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What to do for a constipated LO...

anglndsguse44anglndsguse44 member
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I will be calling the nurse-on-call today to ask this very same question, but I thought I would also check with you ladies to see if any of you have had a constipated LO. DS hasn't pooped since Thursday. He has been passing gas like crazy, but doesn't seem uncomfortable or like he is in pain at all. We have been incorporating more formula into his diet since I am going back to work this week and don't have much of a BM stash built up. We were also out of town for a few days and he spent a lot of time in his car seat.On Wednesday he got his shots, so I am not sure if any of those things are playing a factor.

If you have had a constipated LO, what has your doctor said to do? 









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    Cherry LynnCherry Lynn
    My Dr. told me it is normal for baby to not poop for weeks. My LO can go a few days between bowel movements. If he seems uncomfortable I sometimes take some vaseline and the thermometer and wiggle it around his butt hole. This usually does the trick.
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    mommyjenny257mommyjenny257
    The thermometer trick PP mentioned was suggested to me by my doctor.  It has worked.  DS stays constipated and has since birth. The doc now has me giving him 1tsp of dark Karo syrup (make sure it's the dark) in his bottle 3 times per day.  This helps my DS everytime I do it.  You can also use a sliver of a glicerin suppository if nothing else works - I haven't had to do that yet.  Good luck!
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    kwitt22kwitt22 member
    our pedi has us do one oz of water and one oz of a pear juice. this usually always makes her go within twenty four hours. every pedi is different but ours strongly advises against dark karo syrup.
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    dcivic33dcivic33
    Our pedi asked if Mommy was constipated and if so, for mommy to drink some prune juice and that would also help baby. They also recommended the thermometer with a little vaseline for stimulation as well as moving LO's legs in a bicycle motion.
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    Mrs AndersonMrs Anderson member
    DD#1 was ALWAYS constipated. We did thermometer trick for awhile. Prune juice or pear juice. But we ended up having to give her Miralax in one of her bottles a day. Its safe for baby & it works!
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    tara00314tara00314

    1 oz water and 1 oz prune juice OR 1tsp brown sugar mixed in 2 oz water per pedi. Either can be given daily. Good luck!

     

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    anglndsguse44anglndsguse44 member
    Thanks everyone! I tried the"thermometer in the butt" trick and it worked :) We had poop of epic proportions this morning :)








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    kgs0505kgs0505 member
    I had to do 1 oz prune juice with 1 oz of water twice a day to get my son moving. The thermometers only works for us once in a while. I read on Karo syrups website that they changed the formulation and it doesn't work for constipation like it used to. Good luck... I hate it when he's uncomfortable from constipation.

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