Help Me Help Ella Poop!

CaliforniaSunshine

I have a call in to the pedi (waiting for a call back), called the nurse advice line (they told me to wait until it has been a week) and poor Ella is miserable. She has never had a problem with pooping. It has been since Tuesday since she has pooped. She is miserable and is straining so hard. Please help Ella poop. Suggestions?

PinkPeony6210

The thermometer trick always works for my Ella when she is having a hard time pooping.

Aimeelb1

Poor baby I know what you are going through. DD is constipated all the time. The only thing that helps her stay regular is if we feed her prunes. Have you tried that? I make my own baby food so I just put the prunes in some water to plumps them up a little, then puree them. She eats a few oz of those and she is good to go!

Pear juice helps too, but not as well as the prunes...HTH!

kate3636

have you tried an infant supository? If you can't find infant ones, break the child one in half before putting it in. I would also give her 1-2 oz prune juice in her bottle if you bottle feed every other feeding till she goes. This is a contstant sturggle at my house....

 

shortms6

Definitely prunes.  Good luck.

stutz29

Have you tried sticking the thermonater in her butt?  My DS had an awful time sometimes and I have to do this 2-3 times sometimes!! I also feed him a jar of prunes and oatmeal which works great!! Sometimes it works too good and he will poop 5 times a day!!  My pedi said prunes are the best!

grace_smith03

1 t molasses in a bottle will clean your LO right out. GL!

mopsie

Take a Q-tip, dip it in Vaseline (a LOT of Vaseline), then put Ella on her back and lift her legs (like you're changing a diaper).  Put the Q-tip in her anus, twirl it around a LOT.  The twirling is the key.  You don't even have to insert it - you can just tickle around the anus.  Keep doing it until the poop comes out.  Abby had this same thing happen to her and I had to "help" the poop out with the Q-tip.  You might want a few wipes on hand, and have a diaper underneath her, just in case.  If it doesn't work the first time, wait a few minutes then try again.  I literally had to stretch her anus with the Q-tip to help ease the poop out.  It's gross, but it was totally worth it to get her out of pain!!!  GL!

Now_a_Swearingen

I've tried this for the past few days: take 2 fingers or so and massage below the belly button. I usually do this w/ LO's diaper off and on the changing table. I usually massage her belly for about 5-10mins and then if she hasn't gone then I insert the thermometer barely so she feels something there & tries to push it out. I would def. get in contact with the Dr ASAP if she's that uncomfortable.

Our pedi suggested giving LO 1-2oz of adult apple juice if it didn't help.

kochmcdiarts

kate3636:

have you tried an infant supository? If you can't find infant ones, break the child one in half before putting it in. I would also give her 1-2 oz prune juice in her bottle if you bottle feed every other feeding till she goes. This is a contstant sturggle at my house....

 

 

Both of these have worked well for H who has never been a good pooper. Also, the pedi suggested dark corn syrup in a bottle. I think it was like 1-2 tsp. This  did not work for Hendrix but may work for you. 

sturgeje

prunes always do the trick for landon! be prepared for a heck of a mess though GL!

CaliforniaSunshine

mopsie:

Take a Q-tip, dip it in Vaseline (a LOT of Vaseline), then put Ella on her back and lift her legs (like you're changing a diaper).  Put the Q-tip in her anus, twirl it around a LOT.  The twirling is the key.  You don't even have to insert it - you can just tickle around the anus.  Keep doing it until the poop comes out.  Abby had this same thing happen to her and I had to "help" the poop out with the Q-tip.  You might want a few wipes on hand, and have a diaper underneath her, just in case.  If it doesn't work the first time, wait a few minutes then try again.  I literally had to stretch her anus with the Q-tip to help ease the poop out.  It's gross, but it was totally worth it to get her out of pain!!!  GL!

Looks like we will be trying this. I don't have prunes, pear juice or a normal thermometer (we have a temporal scan). Crossing my fingers.

CaliforniaSunshine

mopsie:

Take a Q-tip, dip it in Vaseline (a LOT of Vaseline), then put Ella on her back and lift her legs (like you're changing a diaper).  Put the Q-tip in her anus, twirl it around a LOT.  The twirling is the key.  You don't even have to insert it - you can just tickle around the anus.  Keep doing it until the poop comes out.  Abby had this same thing happen to her and I had to "help" the poop out with the Q-tip.  You might want a few wipes on hand, and have a diaper underneath her, just in case.  If it doesn't work the first time, wait a few minutes then try again.  I literally had to stretch her anus with the Q-tip to help ease the poop out.  It's gross, but it was totally worth it to get her out of pain!!!  GL!

Looks like we will be trying this. I don't have prunes, pear juice or a normal thermometer (we have a temporal scan). Crossing my fingers.

kochmcdiarts

Riley*sMom:

mopsie:

Take a Q-tip, dip it in Vaseline (a LOT of Vaseline), then put Ella on her back and lift her legs (like you're changing a diaper).  Put the Q-tip in her anus, twirl it around a LOT.  The twirling is the key.  You don't even have to insert it - you can just tickle around the anus.  Keep doing it until the poop comes out.  Abby had this same thing happen to her and I had to "help" the poop out with the Q-tip.  You might want a few wipes on hand, and have a diaper underneath her, just in case.  If it doesn't work the first time, wait a few minutes then try again.  I literally had to stretch her anus with the Q-tip to help ease the poop out.  It's gross, but it was totally worth it to get her out of pain!!!  GL!

Looks like we will be trying this. I don't have prunes, pear juice or a normal thermometer (we have a temporal scan). Crossing my fingers.

 

GOOD LUCK! It is awful seeing a LO in that kind of pain.