what to do for constipated 6 week old

rynalicia

DS has been straining to go to the bathroom the past three days.  When he does it is very hard and pebble like.  I have called the dr twice and still no call back.  He .is on soy because he was having trouble with regular milk when he was younger.  what have your drs suggested?

Expecting0207

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/karo-syrup-for-constipation/AN01826

 

"Treatment of infant constipation varies by age. For infants 2 months or younger, call your baby's doctor for advice on treatment. For infants older than 2 months, give them 2 to 4 ounces of water twice a day in addition to their usual fluid intake. If constipation doesn't improve, give them 2 to 4 ounces of fruit juice twice a day. For infants older than 4 months who are already eating solid foods, give them baby food that's high in fiber ? such as peas, beans, apricots, prunes, peaches or pears ? twice a day until constipation improves. You may also apply a small amount of water-based lubricant to your baby's anus to ease stool passage. "

 

I've put a little pear juice in her bottle and that has worked.

 

 

 

 

AngelGirlEms

DD was like this just a few days ago and our pedi recommended prune juice.  DD currently only eats 2-2.5oz. and our pedi said to put 1/2 oz. of prune juice in with her formula and to continue to do this until she has a normal bowel movement.  Once she has a normal bowel movement, if we notice anything else where she's straining (some straining is normal) a lot, we can give her another 1/4 - 1/2 oz. of prune juice. Just make sure it's the all natural, no sweetners added prune juice.  It took about 12 hours but worked wonders!!  The pedi also said we could try Karo (sp?) syrup as well, but the prune juice worked great.  GL!

Sami8468

Our Pedi told us 1 oz prune juice with 1 oz of warm water.  It worked wonders. 

AutumnsMom1204

We did the pear juice/water combo. Worked like a charm.

mek10976

I've been using Pedia-lax on my preemie and it works great - within an hour he had relief.  The package says its for kids 2-6 years, but my pediatrician said it was ok, just don't use all of the glycerin.

ashleigh1984

are dr told use one tsp of karo syrup in his bottle. Is this the first time he has had trouble wit soy?

Alex26

Our pedi suggested Karo syrup, but I only used it once because it gave my DS really bad tummy crapmps.  I use apple prune juice in every formula bottle, and since then I have not had any porblem. I also give DS a bottle of warm water a day, but he is now 3 months old.

sarahintx05

Our pedi said to do 1 oz pear juice if she gets constipated, haven't tried it before, though. 

Sueball1

We literally JUST went through this. Pedi told us to try giving 2-4 oz of water per day (we just mixed extra water w/his formula). When that didn't work, they suggested prune juice - 1/2 oz mixed w/a 1/2 water. We were just about to do that when DS had an explosive, painful, but very large and soft poop, LOL.

He is still having issues though, so I am not sure if we have solved the problem or not...