Prune juice for constipation

Funnurse81 · August 2013

Has anyone given this? My dd hasn't pooped in days. I started feeding her solids daily last week (oatmeal mainly). She doesn't appear to be in distress or nothing but it's been a week and I'm concerned that she might be constipated. I've he'd solids for the last three days ad have been giving her two oz apple juice mixed with water once a day to see if it'll help but so far nothing. I want to try prune juice and would like o know if this is advisable and how to give it. Thanks.

Funnurse81 · August 2013

Do I just buy dried prunes and mash one or do I buy plums? Sorry, completely clueless. Thanks.

Funnurse81 · August 2013

Never mind, just watched a YouTube video on the topic.

holly321 · August 2013

DS has been really constipated. Vesting prunes helps, but not enough. Our pediatrician said to give him some water too. But that helps loosen the stool, not so much make it happen?

KTMonson11 · August 2013

krystynad said:

We do two ounces of water and one of prune juice and it works great just be prepared for a diaper blow out lol! It make my dd feel so much better and she loves the taste.

We do this as well. Works great!

tiffanyp · August 2013

I've been giving Charlotte 1 or 1.5 oz of prune juice in a bottle since she was about 2 months old (per her pediatrician's recommendation). It has been essential for keeping her regular. If I miss a day, she gets backed up, and then it takes a few days to get back on track. I started with diluted prune juice, but fully concentrated seems to work better.

happylady5 · August 2013

We had major constipation issues on both rice and oatmeal cereal. We moved on to purées. Started with pears because they're high in fiber. Worked! My advice is no more cereal.