High Fibre Food for 9Months Old

[jellyjelly]

Need to give High Fibre food on Doctors advice to 9 month old mindee.

Apart from Beans, veg and fruit what can you suggest. As always no eggs or nuts. Have normal store cupbaord stuff.

Brown Rice and brown pasta...maybe?
Brown bread (not wholemeal)
Oat porrdige(ready brek?)
Bran in everything (for an adult you just stir it in to casseroles, mince, lasagne etc)

But I'd get more specific advise from the Dr. I would ask for a diet sheet or get the parents to get the surgery to talk to you

Does the mindee suffer from constipation ? if so I wouldn't give bran because this can really dry out the stools, making going more difficult.

Definetely agree with getting a diet sheet from the dr's.

Their doctors have advised prunes as haas the hv but they do not have a diet plan it is up to me as long as it is hf. Child only goes once every 4 days and hard and dry.

how about more water?

Sorry Katymac, but don't don't don't give brown pasta or bran. Wheatbran works by irritating the bowel to keep things moving, and it can cause dreadful tummyaches and bloating. The best fibre is to be found in oats.

I've posted more on your other thread jellyjelly. Sorry, I think I assumed child was yours and called him your ds.

have tried that already and hasnt made a difference,i have stopped him drinking lots of milkshakes and squashes.

If it's just because he's constipated, give him prunes and apple juice, not wedges of high-fibre bran, etc.

No bananas, and ease off cheese too.

Thought bananas were good? Have posted more on another part. Father has digestional track cancers which started as a baby son is very very constipated and has nasty poos.

I am trying to persuade the parents not to give smiley faces and nuggets but not getting throught to them.

Bananas are "binding" - can cause constipation.

What sort of milk does he have? Is he on follow-on?

They give him smiley faces and nuggets?! There's no helping some people is there, JJ

has cows. and teen parents who are trying to do their best for him

Cows' milk not recommended before they're one as a main drink - wonder if this is part of the problem?

Cows' milk is too high in sodium and too low in other fats/minerals/vitamins.

But not follow-on - too much iron and will cause constipation to get worse.

Cows' milk or formula? He's a bit young to be drinking ordinary milk.

If he#s getting processed foods, then you need to make sure that he doesn't get any salt during the time he's with you, to try and 'make up' for the excessive amount of salt he'll be getting at home. Lots of fresh stuff, I guess. Steamed carrots, broccolli, peas, fruit, salad etc. Lots of water content in veg, which will also help.

To be honest, I think I would ask parents if you can give the baby's health visitor a ring to ask for advice. It is a bit heavy-duty to land you with the task of sorting out a diet like this for someone else's baby, and I think you need to take professional advice - that's not to say any mumsnetters are not "professional", but you don't want anyone blaming you if the baby is, or continues to be, unwell. Saying, "some people on the internet said ..." doesn't sound good!!! (I'm really not trying to insult everybody here, sorry!)

My 9mth ds suffers from constipation and so does my neighbours 10mth dd.
Between us we have found that spoon feeding them prune juice and letting them eat piles of raisins has wonderful effect but not a brutal one.
The doc had prescriped a laxative for my son, but the prune juice i feel works better.

ps, i should add that the prune juice is extremely messy, put on an old bib!!

Yep - everyones general consensus is get advise...good luck

This is sad.
If baby is constipated has he been prescribed lactulose ? This will help to soften & make it easier for him to go. Poor lad doesn't want to develop of holding on because it hurts to go.

Don't give cows milk, this is constipating as are bananas.

Can you make a lentil shepherds pie, using lentils instead of meat, lentil bolognese. Take out the squashes completely as they offer no nutrition. Very diluted pure juice is best option if he won't take water. Lightly cook apples too & offer instead of yogurts. Also mix with prunes if he won't eat them on their own.

Lots of oil - olive oil, flax seed oil (must be cold)even normal veggie oil. Will make poo very greasy and easy to slip out.

I would suggest not that the lack of fibre is constipating but a completely unsuitable home diet full of salt and cows milk. Guts are simply too immature to handle that.

And sorry to say, but if you give lots of fruit etc on top of that diet, baby will end up with fermenting fruit on top of the blockage and be even more uncomfortable.

Thanks for all your help, he has been prescribes laxatives and he is on cows because the parents cant afford the formula and they will continue to feed him rubbish because it is cheap.

Thanks again.

where can i get flax seed from?

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jellyjelly

my little ds was getting really constipated and prunes worked wonders, i soak them overnight and he loves them!

good luck