Any suggestions to help with constipation?

[becksmummy]

Hi, my dd is 5 1/2 months and I have recently started weaning, the problem is she is now constipated and when she does manage to do something it is very hard.

Has anyone come across this problem and do you have any suggestions that would help her as she must be uncomfortable!

Yep - cook prunes or apricots with lots of water, liquidise and give as a pudding/part of a pudding. Alternatively - straight, slightly watered down prune juice gets the 'parts that others don't reach' moving beautifully! I added prune juice into ds puddings every other day for months - until he started eating raisins and then they shot through, getting bigger on the way - v strange!!

DD (6 1/2 months) has the same problem. Took her to the GP in the end as she was in quite a lot of discomfort. He has put her on Lactulose for the shortterm and said it is just that her body is struggling to get used to weaning onto more solid foods and that she'll sort herself out soon.

Yes, agree include steweed prunes/apricots, or prune juice, in what you're giving. It shouldn't need much start with a bit and gradually increase (you don't want to end up with the reverse problem, after all )