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WCM and Constipation

TREDgirlTREDgirl member
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I've been out of pocket for a few weeks so if I've missed this topic please point me in the right direction to that thread. 

But if you're LO's having constipation from switching to WCM what have you been doing? I've tried apple juice, fruit, prune puree and nothing. I'll ask her dr as well but just wanted to get some other 'real world' feedback. 

Thanks!
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Re: WCM and Constipation

  • deedee1017deedee1017 member
    We started buying those fruit pouches and avoided anything with bananas in it.  Half the battle is what to give them, the other half is trying to get them to eat/ drink it.  The pouches really worked for us.  She had a couple of really rough days.  It was terrible.
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  • carawasacarawasa member
    Were having this problem too. She's got hard poop, the poor thing. We have also been doing prune juice which helps but that's about it. Oatmeal and raspberries seem to help some too.
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  • ballygirlballygirl member

    One of my girls had trouble with the switch.  I initially did a couple days of half and half formula and WCM and then went right to all WCM and lizzy was constipated and would get really gassy, but the gas would get trapped because she was so backed up and she would wake up screaming at night. She was so constipated she would cry when she pooped.  Weird that Haley had no problem with it. 

     

    Anyway, we backed off the WCM and have been doing a slower transition.  We're still not 100% WCM yet (mainly because I have a canister of formula that I want to finish) but the more gradual approach seems to have helped.

     

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  • mancila60mancila60 member
    No constipation here but gas yes! We have backed off doing so much WCM so instead of having 2-3 sippy's of WCM we do like 1 1/2-2 a day. We also do gas drops straight into the mouth not in the WCM. And we rub his tummy a lot!

    Sorry not much help here. We go back and forth every few weeks with this.
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  • acethebaseacethebase member
    edited November 2014
    Pears and apple juice everyday!
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  • acethebaseacethebase member
    Lia1303 said:

    Does anyone else's LO's poop smell like death now? I mean I know it never smells like roses, but since the switch it makes me want to gag it's so stinky.

    Yeah, it's bad!
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  • mancila60mancila60 member
    acethebase said:

    Lia1303 said:

    Does anyone else's LO's poop smell like death now? I mean I know it never smells like roses, but since the switch it makes me want to gag it's so stinky.

    Yeah, it's bad!
    Agreed it's horrible! Also I notice wet diapers smell a little funky now too.
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  • TREDgirlTREDgirl member
    Thanks everyone! We are trying Miralax to try and help soften her stool. Fingers crossed that works. She was farting a lot more than usual last night so that is good! 

    And yes. Sometimes their pee diapers smell like a barnyard!
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  • Fruitcove7Fruitcove7 member
    Our pedi said a few ounces of white grape juice a day will keep DS regular. We mix it with 1/2 water for his daily sippy. He has been consistently regular.
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  • babyw101813babyw101813 member
    Prune concentrate by Wellements Baby! DS has had some nasty bouts with constipation and juice, etc. doesn't work. This works every. single. time. and doesn't cause a MASSIVE blowout. 
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    Thanks everyone!
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