Constipation and breastfeeding, Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[needtopoo]

Thats it really, ds is 14 months so is only feeding 3 times a day, I've been told senokot can change the taste of your milk/ upset the baby, likewise lactulose.

I'm been eating loads of fibre.

But to no avail.

What should I do?

Oh dear, I've no suggestions. Poor you! Just had to say that I love the name - straight and to the point!

Drink alot of water extra fibre is consiptaing if you don't drink alot

:(

Thanks ladies.

I was so hoping there was an obvious solution that I'd missed!

hmm, what about glycerol suppositories? TMI I know but quite frankly I'm a desperate woman at this point!

I think it's quite unlikely that senokot or lactulose would affect your milk at all - they're extra fibre. The extra fibres just stays in your gut, it doesn't go into your bloodstream, hence doesn't end up in your milk.

Suppositories are a good idea to sort it out immediately. Any idea what the root cause is here? Is this something you've had before?

Being more active (running, walking, biking, whatever) helps with constipation.

Fybrogel (sp?) is good but you need to drink a lot of water with it

Carton of orange juice, bag of dried apricots, lots of water. Bish bash bosh.

notquitecockney, thats exactly till I googled them both, apparantly they both do go through and can cause severe wind / diahorea (sp?)along with lots of tummy pain, so i'm really willing to risk it! :)

No Idea of the root cause, no change of diet / excercise levels. Never been constipated like this before! My stomach feels like its full of rocks.

Bollockstothis, pmsl! I just wish I could do the other so easily!!

Still no show :( Maybe I should swallow a piece of lego and see how long it takes to put in an appearance!