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Refuses to Poop on the Potty
Asked by L.G. from St. Louis
on September 7, 2009
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Help! I have a three year old little girl that starts preschool tomorrow, and the preschool has a policy that the kids be potty trained before school. We started pott...
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- I agree with the other Mom....I would tell her that you are "all out" of pull ups and if she makes a mess in her pants....just matter of factly clean her up and explai...
- Our son did the same thing, and we had to bribe him w/ going to Chuck E Cheese, when he pooped in the toilet. w/ in a couple of days he was going poopie in the toilet.
- Love and Logic! "Mommy is going to WalMart, but you will have to stay home with Daddy because you might have a poop accident." "I wanted to take you to McDonalds, bu...
Karo
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on December 9, 2007
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mI have a 6 week old baby boy. I stopped breastfeeding a week ago. So, he has been on formula for a week. Nestle Good start my pedi said it was easy on their stomac...
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- The iron in the formula can be constipating. I don't know about karo syrup, it is not something I would do, but I am not the mom in this case. Constipated stools...
- My doctor told me to not give her anything this early. She said their systems are just figuring out how to work. She said rub her belly in circles and move her legs al...
- Karo syrup?? No offense, but why in the world would you give a newborn Karo?? It is full of sugar! My son was never constipated really, so I don't have any advice...
Needing Advice on 4 Month Old Constipation
Asked by A.L. from Topeka
on March 13, 2007
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I have a friend who's 4 month old son goes through spells of constipation of about 2- 6 days and then he usually goes. Is there anything they can do or give him so tha...
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- That's completely normal and nothing to worry about.
- Nursing babys will have that... He should be ok.. DO call the nurse.. just let them know.. I would bet 100% they wlll say this Give him 1 ounce of PEAR juice with...
- When I had my son I heard that length of constipation or simply not pooping "normally" could be normal for a breasfed baby, although my son seemed to have poop every s...
Constipated?
Asked by E.H. from Baton Rouge
on October 26, 2008
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My daughter is about 4 1/2 weeks old. I recently switched her from breastmilk to formula. We have been out of town for the past few days and I have noticed a change in...
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- Hello E., My daughter was having a similar problem. I use dark karo syrup in the morning bottle. I put 1 teaspoon in a 4oz bottle and 2 teaspoons in a 8oz bottle. I w...
- My doctor told me to put my son in a warm bath and massage his stomach, Just be prepared to get them out fast cause it does make a mess. He also told me to insert a ...
- No no no apple juice!! Nothing except breastmilk or formula till at the VERY least 4 months of age (better yet, 5-6 months, if you ask me). No suppositories or any...
Constipation & Breastfed Babies
Asked by L.H. from San Diego
on October 27, 2008
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I recently joined mamasource and was very thankful for all of the help with my first request for getting my 3 1/2 month old to sleep longer at night. We are still wor...
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- It's totally normal. My son did this at this age too and he was strictly breastfed. He would go a week at a time sometimes. I've even heard of babies going 3 weeks ...
- i used to use childrens suppositories on my son..doc said they are totally safe and fine..sure made a difference!
- Are you also constipated? Maybe something in your diet isn't working. However, it could be totally normal for her. One parent in my baby group has two daughters and...
3 Year Old and Constipation
Asked by B.A. from Chicago
on March 8, 2009
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My son is 3 1/2 years old and has severe problems with constipation. He only has a bowel movement once a week for about a year now. He refuses to go to the bathroom be...
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- First of all, take him to see your pediatrician if you haven't already. My daughter had the same problem. To break the cycle (my daughter's bowels became stretched...
- B., You should take your son to a pediatrican and have this worked up. Once kids experience pain with a bowel movement they can associate that feeling and then the...
- I think most people have given good advice. My only other idea for you is to try vitamins, especially a liquid multivitamin. We use Vemma. It's made us all regular!...
My Son's #2 Issues...
Asked by L.K. from Chattanooga
on October 30, 2006
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i am needing information from moms out there who have dealt with bowel witholding..my son has been doing it since he was 12 months old, which is unusually early. he w...
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- I am having the same problem with my 3 year old daughter and the only way i get her to potty is give her a treat if she uses it..but she still has her accidients ....
- When my son finally decided to let me know when he had to go to the potty he withheld going also for days at a time. My sons pred. told me to give him enima which u gi...
- One thing that works well for my 5 month old's constipation is probiotic powder. I't's healthy bacteria for the bowels and can be found at your local health food store...
Problems with Older Daughter Not Pooping in the Bathroom Toilet.
Asked by J.W. from Boca Raton
on October 11, 2006
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Ok, this may sound bad, my 5 year old daughter is haveing a problem going poo in the bathroom. I have taken her to the doctor to find out she has an anal retentive is...
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- This may sound crazy, but my son used to have a terrible time sitting down and pooping. He would bleed sometimes it hurt so bad, I finally got him to stradle the pott...
- J., I had the exact same problem with my oldest who is now 7. What I did for her was the glycerin sappositories, the kyro syrup, the fruit, the prune juice. ...
- Hi , J.. :0) She sounds constipated. Maybe something to soften the stools will help her with the pain when she poops. Sometimes fiber will make matters worse , espe...
Constipation
Asked by S.E. from Milwaukee
on August 30, 2009
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I have a 7 month old-first child. The last couple days, she has seem real constipated. You can see if i her eyes that she is hurting. She cries at times too. I was pl...
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- We've had the same issue with our 15 month old son. We switched from rice to oatmeal cereal when he first started eating solids, the stage 1 prunes (even at his age n...
- I would definitely push your foods that are great for digestive health. Apples, strawberries - foods full in fiber. Avoid grapes and bananas during constipation as t...
- our daughter was always constipated. We did either 1/2 prune juice 1/2 formula bottles. We did go to the dr. and they gave us some medicine... which was TERRIBLE, I ...
Stomach Issues
Asked by L.A. from Washington DC
on May 8, 2008
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This is kind of an embarrassing issue...but I am reaching out to others that may be in my boat. Since college, I am not 28, I have had very temperamental bowels. At ...
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- Water and soluble fiber are the way to go. In other words, green leafy vegetables and lots of water. Proper diet and exercise (which will stimulate your bowels) is f...
- Yogurt (Kefir is better), simple vegetable soups (chick broth,pot & celery), black beans (a must!), and pinneapple. I bet you'll have a movement the next day!
- I have had the same issue since I was in high school. Up until last week I was still taking fiber pills but when I was at the doctors last time (last week), she told m...
