DD hasn't pooped in 4 days and is miserable. I called the pedi and tried the warm bath, bicycling her legs, thermometer in the bum tricks, but have not tried the glycerin suppositories or dark karo in her bottle. Which one works better or should I try the karo and glycerin suppositories together?
Re: Constipation remedies
Prunes. Watered down apple juice.
Glycerin suppositories on it's own should work within 30 minutes if not sooner. And be warned, it will be poo city.
I'm pretty sure the Karo is a no-no now.
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/karo-syrup-for-constipation/an01826
I would add a little bit of 100% prune juice to a bottle. That's what my Dr. suggested if we had issues. It only takes a small amount in an infant, though. 2 ounces-ish.
I'd try prune juice first. You can put a splash in the formula/BM, or give a splash with water. You can also try prune puree.
Glycerin suppositories work best - within just a few minutes. It's not the most comfortable thing for either of you, but it clears everything out quickly.
Is your baby breast fed or formula fed, or is she on solids yet?
If she's not on solids, I don't know if she could really be "constipated," could she???
If she is on solids, I'd try prune or pear juice or puree.
When DD hadn't gone in a week, when we first started solids, I used a glycerin suppository after trying everything else because she was just SO uncomfortable. It worked within about 2 minutes. I just lay her on the ground with an old towel under her, opened her diaper, and stuck it up her butt. She didn't even really know what was going on... Within a minute or so she made her "pooping" face, so I lifted her legs gently and she just pooped into the open diaper.
She is EBF and we started solids a week ago.
Starting solids is most likely the culprit then. Happened to us too!
I now just keep prunes handy and give 1/2 a container every 3-4 days or so to keep him regular. GL
I'm amazed at how many people prunes works for!! It didn't seem to work for DD at all. Our doctor also recommended giving a bit of water (even though DD was EBF) along with prunes on a regular basis to keep her regular. We did both these things and after 8 days of no poop, we just went for the glycerin.
Good luck!