Apple Juice/water

MrsMountainGirl · February 2012

Anyone else having to give LO a combination of apple juice and water? My MD put him on it about 2 weeks ago...we are still trying to figure when the best time for it is.Right now i have tried before feeding, after feeding, and inbetween feeding. I dont want him to get use to snacking but inbetween feeding seems the best since i know he gets a full feeding and still takes the juice.If you are having to do this what are you doing? FYI - I'm breastfeeding.

HopingForOne · February 2012

I am so confused...why are you giving this to a baby?

MrsMountainGirl · February 2012

Sorry I should have explained...he is having trouble pooping and has reflux, which is worse because he gets so backed-up.

Jennyanydots26 · February 2012

MrsMountainGirl:
Sorry I should have explained...he is having trouble pooping and has reflux, which is worse because he gets so backed-up.

I don't understand what apple juice and water has to do with reflux. I have never read anywhere that that is a remedy. And by trouble pooping, do you mean constipated? Breastfed babies rarely get constipated.

Your MD sounds clueless - how old is he/she? 90?

MrsMountainGirl · February 2012

It doesn't fix his reflux...it just helps him poop so he is not so backed-up that he cant eat.My LO has a GI issue which was discovered after he was born. He is not constipated just cant push the poop out.I know this seems crazy and trust me i questioned everything the doctors have wanted to do .

mommadawn1012 · February 2012

Have you tried a suppository or even a qtip and vaseline? That works everytime lol

OurJellybean · February 2012

Yea I've never heard of using apple juice for pooping. My lo goes a few days between poops.

ar52kortlang · February 2012

Don't give LO apple juice, there are tests being done with the FDA that apple juice has arsenic in it!

shortstuff15 · February 2012

Jennyanydots26:

MrsMountainGirl:
Sorry I should have explained...he is having trouble pooping and has reflux, which is worse because he gets so backed-up.

And by trouble pooping, do you mean constipated? Breastfed babies rarely get constipated.

Actually I know plenty of breastfed babies who have trouble pooping and get constipated. It's a developmental thing regarding the muscles in the colon and has nothing to do with being breastfed or formula fed! And apple juice is definately a remedy for constipation/getting things moving so her MD is not out to lunch.

OP - I would look into infant massage as another way to help baby get things going. I have a friend who specializes in it and she has a few massage tricks that she did with her baby to get things working better so that you don't have to use apple juice as much.

textbookcase · February 2012

BF babies can go several days without pooping. I definitely would not give a 1-month-old apple juice for constipation. I have given juice as an aid for constipation to my older daughters, when they were older babies (like 8-9 months). If he's truly constipated a q-tip with vaseline will work just fine. I think you should find another md.

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