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fussy, grumpy baby-- constipated?

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lindaflinda76 · 31/03/2011 11:12

DD (our first) was EBF until 5 months (she refuses bottles), at which point we were on our knees with 6 or more night wakings and tried baby rice in desperation. She started quite well and was happily taking down fruit and veg purees at first, but gradually became much more fussy and demanding (wanting to feed herself, refusing her food in favour of snatching inappropriate things off our plates, bursting into screams when put in her high chair, but happy to eat on our laps). Now, at 7.5m, she seems to have trouble pooing-- at least 5 or 6 tiny, near-solid poos per day, all of which still have recognisable food lumps in them.

She is also chronically unhappy (nothing new-- she has always been a challenging, "high-need" baby), still waking at least 3-4x a night, settling only with BFing.

My question is, could this all be due to a digestion problem? Is it normal to be able to detect individual lumps of carrot and oranges, still intact in their poos? Should I be pushing for a referral? My GPs think I am one of those hysterical overreacting mothers... am I? I just don't think it's normal for a baby to be so cranky all the time!

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Seona1973 · 31/03/2011 12:29

are you offering extra fluids along with the meals? Bananas and rice can be constipating. Prunes can help relieve it.

Iggly · 31/03/2011 12:33

Yes you should see the docs. Also foods like carrots and oranges are actually pretty hard to digest. Same with bananas.

If I were you (I did this with DS), I'd rein back the weaning completely to nothing for a week or two then start on one small meal a day of easy to digest foods. Make sure she has loads of BM to help clear her bowels (worked with DS), and give loads of water. Introduce new foods slowly - one a time and watch for reactions.

lindaflinda76 · 01/04/2011 11:42

Thanks for the responses. I hadn't even thought of offering her cup of water between meals (I give it to her with food but it's mostly used as a battering ram toy). She's had several quick drinks from it during the day and this morning my DH was the lucky recipient of a big poo! So hopefully giving her less solids, more easy-to-digest things, and lots and lots of BFing is working. :o

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