice, a few drops of vegetable oil, pedialyte, and esbilac formula.( not all at once) He has pooped a couple times after I give him the apple juice and oil, but not every time. I've stimulated him by rubbing with a q tip, cotton ball and putting his lower half in warm water and rubbing his belly. Am I not feeding him enough? I give him about 1/2 teaspoon every 3 hours of formula. Also, he occasionally sneezes, is that normal? I don't really hear any clicking or wheezing when he breathes. He's the youngest baby I've raised, and I haven't come across these problems before.

[RiverRock]

bumping this up.

[CritterMom]

He may not be eating enough. How old is he, and can you get a weight in grams - or whatever, we can convert. It would be easier to know how much formula he is getting in cc's - you should be feeding with a small 1cc syringe anyway, so that shouldn't be too hard to give.

And what formula is he eating?

[RiverRock]

He need to be taken off the esbilac and put on fox valley quirrel formula ASAP

[Jackie in Tampa]

I sent a PM...if you are close I can help get you started...:grouphug
good luck baby sq and Corley:Love_Icon

[alex39]

Use a towel in hot water and stimulate him to poop by massaging him near his genital part because his mother would lick him to help him poop. hope that help I am currently nursing 3 babies squirrel.