Series 3, Episode 5 — Why Does My Baby Strain to Poo?

About the Calm Your Baby SeriesCalm Your Baby is a short podcast series for parents of young babies experiencing common feeding and digestive symptoms, including reflux, colic, crying, feeding difficulties, and suspected CMPA.The series is designed to:Reduce anxiety and confusion about normal infant developmentSupport practical, evidence-based feeding approachesReduce unnecessary medicalisation and medication use where appropriateHelp parents understand when symptoms are normal and when further review is neededTopics Covered in this episode: -👉 What is dyschezia? 👉 Why it looks like pain👉 Dyschezia vs constipation👉 Why intervening can make it worse👉 What actually helps👉 When to check it