DD is 7 months and was not herself on Friday, whingy and very clingy etc.
She has been producing dirty nappies, once a day, sometimes twice of normal soft poo. She is on Cow & Gate 6m plus, have not really started weaning as she is not interested. She drinks about 5 ounces of plain water as well as her feeds - this always kept her regular but it seems this is no longer working. :(
This morning, she started screaming for no reason - one second was laughing then screaming, her face went almost purple and she was straining.
Led her across my lap, whipped nappy off and (TMI...) there is this greeny coloured, rock hard sausage poking out, she is screaming still and bucking around, trying to sort of get away from the pain.
As much as I try to help, wiggling it a bit etc, I'm not helping, it just snaps off and you can see the rest of it up there.
This goes on for about 10 mins, I quickly run a warm shallow bath for her to lie in to try to soak it a bit, relax her. It helps a bit, she pops a little marble sized bit out then the rest ofit went back up. She was exhausted and was almost asleep in the towel before I could even get from bathroom to lounge with her.
She cried out a couple of times in her sleep then woke up, screming began again, another big sausage. A little later a bit more and she has gone to sleep again.
All in all, and this is quite gross, if you put it all end to end I would say she has passed about 7 inches of it. Could it be coming to an end yet? It is bloody awful having to watch her and all I can do is stroke her etc. :(
I have given her some sugar water - on my mothers' advice 
- not sure it will do anything?
What else can I do?
It is not solid, I would say it is as hard a plasticine, so quite hard. Her poor little bum is all red and purple around the opening. :(
Sorry it's long, trying to give a clear picture.