4 month old and constipation
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Constipation in 6 Month Old
Asked by C.S. from Milwaukee
on May 30, 2008
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My daughter is 6 months old and has been on solids for 6 weeks now and we tend to feed her fruit in the early afternoon and then a vegetable in the evening with her no...
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- Prune juice works great, or you can feed her prunes. Gerber makes baby prunes and baby prune juice. Just give her up to 4 oz a day. That should do the trick.
- I would stop using Rice cereal, bananas, and apples. Contrary to a previous post, apple juice causes constipation. Feed her lots of oatmeal cereal, pear juice and pe...
- We had the same issue with our son at that age. We stopped giving him bananas and rice cereal and that returned his stools to normal pretty quickly. He's now 8 month...
Constipation in Toddlers
Asked by J.S. from New York
on February 15, 2008
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My girls are 14 months old and have suffered from constipation basically from birth. In the beginning we managed it with prune juice, baby food prunes and pear juice....
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- My daughter is 2.5 and I have the same problem. Fruit doesn't work for her either and now I give her MIralax EVERY DAY. I wish I had an answer. I assume that you do...
- go to www.ask.com and type in infant constipation. There is alot of research, info and resources available before they have to be subjected to tests. At least if you...
- Use Arizona Green Tea. This has antioxidents and will help get things moving along. Dilute it half and half with water for the first week. I started using it with my 1...
Cronic Constipation?
Asked by A.M. from Salt Lake City
on March 18, 2008
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When my daughter was born I nursed her for about two months before I had to stop due to bad reflux. Then she started having constipation problems on the formula, we en...
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- Has anyone talked to you about Hirschsprung's Disease? It is a disease of the colon where the nerve cells stop at a point during development of the colon in utero so ...
- My first suggestion would be to increase her fruit and vegetable intake. Study and find out what foods she eats that might contribute to constipation, like cheese and ...
- My two year old has the same problem, and because it hurts to poop, she holds it in on purpose. We don't make it through the days without a laxative either, and I am ...
Chronic Constipation
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on October 1, 2008
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My daughter is constantly constipated. At least I consider it constipation. She will poop almost every day, but when she does it's little pellets. Most times they are ...
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- Hello S.. I personaly don't like taking Laxatives myself or give my children any. When my now 2yo hasn't gone in a day or is having trouble going, I give her juice.....
- We asked about the pellets once with our youngest. Our pediatrician once told us she could be getting too much dairy. With the fruit - make sure to back off banana...
- My daughter has the same problem so her doc has her on Miralax which is a powder stool softener we put in her drink. She just needs a little bit each day to keep her ...
Ten Month Old with Constipation
Asked by C.W. from Washington DC
on March 3, 2009
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She is ten months old. We were doing fine with the home made baby food. Now she is fighting some constipation. Have tried switching her to the oatmeal cereal becaus...
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- C. - Both you (since you are nursing) and the baby should avoid the foods that cause constipation such as bananas. Let her eat less solids for a couple of days and yo...
- i totally understand the independence thing, my daughter is the same way. unfortunately, she has also battled chronic constipation for the entire 3 years of her life....
- Just keep breastfeeding her. It is a complete food for one year. Will she pick up cherrios to feed herself? I never heard of a constipated breastfed child. AF
Constipation and My Toddler
Asked by S.O. from Oklahoma City
on April 14, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
I'm hoping to get some good info/advice from you all. About 6 weeks ago my son started to have constipation issues. I changed nothing in his diet and pr...
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- As those have said before me, Miralax works great, and it was recommended by my daughter's pediatrician. She's been using it since she was 3 on an as-needed basis for...
- I don't know how old your son is, as you didn't mention that. Oh sorry, he is 18 months old. When my daughter was a toddler, we had to see a Pediatric Gastroentero...
- i used to put some karo syrup( dark ) in my sons milk , worked well for us.
9 Month Old with Constipation
Asked by M.P. from Yuba City
on March 30, 2008
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My baby is 9 months old, almost 10 months, and has constipation. He has always had a problem introducing new foods, was colicky the first 3 months of life (that change...
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- glycerin suppositories-over the counter, they melt fast and are just solid glycerin, the oil melts and helps keep the poop loose!!They even have them in small sizes fo...
- There are suppositories you can use. I used one on my daughter when she was about a month old. Naturally, you don't use the entire thing - her pediatrician had us use ...
- Hi M., Infant massage works well. You can google it to see how to do it, but basically you give firm, consistent pressure in a circular motion in the abdomen area. ...
18 Month Old and Constipation
Asked by D.S. from Philadelphia
on January 30, 2010
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Can anyone recommend any soft-bowel inducing food? My daughter always seems to have hard poo's and as of right now i know she is backed-up and we also had to give her ...
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- water. Daily. Must keep hydrated. Unfiltered apple juice. Pear juice. Is the fever because of her constipation???? Or is she sick and that is a separate issue? I...
- Hello D., Have you tried giving her a good probiotic? This would definitely help, even if it doesn't eliminate the problem alltogether. Also, make sure she drinks lot...
- Can she eat grapes if you cut them up? Raisins? Buy the prune baby food and mix it with half applesauce. Also pear and white grape juice worked for my son.
20 Month Old Constipation
Asked by C.R. from Seattle
on February 7, 2010
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Hi all,
My daughter has had problems with constipation off and on since she was born. She used to drink prune juice for me out of a bottle, but now that she's older s...
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- My son had a similar problem. He was constipated most of his life from about 4 months old to age 7. The doctors told me to give him more fiber. It didn't help much. We...
- We use yogurt to help my son. Usually the organic ones have more active cultures and less sugar and work pretty well. We have also found that applesauce and pears w...
- Hi C., I just looked up your Poly-Vi-Sol vitamins--it has iron in it, which can actually cause constipation. That's probably not the sole cause of your daughter's ...
Breastfeeding: Could My Constipation Be Causing Baby's Constipation?
Asked by N.F. from Reno
on December 16, 2009
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curious if yall know of any link between a mothers constipation and a baby's constipation? my 3 month old recently REALLY cut back her pooping. I realize this is very ...
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- constipation is often caused by a lack of sufficient water in the body. When we dno't have enough in our body for cellular regeneration and such our body will reabsorb...
- I would think that this could definitely be passed onto your child if you are breast feeding. It sounds like you may need to up your water intake and watch the amount ...
- You take a probiotic and make sure you are not feeding or eating much prcessed foods such as pastas and other foods with wheat or grain.
