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prunes - 5 month old?

lincoln64lincoln64 member
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DS started on oatmeal a week ago and loves it, he's doing great.  But he now seems to be having some trouble pooping.  He's constantly pushing.  Am I able to feed him 1/4 - 1/2 jar of prunes to help him out?  I'm going to call his pediatrician, but on Saturdays it takes forever for the nurse to call back.  Just curious if anyone gave their DC prunes at 5 months?

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Re: prunes - 5 month old?

  • excitedforlittleoneexcitedforlittleone member
    Yep you sure can but treat it like any other new food and wait 3-4 days before giving him something different.
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  • lincoln64lincoln64 member
    Thanks - do I have to give him the prunes for a few days straight, or can I give it to him tonight, and just see how he does and not introduce anything new?  Also, should I mix it with his oatmeal tonight at 5pm...or is that a recipe for disaster when he's trying to go to bed.  I don't want the poor little guy pooping all night long!  Can I just give him a little now, and then his oatmeal an hour later?
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  • christiney06christiney06 member
    I would maybe do 3/4  prunes 1/4 oatmeal, just in case they work too good!
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  • excitedforlittleoneexcitedforlittleone member
    I would do what the PP said.  Mix a little prune in with his oatmeal.  It should take overnight to work so I wouldn't worry about a blowout.
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  • leslienpeteleslienpete member

    Sure can! That was DD's first food at 5 mo. because of constipation. They worked like a champ after a day or two. Good luck!

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  • megd06megd06 member
    yes--start with a 1/2 jar though because the first time we gave our baby a whole jar he had a MASSIVE blowout--and then another one an hour later. We had to work slowly up to a full jar. Are you sure it's the oatmeal plugging him up? We have to give DS oatmeal to keep him FROM getting constipated
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  • KellinaKellina

    We started solids at 5 months and prunes were one of the first things we tried! DS is ALWAYS constipated thanks to his soy formula... ugh!

    Also baby cereal of any kind is constipating- they put lots of iron in it! Probably not a big prob if you BF, but formula already has lots of iron it, so the cereal makes it worse! Just my opinion...

    Pears are good for pooping too! :)

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