DD has been suffering from constipation over the last week. She did not poo for 4 days until Sat last week and then finally did a couple of small hard poos that day, more poos on Sunday which were still quite hard and she screamed whilst doing one of them. Monday more poo whilst at nursery but no screaming, yesterday she screamed again whilst doing a poo.
I am back at work 3 days a week and can't express enough for her to have at nursery during the day so she has 2 formula feeds there which she usually takes well. She is on a special hypoallergenic formula as she is allergic to the usual stuff which GP thinks is a cow's milk allergy. I breast feed her in the morning before going to work and in the evening before she goes to bed but I suspect my milk is drying up now - yesterday she was fussing at the breast and I felt she hadn't had enough so we offered a top up of formula and she took 5oz. So she is on 4 milk feeds of one kind or another per day.
since introducing solids I have been trying to get her to take sips of water between feeds and at mealtimes - with minimal success. Have tried from both bottle and from beaker and a variety of temperatures but same reaction regardless. Her nappies aren't terribly wet and her little mouth looks a bit dry (although her tongue and inside of mouth look OK), I feel sure she needs more fluids but it is a real struggle to get her to take any water. She pushes the bottle or beaker away when I offer it and screams if I persist.
I don't want to turn this into a battle and force her to drink it but I am very worried about what will happen with her constipation if she doesn't start taking more fluid soon, especially as we are about to introduce protein foods.
any help appreciated, I am at my wits end