Baby poop on solids

Emer

DS has been on solids for a month now and he is having some constipation issues (both in frequency and consistency).  We try to work in apples or pears each day and did prunes for the first time yesterday.  Are carrots and sweet potatoes particularly bad for constipation? It seems to be more of an ongoing problem as he adjust to eating solids- is that normal? 

TIA

sundot

dd had this very issue. We finally resorted to giving her prunes every other meal just to get her "regular." It worked and we had to do this for about 2 months--thank goodness she liked prunes!! I would purposely skip a prunes meal just to see if she was okay and no, she needed the prunes every.other.meal for two months. HTH.

brideonjuly8

I've been giving DS prunes almost every meal to keep him going everyday.  He LOVES prunes, so it hasn't been an issue, but I've also been giving him apple juice in his sippy mixed with water and I use apple juice to mix his oatmeal as well.  Since I've been doing this he's been going about every day.  HTH!

Nessia

Try grapes, they work like a charm. WE have the opposite problem because DS eats a lot of fruit so he goes 2-3x a day, sometimes 4.

kimbiebride

Carrots actually have the opposite effect on DS. ?At 19 mos., ?Pears and apples are still what I give him for constipation. ?