Hi, my daughter is now 4 and a half month old ( 27 Oct 2006) she is having constipation.she is breast feeding?

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Hi, my daughter is now 4 and a half month old ( 27 Oct 2006) she is having constipation.she is breast feeding and once at night time am giving her enfamil with iron from the beginning. i tried suppocitories and she'll go then and it's not hard..normal only..my doc told me to give her karo syrup in water and low iron , and she is not taking that well but then also she is not going for 7-8 days..also am giving her gerber apple juice. on the 7th day trying suppocitory. wht should i do? can i give her normal prune juice? or gerber peach,prunes etc.. i want to make my child regular bowlmovement everyday.please advice.
thanks and regard

cn i give her normal prune juice diluted

Answer 1

Try a little prune juice, I'm sure that will do that the trick.

Answer 2

It is normal for breastfed babies to either go as often as every time she eats or as long as once every couple of days. I read in several books that it is not good to give an infant suppositories; so it puzzles me that you peditrician would recommend that. If it's been a couple of days since your baby went last, I would give her Gerber prune juice in a sippy cup. Nuby makes a cup designed for infants. It works just like a bottle nipple but it looks like a sippy cup. If you never introduce juice through a bottle, it'll be easier to transition away from the bottle when the time is right. That's just a little side note tip. In the meantime, you can try a dropper called "Little Tummies" and gently rub your daughter's belly.

Answer 3

I had that problem with my son at the exact same age! I went the prune juice route (very little, diluted in water) Give her that a cple times during the day and keep breastfeeding normally. That should get her moving. Also it is really easy for little ones to get dehydrated, My dr recommended a cple oz of pedialyte 3-4 times a day, just to make sure he was completely hydrated. That really worked. Well good luck with whatever you try, I know how frustrating and scarey motherhood can be.

Answer 4

If she hasn't had any solid food yet, I would not give her any baby food yet. It could make her tummy hurt worse. Karo syrup usually worked for my son, and he never liked the juice (I would only use gerber juice or dilute the regular juice if you want). And that was what the doc recommended for him, also. However, the previous answer is right in that they can go quite awhile without a bowel movement, so she may NOT be constipated.

Good luck!

Answer 5

If your baby is constipated and your breastfeeding, it might be part of your diet that is making it hard for her to go. I've also noticed that if I give my baby breast milk and then give her formula it makes it worse, try keeping her on one consistant brand or breast milk, and apple juice might help. Iron is known to make you constipated, so if the formula you are using has high iron then try taking her off of it. My son also had this problem, he wouldnt go for days, then he would go alot my Dr. said it was perfectly normal. Also make sure you are drinking plenty of water, if you are dehidrated then your breast milk wont have enough water for your baby. keep trying everything cause I dont think that there will be a miracle cure. Good luck. p.s. try pear juice. Also it does get better when they get a little older .

Answer 6

I breastfed my babe as well. I was informed by my Pediatrician that it is normal for breastfed babies to go up to a week without having a bm. As long as it is not hard, they are fine!

Here is some information on the matter:

Between 4 to 6 weeks of age, the pattern can change to less frequent bowel movements, Brown-Ginsberg says. The quantity per movement will be greater, though. "Some breastfed babies can have a bowel movement every few days or even once a week," she says. "As long as it remains soft, it is not constipation."
What Mom Eats
The foods you eat can play a role in your child's stooling pattern, but not to any significant degree. "We recommend that mothers eat a well-varied diet, foods that she generally likes and tolerates," says Brown-Ginsberg. "The key is moderation, avoiding overindulgence in any one food. For the most part, baby's bowel movements [will] remain soft, mustard-yellow color despite variety in Mother's diet."

When it comes to food, it's easy to lose focus of the bigger picture. "Spicy foods have always gotten a bad reputation, but remember that in many parts of the world, very spicy foods are eaten by breastfeeding mothers, and the majority do fine!" says new parent Dr. Susan Dulkerian, a neonatologist at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Md.



Hope this helps! Remember, if you are not sure, always call your doctor. I'd rather be safe than sorry anyday when it comes to my babe.

Answer 7

toddlers that wake in the process the evening formerly 7 months previous might desire to consume. as quickly as they attain 7 months, it may grow to be in user-friendly terms a convenience difficulty to fall back asleep. My 9.5 month previous nevertheless wakes 2-three times a evening for a bottle. His pediatrician had counseled weaning him from one bottle at a time in the process the evening and all of us started attempting it whether it grew to become into no longer likely nicely and that i've got self assurance he nevertheless needs the bottles in the midst of the evening. He does not drink extra then a million-2 bottles in the process the day because of the fact he's often finished from the forged meals he eats so he's hungry for formula in the process the evening. It sucks waking up 2-three times a evening nevertheless yet i would be unable to take something he needs faraway from him. My son has under no circumstances slept in the direction of the evening. very just about each and every baby voluntarily starts off dozing in the direction of the evening between a while a million and 3 nevertheless so the waking in the midst of the evening will end at last. as quickly as she reaches 7 months, you are able to attempt weaning her from the middle of the evening feedings yet i might consult from her pediatrician approximately it first and are available up with a plan. Do you provide her a bottle genuine formerly mattress? that would help fill her up and make her sleep longer.

Answer 8

Since she is still breast feeding it might be somthing that you are eating that is causing her to be constipated, or it could be her body reacting to the milk. as children grow their bodies change so the enfamil with the iron, could be whats doing it. You should try weining her off of the enfamil and onto regular milk. she is not an infant anymore, some of the food she eats already has iron, so maybe you need to lessen her iron intake.

Answer 9

It doesnt sound like she constipated.

Breastfed babies tend to go several days between bowel movements and its no big deal.

The best thing you can do, to be sure, is to cut out the formula. That stuff will constipate anyone. Giving her formula will also interfere with the way she obsorbs iron. Its best to give breastmilk only.

Answer 10

Breastfed babies will not always have BM everyday after a few months of age.

The most non invasive and nicest approach - - - BROWN SUGAR WATER!
I swear by it!!! My son had same problem, and within an hour of drinking around 4 ounces of brown sugar water, he strained and struggled, but there was POOOOO Everywhere!!!!!!!