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Water with karo syrup

Mason&MamaMason&Mama member
in January 2013 Moms

Is anyone trying to push you to do this, or is it just my crazypants aunt? She has mentioned it a few times, and I just do the smile and nod thing. She is getting on my nerves. 

First of all, I am not ready to offer water yet. I will introduce a straw sippy with water when I start solids, but I know that it will take a while for LO to really figure it out. It will be more of a toy/early introduction to explore at that point. I will probably never give water in a bottle. There's really no point. 

As far as karo syrup goes, I insisted that my boy is a champion pooper already, but apparently she still thinks he needs something to keep him regular. Hmmm ... how about I keep things up the way they have been working and then add prunes, peaches, etc if we have constipation problems in the future? 

I LOVE unwanted advice.  

 

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  • AshleyDehavenAshleyDehaven member
    Almost unrelated, but do peaches really help with constipation issues? My little one has had some back up trouble from the beginning, we finally have him semi-regular but i am worried about what will happen when we start introducing purees. Cereal was an epic fail.
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  • Mason&MamaMason&Mama member
    imageAshleyDehaven:
    Almost unrelated, but do peaches really help with constipation issues? My little one has had some back up trouble from the beginning, we finally have him semi-regular but i am worried about what will happen when we start introducing purees. Cereal was an epic fail.
    Yes, the P foods are good for constipation. Pears, peaches, prunes, peas, plums. Avoid bananas, apples, rice cereal. I would offer pureed prunes to DS1 if he missed a BM ... he loved them, and they worked great. Be careful. A little goes a long way!
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  • ambmamaambmama member
    My dad told me this 'secret' when DS was about 2 months and was having gas issues. He told me I should always carry it with me and it will settle his stomach. I've never once done it, lol. Yes, LOVE the unwanted advice!

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  • stardust317stardust317 member

    We actually use karo syrup/water for constipation.  If she wasn't having issues, I wouldn't do it though.  

     DD1 also had serious constipation issues which essentially fixed its-self when  we started solids.  

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  • Mason&MamaMason&Mama member
    imagestardust317:

    We actually use karo syrup/water for constipation.  If she wasn't having issues, I wouldn't do it though.  

     DD1 also had serious constipation issues which essentially fixed its-self when  we started solids.  

    I didn't mean it was a bad thing if you had issues. I am sure that it is a great help for constipation. But if my kid poops multiple times a day (and he does!), I see no reason to give him this. 
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  • zonagirliezonagirlie member
    It's just water that is helping with constipation. And it does so by giving the baby diarrhea. So not so much helping.
    Water is bad for babies' digestion and the Karo is just spiking heir blood sugar. It is to, in theory, make them want to drink it or help with dehydration, when in all actuality it's not helping with anything. If you call a doc about chronic constipation, chronic because occasional is totally normal since their bowels aren't fully formed for nearly a year, they'll recommend to put a little bit of pure prune juice no sugar into their milk. One ounce I think it is maximum at a time then waiting an hour. No more than six ounces in eight hours. Diarrhea causes dehydration and dehydration can seriously damage your child.
    There's a reason there are no marketed constipation/ laxative OTC meds for infants. It's too dangerous.
    And I haven't gotten a lot of advice thankfully. Most friends and family are far away. Mil will often say "When I had mine, we did..." And ask if its still that way. Like water at night, rice cereal, binding a hernia, etc.
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  • shea5711shea5711 member
    Back in the day, people would make their own formula out of karo syrup, evaporated milk and water...like 2 generations ago.  I actually know of a woman that has a 3 yr old and 6 month old and this is what she used/uses for her babies!  "if it was good enough for my parents, its good enough for me" is her motto.  I cringe if I ever see her kids with a bottle
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    imageshea5711:
    Back in the day, people would make their own formula out of karo syrup, evaporated milk and water...like 2 generations ago. nbsp;I actually know of a woman that has a 3 yr old and 6 month old and this is what she used/uses for her babies! nbsp;"if it was good enough for my parents, its good enough for me" is her motto. nbsp;I cringe if I ever see her kids with a bottle

    Her poor kids! They'll be so anemic and end up with rickets or something :
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