My 6 week old son will not have a bowel movement without rectal stimulation. He pushes, grunts, and cries for hours with no progress. He has been doing this since about 2 weeks old. We tried juice first. That got the bowels moving (you could hear his belly rumbling) but he still would not push it out on his own. I wait severl hours to 2-3 days without "helping" him, but he rarely has success on his own. There have been a handful of days that he was able to go on his own. He is currently on lactulose and suppositories. Does this seem like a coordination issue? How long between bowel movements should I give him to go on his own? When can we expect this to get better? How long should I give him the lactulose (even when it doesn't seem to be helping)? Can he get dependant on the lactulose? How do I know if he's able to go on his own without the medicine? This has been a tough situation because he doesn't sleep well when he needs to go. He cries a lot like it's hurting. Currently, he's only going 1-2 times daily if I help him. If I don't, he probably won't go at all for 3-4 days. Thank you.