Re: Constipation remedies?

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Dawn-

I'm sorry I don't have a constipation remedy, but you've been on my mind

lately... How are you doing/feeling? How's baby etc.? I'm ready to hear

some details if you would like to share :-)

S.

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What details would you like to hear? he he

Dawn

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Dawn,

Constipation in a baby is often a sign of food allergy. I find dried

apricots much more palatable than prunes, personally but my kids loved them.

Be careful and don't give too many prunes it can be explosive, if you know

what I mean. LOL

Wendi

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Constipation remedies?

From: clementdnc@...

Hi guys,

Does anyone have a good remedy for constipation? My dd is 9 months and she

has been having a tough time with it this past week.. I'm not feeding her a

lot of solids yet, and what I do feed her shouldn't make her that

constipated. But she is having a rough time at it lately. If anyone has a

remedy or idea I would really appreciate it.

thanks

Dawn

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clementdnc@... wrote:

> Hi guys,

> Does anyone have a good remedy for constipation? My dd is 9 months and she

> has been having a tough time with it this past week.. I'm not feeding her a

> lot of solids yet, and what I do feed her shouldn't make her that

> constipated. But she is having a rough time at it lately. If anyone has a

> remedy or idea I would really appreciate it.

>

> thanks

> Dawn

>

I just keep a jar of organic prunes on hand, and if gets constipated --

which happens rarely -- I give him a few spoonfuls of prunes with his food.

Earth's Best makes a nice prune and oatmeal cereal (in a jar) that is totally

organic. You can also just work prunes into her diet so she gets some on a

regular basis, thereby preventing constipation.

Margaret

Avoid pushing too hard. Your children are full of spirit and will find their

way. Their true parent resides within them; you are only a reflection.

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I haven't had to do it but I think pear juice is supposed to help out with

constipation. You could dilute it so it wouldn't cause the opposite problem.

Just a thought.

[Guest guest]

hi dawn,

from what i know, the best thing to help her is more breastmilk. are you

mixing her cereal with it as well? if not, maybe try that. if you are

feeding her rice you can cut down on the amount because that tends to be

very constipating. oatmeal is a good non-binding cereal and my son loved

it.

good luck

stephanie

Constipation remedies?

> From: clementdnc@...

>

> Hi guys,

> Does anyone have a good remedy for constipation? My dd is 9 months and

she

> has been having a tough time with it this past week.. I'm not feeding her

a

> lot of solids yet, and what I do feed her shouldn't make her that

> constipated. But she is having a rough time at it lately. If anyone has

a

> remedy or idea I would really appreciate it.

>

> thanks

> Dawn

>

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Sometimes I would drink prune juice or eat prunes and this seemed to help a

little. Other than that, I take flax seed and that helps me and thus helps

the wee one. Hope you are doing ok.

Theresa

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> Does anyone have a good remedy for constipation? My dd is 9 months and she

> has been having a tough time with it this past week.. I'm not feeding her a

> lot of solids yet, and what I do feed her shouldn't make her that

> constipated. But she is having a rough time at it lately. If anyone has a

> remedy or idea I would really appreciate it.

Dawn,

Try nursing longer, or offering more of the hindmilk... say, after

hand-expressing or pumping some of the foremilk. The higher fat content

of the hindmilk may help pass her stools. Offer to nurse just prior to

giving solids to your daughter. Also, I always provided extra water to

my kids, rather than fruit juices, if/when they ever had trouble passing

stools. From my own experience, this combination worked great if/when

my kids were delayed with their BMs.

However, if you can see she is visibly uncomfortable from straining when

she does have a BM and isn't very successful, I'd focus on the opposite

end... with mine, I would smear a Vit E capsule on their anus and use

the diaper to rub it in... sometimes the stimulation and the little

lubrication the Vit E provided was enough to help pass a dry stool.

Some mothers use a portion of a glycerin suppository to help stimulate

their baby's bottoms... and others use rectal thermometers.. I've never

tried either just because I was successful with other methods.

Personally though, I'd hate having something shoved up when I had enough

problems getting things OUT already.