Boiled water

[Babyb2013]

My 10 week old is constipated from having infant gaviscon, in a lot of pain. Someone told me to give her a couple oz of cooled boiled water. (Formula fed) with a little bit of sugar do I do this?

I did it and it worked. Cooled boiled water with about half a teaspoon of light brown sugar. Poo landed about an hour later! No harm to be done, I don't think? I was told to do it by retired midwife neighbour.

It usually works a dream! My mum told me to do it and she was right

Btw my baby is 10 weeks too and I did it two weeks ago when he was only 8 weeks.

I'd try the water minus the sugar first

Done it! Thanks, it worked! Poos are almost back to normal! Has anyone tried it for trapped wind as she struggles to let wind out of her bottom too, thought it might work? What's everyone think?

Can't see how that would work but haven't tried it. DS is a windy baby and sugar water didn't produce any extra.

Ooh I never heard of that... Must take note for future reference!

Sorry meant just the boiled water, I read it somewhere

We try everything to get wind out but still strains and fidgets with it at night!

Have you tried gripe water? We had moderate success with that.

Yes we have tried all of them lol! I might try the gripe water again but use it after the feed, rather then before when we put it in her bottles

Have you tried something like Dentinox for the trapped wind? It helped my dd when she was that age.
Another thing you could try, if you haven't already, is gently bicycling your baby's legs and then making a sort of circle with them one way then the other. You could also try baby massage - when I used to do the I Love U on ds' abdomen he'd have a huge trump not long after. They might offer massage courses at your local SureStart.

Hi mumofboyo yes we cycle her legs, sometimes she lets one out! I do some baby massage that I've watched on you tube, I've got on a class but doesn't start for a of couple weeks. Is the dentinox for trapped wind? No that's one I haven't tried. Used colief and infacol. People keep telling me after 12 weeks it improves, fingers crossed!!

Yes I think so; it contains dimeticone which (as far as I know) helps release the bubbles of air/wind. It certainly seems to do something to the milk when you add it (my dc were bottle-fed) - it makes it go kind of 'flat' and all the bubbles disappear. It worked for my dd although of course all children are different.

Thank you for that I will have a look for it

You are supposed to use the gripe water during or after the freed so perhaps give it to baby after feeding