January 2016 Moms
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Vamason89
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First off, I love this board and miss it. My new board is not the same...
Second, my daughter has been having intestinal issues. A week ago she became constipated. Sunday she had a BM, which was clay-like in color and texture. Thursday it turned back to normal color. However, she's still so uncomfortable that she's screaming during a BM. Any tricks for helping with sad poopers? We've done prune juice, apple juice, warm baths, yogurt... help
Second, my daughter has been having intestinal issues. A week ago she became constipated. Sunday she had a BM, which was clay-like in color and texture. Thursday it turned back to normal color. However, she's still so uncomfortable that she's screaming during a BM. Any tricks for helping with sad poopers? We've done prune juice, apple juice, warm baths, yogurt... help
Re: Constipation
I wouldn't use this unless baby is misrable, I've only ever done it once, but my grandma swore that giving my LO some decaf coffee with milk and she said it would help move things along fast. It was a rough day where i tried apple juice, prune juice, a warm bath, a tummy message, nothing worked and I was desperate just to get my little guy to poop so i tried it, and it worked! Just make sure you have your LO drink lots of water after if you try it cause coffee can have a dehydrating effect. Like i said this isn't a solution for everyday constipation, but if you are desperate like I was it worked.
With some research we found the best diet to avoid constipation was high-fiber foods, fruits like prune, mango, pear, vegetables like broccoli, peas, beans, and whole-grain breads and cereal. We were told to avoid processed foods, sweets, and to watch milk and cheese intake. Hope this helps!
@kodariah , it makes sense that coffee would work, since it's a diuretic. But, yes. Def lots of water if you have to go that route.
In our experience with LO, gripe water also helps a lot. We use it for the occasional AR issue, but it has the added benefit of loosening things up. Otherwise, we just give her a healthy amount of raspberries daily.