Gerber juice for constipation..

buckyfan30

I called the pedi and he said to try apple or pear.  Has anyone had to use juice for LO? Dr said to give 2 ounces a day..and then more or less if need be.   How much do you give and how fast did it kick in?

amyp3553

I first started trying an ounce of apple juice and an ounce of water in a bottle. It seemed to work the same day. My sister in law added a half to one ounce of prune juice in her babys morning bottle and he went daily. It will probably work the same day or by the next morning for your LO. My LO's constipation got so bad his doctor told me to put just a little Miralax everyday in one of his bottles.

buckyfan30

amyp3553:

I first started trying an ounce of apple juice and an ounce of water in a bottle. It seemed to work the same day. My sister in law added a half to one ounce of prune juice in her babys morning bottle and he went daily. It will probably work the same day or by the next morning for your LO. My LO's constipation got so bad his doctor told me to put just a little Miralax everyday in one of his bottles.

Thanks.. Miralax..that sounds awful!  This constipation is just terrible, he's got colic and when we finally get him to sleep the constipation pains wake him up

kmv68

I did one ounce pear juice and one ounce water.  Gave in morning, she went in the afternoon.  The second time I gave 2 ounces of pear juice and she went within 3 hours.  GL, I know it isn't fun for them

amyp3553

Yeah that would happen to my LO you finally get him asleep then his stomach wakes him up. But try the juice it will probably work great and keep your LO regular preventing that. You need to do it and find out how long it takes to work then use that to decide when to give that bottle because you don't wanna give it at night and it work within 6 or 8 hours cause again that would wake your LO up. But you will figure it out. Apple juice is great for constipation

noelikae23

I almost tried pear juice but ended up doing prune juice first.  I think my baby got constipated because I had switched him to a different formula.  He did not have bm for 3 days and on the 4th day he finally went xlg.  I did 1 onz prune juice with 1onz of water and it worked the next day!

buckyfan30

amyp3553:

Yeah that would happen to my LO you finally get him asleep then his stomach wakes him up. But try the juice it will probably work great and keep your LO regular preventing that. You need to do it and find out how long it takes to work then use that to decide when to give that bottle because you don't wanna give it at night and it work within 6 or 8 hours cause again that would wake your LO up. But you will figure it out. Apple juice is great for constipation

Ohhh isn't it frustrating!!!  

Thanks for the help everyone.. now I have a little better idea of how to go about giving him juice.    Here's to pooping..!