Constipation

theprincessPAT

My LO seems to be pretty backed up.  She finally pooped a little bit today, after I gave her 15mL of water (the Dr has previously said this was okay) and skipped her morning dose of the vitamin.  I'm wondering if her vitamin is causing the problem. She's on the poly-vi-sol.  Have any of you had any problems with the vitamin causing problems?  Do you have any solutions for helping them to go?  I feel so bad for her and can tell she's really uncomfortable.

ESM354

My son has had issues with this too.  We went off the vitamin for a week and he had stools with every diaper change.  Then the Dr. said we had to go back on the vitamin.  Since he has maybe gone once per day and he really strains and cries other times trying to go.  We have been trying 1/2 oz of pear juice before every feeding and also lactulose 2X per day.  Just today we got a prescription for miralax to try.  I would make sure you talk with your dr before doing any juice because we started with a much smaller amt and worked up to this amount.  Good luck!! I know it is challenging and you feel so bad when you can't help.

hollerjeepgirl

I just started DS on the poly vi sol and he's constipated too! WTH! My pedi nurse said to soak him in his bathwater with baking soda for 20 minutes to help relax his butt muscles. I might just order some tri vi sol with iron online for right now since I can't find it in any stores (he was suppose to be on it originally and since I can't find it anywhere his pedi said to try the poly vi sol)

ESM354

hollerjeepgirl:

I just started DS on the poly vi sol and he's constipated too! WTH! My pedi nurse said to soak him in his bathwater with baking soda for 20 minutes to help relax his butt muscles. I might just order some tri vi sol with iron online for right now since I can't find it in any stores (he was suppose to be on it originally and since I can't find it anywhere his pedi said to try the poly vi sol)

We tried the tri-vi-sol too and that didn't help either.  I think my local target store carries it in the baby dept.  I think it is the iron in it which is the same in both.

Cara03

We've had constipation issues, too. Upon doctor recommendation, we added a teaspoon of prune juice to each of his bottles. After a few days, this really helped to make his stools easier to pass and eliminated the screaming with trying to poop.