Should I be doing anything else about dd and her bowel movements?!!

[LucyJones]

She's 2.5months
She goes about twice/three times a week but it's a real struggle for her to go.
She hasn't been since last Tuesday this time.
She still has milk in the morning and at night but will drink water and juice in the day but not loads
She isn't a massive eater but does eat grapes, oranges, broccoli and baked potatoes, including the skin. She eats other things but i thought those things had fibre in them?
is there anything I can give her to help?

2 years and 5 months

Is she holding it back as she doesn't want to go ?
If yes I went through this when I was pg with no2 and then after giving birth she suddenly started going daily.
We were giving her prune juice , vege soup , wholewheat pasta , bran flakes, lots of veg andolive oil to make things softer, and we had to revert to a syrup prescribed by a doc to help her go more regularly as it became a nightmare for all concerned.

no, she seems to try to go regularly but nothing happens
she often seems to be in some discomfort
we haven't potty trained her yet and tbh i'm dreading it cos I think it will make it worse
sometimes if she hasn't been for a while she goes in the bath

I think it's up to you - does she seem distressed when she hasn't gone for a while?

I got Movicol from the doc after DS was suddenly sick in the middle of the night, having been constipated on-and-off forever, and having gone a whole week without a poo.

I was really worried!

Movicol was fab. DS still gets constipated really easily but I've never felt the need to intervene again as he's never been acutely ill.

Too much chocolate over christmas seemed to get everything moving, oddly enough.

Sorry, X-posted (slow typist) - if your DD seems uncomfortable I'd go and see your GP.

Potty training was really good for us, btw - once he'd got over fear-of-pooing DS liked not being dirty, liked emptying the potty down the loo too!

Prunes are your friend: my daughter still has very similiar problems (she's now 4) and I give her prunes regularly for her dessert. Luckily she loves them. I also talk frankly to her about drinking lots of water and juice to help the poo come out, and sit with her, comforting her if it hurts. We have also used star charts and chocolate buttons as rewards, sometimes just for being brave enough to try. Things are much, much better - its a rare problem these days. I'd say it peaked when she was 3. She is still a reluctant poo-er - prefers to made atrocious farts - but at least it doesn't hurt her to go any more. Remember if you become distrssed or anxious, she will too. Its you and her versus the poo - make it a game if you have to!
Good luck!

up the fluids i think is a pretty good start.

When ds2 was 2 years 9 months he broke his leg. He had just come out of nappies and found sitting on the potty or toilet really awkward with his leg in plaster. He ended up very constipated and on lactulose for about 1.5 years. We mixed into his milk and it made his poos softer and easier to pass out. I think you can buy it over the counter.

He still has a problem and he's now 8.5!