Miralax - Sedalia,MO

I've been there done that and still doing it :) My son has been on Miralax for almost a year and a half. If you dont agree with your child's doctor you can always go to a Peds GI specialist. That's what we are doing and I trust his opinion. He says that they cannot become dependent on it. But yeah, seek another opinion if you are concerned. I have WIC also so I know what you're going through.

If your doctor believes he is getting too much iron, get a note from him stating what formula would be appropriate. WIC will accomodate that change with a doctor's note. I used to work at WalMart, and saw several women on WIC come through there with different formulas based on their child's needs. The vouchers will have the name and kind of formula printed on them with the kind your doctor recommends.

A.,
my doctor told me two weeks on and two weeks off. I guess for as long as you need it. Could you call your doctor and ask for one of the nurses? They are very helpful where I take my kids...real lifesavers!!

I do not know the answer to the question - but my nephew - that is now 25 had this problem as a baby - toddler -
Anyway it caused the muscles to not work correct thus he would have accidents - ( he was already 9) My sister took him took him to a doctor finally - they told her it was because he was constipated as a small child. He had to take laxatives and some prescription for some time. I am not sure of all of the details.
He did get better and does not have that problem now, but I remember when he was a kid and how it would affect him.

So I guess I added my two cents because it is something that you do not want to let just go on.

B.

Hi A., I have used
Miralax before and if my memory serves me correctly; its only till he starts having normal bowel movements. I would call the dr back. They do have suppositories for babies to help relieve constipation. And WIC should have an alternative formula. My son had to be on soy milk when he was on WIC.

My daughter is much older than your son, but the doctor prescribed Miralax for her today. She told me to give it to my daughter for 2 weeks to pass everything through her system. She said that lots of kids have to be on it for awhile, but she said to test it out for 2 weeks. We will see, and we did try the Karo syrup and it didnt work at all. I also would recommend giving your son the prunes baby food. My daughter had lots of issues with constipation at that age, and the prunes really helped. Good Luck, it will get better :)

Try Soy products for your little one. The Dark Karo syrup worked for us but my oldest son could not tolerate milk based products! Soy made a huge difference and we were all alot happier in our house! Was it the Dark Karo you were using? There are some other things you can do if you want to e-mail me. Good luck!

It is very important for infants to get the iron in formula. They need it. It is better to give them the iron and treat the constipation if it is caused by it. Their bowel habits will change as their diets change.