Hello all, I think my little girl is constipated and I was wondering if anyone had any advice before I took a trip to the pharmacy tomorrow. She really strains and her body goes rigid and either nothing comes out or there is a small firm ball of poo which rolls off the nappy. She either does several of these a day or none of these a day. She has been on solids (well, purees) since she was approx 6 and a half months and she's still breastfeeding. She drinks water with meals (3 meals a day) and has a few drinks of water between meals and her snacks are breastmilk. Can anyone please advise me as to how much water she should be drinking a day for her age and also any advice on how to get things moving would be greatly appreciated as I hate see her struggling. She's clearly in pain when she does manage a small poo. Thank you. x
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