Solid foods and dirty diapers (not having any!)

se_richter

My baby girl has been solid food for about a few weeks.  We started with rice cereal, added applesauce in week 2, sweet potatoes week 3 and this week, peas. She was having very poopy diapers every day and then it changed to every other day.  I backed off on the applesauce because I heard it can be binding.  For the past two days I've added a small scoop of prunes to her meals.  It's day 3 and still nothing!  She's a little gassy but not in any distress or acting differently than normal.  I read that some babies can go a week with a dirty, once solids are started.  That doesn't sound healthy to me.  Before I call the pedi, can anyone tell me if this is normal?  Or should I be super worried?!  Thanks!

 

MrsGaud

My LO is going through the same thing. The longest she has gone has only been 2 days though. I haven't tried prunes yet, but peaches seem to do the trick. We had her 6 month appt on Tuesday and I asked the doctor about it. She said that as long as her poop isn't small and hard (like rabbit poop) then she isn't constipated and is fine. Their stomachs just need to get used to it. Oh and I also have started giving her a little bit of water after her meals in a sippy cup.

se_richter

Thanks!  We have been giving her water after each meal but I'll start giving her more throughout the day.  Glad your LO is okay!