My DD was mixed fed up until a month ago and had problems with constipation on and off. Since swapping solely to formula (2nd milk) she has been better so I thought it must have been something I was eating.
However, she's now very constipated again. She poos every few days which is fine in itself - but when she goes, she strains so hard her eyes water and the poo itself comes out in a hard little lump. It's usually then followed by a normal poo so it's as if she needed to clear a blockage before the rest of the poo could put in an appearance. Despite the hardness of the first bit, she usually seems unconcerned when pooing - but yesterday she did get a little upset and when I went to change her nappy there was blood in her stool.
I spoke to the Dr this morning and said I don't want to medicate her if i can help it - I'm already watering her formula down slightly and she's having a good feed every 4 hours plus 4/5oz diluted prune juice at teatime so I know she's not dehydrated. The Dr has advised I start weaning her, avoiding baby rice and giving fruit and veg purees instead. I'm reluctant to do this as she's not yet six months and I was hoping to hold off as long as possible.
Any advice or ideas would be gratefully received!
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Constipation in 5mo dd - advised to start weaning but reluctant
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Fleecy · 21/02/2007 13:09
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