Another constipation thread - 4.5 month-old

[marsup]

I've read the constipation discussion topic and have a similar problem - except that my ds is just under 5 months old. He has been on solids for a few weeks now and started out wolfing down enormous quantities of baby rice and banana; now he is constipated. I have been giving him stewed apple and pear to try to ease things, and some sips of water (he is breastfed except for one bottle of formula in the night), but he won't take prune juice and he won't drink water from a bottle. The poor boy goes all red in the face and strains to try to poo and all he has produced in the last two days is a couple of hard dry pellets. Any suggestions about other things that might help him?

definatly stop bananas until he has not been constipated for a few days!!!!

have you tried stewed, pureed prunes (are a bit thick, so need to water down a bit). my 2 won't drink prune uice but love this.

stewed, pureed figs?

keep giving him apples/pears everyday.

try 2 servings of pureed fruit per day for a while: apples, pears, prunes, figs, peaches, apricot, blueberries

for a bit more bulk try porridge made with rice (from health shop) flakes and water, pureed, and flavoured with some fruit.

syrup of figs before bedtime should do it

Ditto all that has been said. You could also try massaging his tummy with a little bt of baby oil or something. Draw his legs up whild he's lying down and make him pretend to ride a bike.

Keep on with bits of water. Prune juice. porridge and oat based foods as opposed to wheat.

stewed plums, orange juice diluted on a teaspoon... or in a syringe.
sorry not more help...

Hi - Agree, prunes with baby rice and stop the banana and make that a once a week thing from now on - same happened to my boy.