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Constipation
Asked by S.J. from Dallas
on August 27, 2008
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My four month old son has gone up to 7 days w/out pooping. His past two bowel movements have happended because I've held his legs back while he strains for up to 30 m...
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- My little one went through the same thing. I was told by her pediatrician to use Baby Lax for each age group. Do you think maybe you started using the cereal a little ...
- If he's on cow milk based formula that is a likely culprit. Constipation is a side effect of cow's milk. The reaction can go either way. There was an article on this t...
- What kind of formula is he on? If you don't mind me asking. My son had the same problem and his pediatrician ended up putting him on Nestle Good Start Supremem Soy f...
Constipation
Asked by T.T. from Houston
on October 12, 2006
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My 7 Week old daughter is having problems with constipation. She is going 3 and 4 days without a bowel movement and by the 3 day strains and cries to try to have one. ...
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- I would highly recommend seeing your pediatrician ASAP. Your little one will learn that it hurts to have a bowel movement and try to hold it in, which is terrible for...
- Put dark karo syrup in her bottle. I have a 10 week old and I had the same problem. I have a three year old daughter as well and had the same problem with her as an ...
- My son had the same problem. His spincter musle was too tight. Talk to your pediatrician about this - we had to go to a specialist. When the child learns that it ...
Infant Constipation
Asked by W.L. from Philadelphia
on December 12, 2009
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It's been almost 29 years since I had an infant to take care of. My daughters one month old son seems to have consitpation. How can I help her?
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- She should call her pediatrician to see what they recommend. A lot of time formula with iron makes babies constipated. Ask if she could try an infant suppository. N...
- W. We have been down this road many times with my daughter,as a baby, I used brownsugar water,prune & .pear juice and water,kero syrup,and a 1/2 of a glycerine suppo...
- If he is formula fed as others said, it is fairly common and you can try changing formulas or the bicycling the legs, rubbing belly in clockwise direction, or a small ...
Formula and Constipation
Asked by L.E. from Philadelphia
on June 6, 2007
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My question is everyone's experience with formula and if their babies get constipation. My first son got constipated and then blood in stools. Now my second son has ...
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- since you are supplementing with formula i would switch to a non allergetic one like nutramigen (enfamil) and that may ease his problem.
- My son had the same problem when I put him on formula. It was awful, I felt so bad for him. If you take Fenugreek (sp?) that helps amazingly with your milk supply an...
- I have many friends who have had problems with that new additive in the formulas. I think it is called DHA. You may want to switch formulas to something softer like G...
7 Week Old Constipated
Asked by H.J. from Peoria
on February 18, 2008
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My poor son is constipated again! When he was first born, we had him on Enfamil Lipil and he was very constipated. So, with his pediatrician's permission we switched ...
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- From my experience every child's body works differently. My daughters eat exactly the same things and have totally different bowel movements. It could be the soy or ...
- Old time remedies are the best. Just a dash of dark Karo syrup in each bottle. He'll be flowing freely before you know it! Really, it works great. K.
- My daughter had the same problems, and still does. I took her to a gastro specialist and he recommended murilax. It can now be bought over the counter. Works great and...
Constipated Baby
Asked by N.L. from Philadelphia
on March 30, 2009
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Any advice on what I can do for my baby that just cant make a bowel movement without hurting......she is on Soy and takes Zantac twice a day for Acid Reflux. The doct...
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- After I went back to work and cut down on nursing and started using formula my son had this problem. The doctor told me I could give him 1 ounce of juice for each mon...
- We have been giving our daughter who is now a little over 2 yrs - miralax - for some time now. I don't know how early you can start to give it to a baby, so ask your ...
- My dr suggested I try pear juice and water- 3 oz water to 1 0z pear juice...it totally works!!! My 6 month old has a nice bm every time I give him some of this....it's...
Constipation Trouble
Asked by A.H. from Minneapolis
on August 10, 2006
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I have a beautiful 6 month old daughter who has trouble digesting milk based formula. Because of this, she is on soy based but this is causing constipation. Any sugg...
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- My DD has hard poops so the doctor prescribed a stool softener which is in powder form and I mix it her drink. It's not anything that she will develop a dependancy on...
- my DS had troubles with this too...my doctor suggested I put karo syrup in the bottle (about a tsp)...worked like a charm!
- We were in the ER at Fairview Southdale and the wonderful nurse advised a teaspoon of prune or pear juice in the bottle with his formula. It works wonderfully.
Constipated 2 Year Old
Asked by S.F. from Charlotte
on January 15, 2007
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My 2 year old daughter seems to stay constipated and when she does have a bowel movement is very hard (like little rocks). She does still drink a lot a milk; she prefe...
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- I have a set of BB twins, almost four, one is very petite and had this problem from the start of foods being introduced! The Dr. started with baby Pear juice, don't ad...
- Try the Carnation formula. My son had such terrible bowel movements that he would scream for 20 minutes and we had to use enemas every week. (Which was the only bowe...
- Fiber. Try giving her some fresh fruits.
Constipation
Asked by C.D. from Louisville
on October 19, 2006
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My four week old daughter has been constipated and I don't know what I can do for it. She eats soy formula and I don't know if thats whats doing it but I can't change ...
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- C., I would try just a little bit of Kairo syrup or just a little bit of pear or apple juice (diluted). It should work. Good Luck
- You can give her sugar water. Just use an ounce or so of warm water and a teaspoon full of sugar. If that doesn't help you should check with her doctor. I hope this...
- My son also was this way when he was only a few weeks old. His pediatrician had me try water, which didn' really work. So my sister in law told me to put a little ca...
Soy Formula and Constipation
Asked by B.N. from Los Angeles
on June 3, 2010
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My six week old is on Similac Soy formula and is getting very constipated. We put her on the soy formula because she seems to have milk sensitivity. We even tried the ...
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- my baby girl had the SAME EXACT problem. And I also tried everything you listed. I finally ended up going to a doctor to help me figure this out. He told me to get lax...
- soy is very hard to digest (especially in "new" organs). If you can find an alternative that is not soy based that might solve the problem. In the meantime you can...
- My son has the same exact problem right now. He is nine weeks old. We discussed his situation with his doctor and she said that as long as his poop is soft, not hard l...
