Any suggestions on what to give a newborn for severe constipation?

Question

My son is 3 weeks old and is severely constipated. He has very hard stools when and if he can get it out. I tried karo syrup and water with my oldest son when he was a baby, but it didn't work too well. I am open to any suggestions that may help, but must also be safe for him.

Answer 1

my baby had the same problem...when i took her to the doctor he said to mix a little Mineral oil with her food to help lube it when it came out of her but ( that worked really well!!!) also go to wal greens and get the infant and child suppository's keep them by your baby's changing table until he or she is one years old for times like this.....when my baby's poop gets hard and it seems as though shes having trouble passing a bowel then i just get one of those suppository's cut it in half long ways and put it in her but.....hold it there for a minute or else they'll just push it right back out, after that everything comes out fine!!! good luck

Answer 2

Best Constipation Cures

Answer 3

Bbaies magic tea is a wonderful home remedy which relieved my LO's severe constipation all of a sudden and now his BM is just normal.

Answer 4

If it's SEVERE take them to the pediatrician. Otherwise try a tablespoon of light Karo in 4oz warm water.

Answer 5

Why precisely can no longer you solely breastfeed? How do you recognize which you do no longer produce adequate milk in case you have been supplementing (for sure) in simple terms approximately from start? It does take it slow for the provision to return in and grow to be ordinary. and how can it no longer artwork consisting of your time table to breastfeed? actually at 2 weeks placed up-partum you are able to no longer have something urgent which you would be able to desire to be doing. i could surely do each and every thing plausible to easily breastfeed, a minimum of for here couple of weeks. supply toddler a raffle to discover ways to nurse nicely, and get your furnish up. and you're specific that as long as he's solely breastfed, he won't be constipated. If, faster or later, you would be able to desire to return to artwork, or college, or for another reason won't be able to nurse on the instant on the breast for each feeding, then plan to pump as much as plausible. once you at the instant can't pump adequate for toddler, then small quantities of formulation given alongside with the breastmilk, shouldn't bring about significant constipation. (Esp. on the grounds that toddler would be various months previous by making use of then, and his digestive gadget slightly extra mature.) EDIT: 2 weeks (or much less) became a strategies too early to be giving up on breastfeeding. Does your scientific institution have a lactation representative? if so, call her. If no longer, attempt to locate an autonomous one. it is not too overdue to get toddler onto the breast. it relatively is going to take it slow and attempt now, yet will shop a ton of time and attempt later on. (the very incontrovertible fact that your toddler is obviously having a no longer ordinary time digesting formulation ought to offer you the inducement you would be able to desire to adhere with it.) If getting toddler onto the breast is easily impossible, then you certainly DO would desire to be pumping lots extra commonly. 3 hours/7-8 situations an afternoon is nowhere close to adequate. you would be able to desire to be pumping approximately as commonly as toddler could be nursing -- a pair of dozen situations an afternoon. The extra customary pumping will furnish extra milk now (a million.5 ozx 12 = 18 oz -- must be adequate for many newborns), and could stimulate and strengthen your furnish for later.

Answer 6

Hi, Have you tried sugar and warm water.When you mix them make sure it is real sweet.It worked on my kids,and there bowel movement came within 2 days.Just make sure you give the baby an 8 ounce bottle one day and half ounce the next day,and then I hope you have plenty of diapers!!!Let me know if it worked.

Answer 7

Brown Sugar and warm water

Answer 8

try water as this is the best thing for them.

also give him lots of warm baths and rub his tummy and back.

this is what i did with my daughter and it worked.

my mum told me to do this as i had severe constipation and the olny thing that would help was having me in warm water constantly.

hope hes not constipated for too long. its horrible to see them in pain.

Answer 9

Do you breastfeed? It may be the formula that he's on definately ask the Doc. If you don't breastfeed and you are desperate try it.

Answer 10

warm water and take him to the doctor. They may be able to help.