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Seeking Advice Regarding Infant's Digestion
I have a 4 week old son who is having bowel movements only once every 4-6 ... Does he strain to have a bowel movement and stick his legs straight out like ...
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- you are fine. as long as you are breastfeeding, like your doctor says, you dont have to worry about it. the thing is that with breastfeeding, so much of what baby ...
- He may be having a reaction to a food you are eating. Dairy can oftern cause issues. Try eliminating all dairy from your diet for a week or so & see if that helps. ...
- My son would go up to 2 wks at a time!!! I was very worried also, but I actually think the more healthy you eat, the more digestable the breastmilk is for your baby. T...
Toddler Refusing to Have Bowel Movement on Potty
Sep 23, 2009 ... He refuses to have a bowel movement..." ... By Car · Infant Travel Advice · Pregnancy and Travel · Traveling by Car · Traveling by Plane ...
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- I agree with PP, just give him time to get used to the idea. This is common in lots of kids, especially boys. There is something about seeing a part of themselves on t...
- I wouldn't push it. He will go on the toilet when he is ready. Some suggestions to try though are rewards. If you reward him with something he likes, when he does #2 o...
- Our 2 1/2-yr-old daughter's in the midst of potty training, especially w/ pooping. Sometimes, she'll go on the potty, sometimes, she'll go in her pull-ups - it's most...
Infant Constipation
Infant Constipation MilfordOH. My baby girl is 5 months old and is having problems with constipation The .... about constipation · infant bowel movements ...
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- The rice cereal could be contributing to her constipation. As others have suggested, lay off the bananas and applesauce. She doesn't NEED the solid foods right now.....
- i would cut out the food--at least the ceral-- for a while... they don't really need cereal or baby food at 5 months... and it sounds like it's hard on her little body...
- applesause or apple juice may also help. some people think this is drastic but it is an old fashion constipation remedy before they had medications and suppositories; ...
Similac Alimentum Stool/Bowel Movements and Increased Gas on Prevacid?
I guess I don't know what infant diarrhea looks like. ... My oldest was on the Alimentum and we had no problems with bowel movements. ...
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- Hi J., I know you will be bombarded by emails, and some will probably be the same as mine, so sorry for any repetition. Have you had any second opinions? My nephe...
- The side effects of Prevacid is "Side effects may include: Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness or headache (more common in children), nausea" this is di...
- I can't really give you any advice on the stools/bm. However, if you're concerned about it talk to the doctor. As far as the prevacid - any antiacid has a tendancy t...
Baby's Bowels
Sometimes up to 3 or 4 days inbetween bowel movements. ... My daughter was the same way as a newborn/infant, only she moved her bowels less frequently than ...
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- My doc says they can go up to 7 days without one and it is fine! Seems crazy, but my little one went 4 days and was fine. As long as when he goes it is not hard you ...
- apparently a lot of children do this and are fine. However, my neice's baby always had infrequent bowl movements that the doctor said were fine and they were not. Fin...
- He's fine. Don't worry.
My Infant Keeps Straining
My Infant Keeps Straining. I have a 4month old baby and she just recently started straining as if she was having a bowel movement but she's not and once she ...
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- My now eight year old daughter had the same problem when she was an infant. We took her to the doctor and he advised us that when she started to strain to push both h...
- Hi R., Shauna's right. If the applesauce doesn't work, other fruits with fiber will. Plums/prunes will always do the trick and are good for her too. God bless! ...
- My son had this problem too when I first started feeding him cereal, and the doctor told me he was probably constipated from the cereal. At the time I was feeding him...
No Bowell Movements in Last 18 Hrs??
I used infant glycerine suppositories with my daughter at night after a nice .... During tummy massage your baby may have a bowel movement or release some ...
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- I had the exact same problem with my son who is now 5. It sounds as if you are breastfeeding and if you are, NO spicy foods at all. I had to start from scratch with my...
- Hi C., Babies can go up to 5 days with no bowel movements and still be fine. 18 hours is not long enough to be worried...UNLESS her stomach is hard, distended, she...
- If she normally has bowel movements more often, like 1-2 times per day, then she is constipated. Some babies do go less often, but the important thing is what was her...
Seeking Advice on 4 Year Old Bowel Movements on Potty
Oct 22, 2009 ... I have a 4 year old nephew who refuses to use the potty for bowel movementsHe will urinate in potty He wears regular underwear during the ...
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- try cutting a hole in the pull-up (don't tell him) and have him sit on the potty to poop in the pull-up. This just worked for a friend of mine.......
- maybe something as simple as another "potty" and not the ring over the "big hole" first.
- In order to help him get more comfortable with the toilet, I'd let him have his diaper with the condition that he sits on the toilet to poop with the diaper on. After...
Infant Constipation
When my son was an infant (now 15 y.o) he had the same problem, what his doctor suggested was to ... To date he still has a bowel movement every morning. ...
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- Hi E., My daughter is 5 months old too. Everyday I give her 1 ounce (4 times a day spread out, so 4 ounces total a day)) of half apple juice and half water. If I do...
- I am not a doctor but I am a mom of four children all under five years of age and constipation was common. The biggest issue is the formula. Try using a formula that c...
- ask your doctor about miralax. It is over the counter now but when my oldest was about six mo. old he had the same problem. Nothing worked for him so her perscribed ...
Problem with Constipated Infant?
My MIL paid for a semester of Kindermusic classes for myself and infant to go to together. ... infant bowel movements · stools blood · month baby grunting ...
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- E., Congratulations on breastfeeding exclusively! It's one of the best things you can do for your baby. It happens. It's not really constipation unless it is com...
- According to our pediatrician this is completely normal for a breastfed infant b/c there is so little "waste" in breastmilk. He also said that straining is not the sa...
- Hi E., My daughter had the same problem. But the only thing that seem to work was 2 oz. water everyday, this helped greatly. Ask you doctor if you can give him wate...
