Give her juice?!

PGASTL · March 2011

I called the Pedi today because I think LO is constipated. It's only been since Sunday night, which I know is normal for EBF babies, but she's been really grunting and making her poop face, with no results.

Well, the nurse's line told me to give her half an ounce of apple juice tonight and tomorrow.

Isn't it a bit soon for that? I thought they'd just tell me to do a rectal temp or something. (to stimulate things that way - not because I thought she had a fever).

[Deleted User] · March 2011

yup - juice will loosen that sh!t right up, pun intended. You can also try the rectal temp, that can also work. The juice is only half an ounce, and it's only for the laxative effect.

MrsNoPhun · March 2011

Normal! Our pedi had us give D diluted prune juice. It more than helped!

slwprincess · March 2011

Yep, it's ok in that small of an amount just as a laxative. Prune juice never worked on DS but pear juice always did the trick. Still does!

PGASTL · March 2011

Thanks everyone & sorry for my crazy siggy. Trying to fix.

Moonbeam828 · March 2011

After talking to our pediatrician, DS gets about 1/2 an oz. of diluted prune juice every other day. He'd been having some fierce constipation issues for the past few weeks, and this keeps things moving as it should be.

plumerialost · March 2011

MrsNoPhun:
Normal! Our pedi had us give D diluted prune juice. It more than helped!

This! And we were doing this at around 4-6 weeks old. It'll be ok.

lop3z03 · March 2011

what we did was boil some water then put some prunes in it. Just as soon as the prunes release the juice or whatever take them out and give them that. It really does help.

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