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3 Year Old with Constipation
Read all 39 responses: "Help! My 3 year old son has been very constipated this past week. I have tried to give him lots of juice and water, problem is he ...
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- Hello, It may be helpful to try Pedialyte, which should help with the constipation.
- My daughter recently got so constipated it hurt to sit down so as a quick fix we used an ez-lax glycerin suppository which works like a charm (actually within 5-10 min...
- My Pediatrician recommends a little Miralax in their milk. It's very gentle. I think you can get it over the counter now but we got a prescription for it. Less dair...
Constipation Causing Formula
Read all 28 responses: "My daughter is almost a month and though I am mostly breastfeeding, I had to supplement with formula, to get her weight up.
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- Iron is the culprit! Try a formula without iron.... you will see a difference, we did with my daughter within 1 1/2 weeks.Congrats on your first baby! Relax and don't ...
- I exclusively breastfed for the first 9 months and my daughter would get constipated on occaision, as would some babies of friends of mine who exclusively breastfed (o...
- my daughter went through the same thing. her dr told me to mix 4oz of water with 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar. it really works and they love the tase. you may need to d...
Constipation in 6 Month Old
Read all 17 responses: "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 ...
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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...
My 3 Year Old Is Constipated
Read all 33 responses: "Hi there, I have a problem that I need help with. I have a 3 year old girl who has been potty trained, but is having trouble going ...
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- I would continue with the prune juice. I don't know if the prunes themselves will make much difference, but I would guess that they do since prune juice is a natural ...
- This is something you should discuss with your Pediatrician in my opinion. My son went through the same thing at age 4 and she evaluated him, then recommended miralax...
- You got a lot of good advise. My son is 9 and still has a slight problem with constipation, but not like when he was younger! When he was little I too had to do what...
3 Week Formula Fed Baby Constipated
Read all 32 responses: "I have a 3 week old that is completely formula fed and he is constipated. He strains to poop and when he does he will have a hard ...
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- Karo syrup is just corn syrup, one of the main ingredients in formula this is actually part of the problem for your son. You will find, C., that finding the right form...
- Hi C.! My daugher had the same issue. I don't know which formula you use, but I ended up switching my daughter to Enfamil Gentlease formula. It's a little bit more ...
- My son had this problem to at that age. i dont know what kind of formula you are using but we had to use nestle good start and once a day we would have to mix 1 oz of ...
Whole Milk + Constipation
Read all 23 responses: "I recently switched my one year old to whole milk. She is having a horrible time with constipation. The poor thing strains and cries ...
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- hi my name is Kay i am a mother of 2 a grandmother of 3 but almost every kid i know calls me either A. or Meme honey this is normal apple juice worked for my girls . t...
- First off let me say hello i have three children my oldest is 17 and when he was a baby he had the exact same problem.I found that soy milk was perfect for him. He qu...
- Yes whole milk can cause this. My daughter has the same problem. I switched her to soy milk lactose free as her Dr said and she does a whole lot better. Ask the Dr may...
Constipation in Infants
Read all 34 responses: "I have a one month old and his stool is always hard and like little pellets. He was on Enfamil Lipil W/iron.
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- My son, who is now a healthy strapping jet pilot, was raised on soy milk and has never had a problem with peanut allergies. You can quite safely give him soy milk wit...
- Hi S., First of all there is not a good formula out there, your baby can't digest formulas causing constipation. If you are determined to keep him on formula, try pu...
- try putting a little karo syrup in the bottle w/ the formula.it will help them to go..just a tbsp will do. its inexpensive and it works. no, its not super sweet so,it ...
Formula and Constipation - Still Struggling
Read all 5 responses: "Thank you for everyone's response to my concerns - I have received some great advice - went to Soy Nestle Good Start - unfortunately ...
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- I am having the constipation problem currently with my 9 week old. I'm told by the pediatricians that switching formula is a last resort. I have been giving our son ...
- much to many people's amazement, soy is not always the best option for bebies. many are allergic and it's not that easy to digest. and contrary to previous beliefs, ...
- I went through all of this and the only formula that worked was Enfamil Gentlease for my daughter. I also want to add that I disagree with continuing any baby on a fo...
Constipation
Read all 29 responses: "My 7 week old daughter is having trouble with some constipation. She started on Similac and changed it to Enfamil then to Enfamil ...
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- You may want to speak with her doctor about trying formula without Iron. My brother had that problem as a baby.
- My 8 week old son just got out of the NICU and had some trouble with this. Next time you change her diaper, pull her knees towards her tummy and hold them there for a...
- Don't know if you are still having the constipation problems. I work at a Children's hospital...and I recommend seeing a pediatrician first and foremost. If you have...
8-Month Old with Constipation
Read all 36 responses: "I have an 8-month old who is slowly making the transition to table foods. The past few days he has been painfully constipated.
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- You say you offer him water only at mealtimes, try throught the day. The body needs water to help it stay "lubricated". Even as an adult, I sometimes get constipated-...
- Just went through this with my 6 mo old... prunes (baby food) or you can do 1/2 apple & 1/2 prune juice. If it get's to the point of little to no evidence of a bowel...
- Give him a couple of spoonfuls of prunes (baby food) until the transition is over. I had to do that with my son both when we started baby foods and then again when we ...
