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shmaichul




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 19 2009, 11:38 am
My daughter is 6.5 mo. she started eating solids around 2 weeks ago, in the beg she was very constipated but now she goes but every time she has to go she starts crying... any way I can help her?
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AlwaysGrateful




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 19 2009, 11:39 am
What is she eating? I was told that rice cereal can cause constipation, but oatmeal and barley cereal can do the opposite. So if you can adjust what she's eating, that might help?
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shmaichul




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 19 2009, 11:43 am
oh really didnt know that... ussually give her oatmeal (the baby kind) and a jar of fruit like lunch time and rice cereal and a jar of veg around supper time...
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AlwaysGrateful




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 19 2009, 11:59 am
Definitely double-check this info - either with someone more experienced on here or with your doctor. They mentioned this to me when I started ds on solids, but it was never applicable so I could definitely be confusing something...

Good luck!
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JuliaB




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 19 2009, 12:01 pm
my dd had this problem and my ped told us to switch to just oatmeal and either add prune (or pear) juice to cereal or give it to her (diluted) in a bottle. I would also add a little prune juice to expressed breast milk.. it resolved itself nicely. I would check with your ped though
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ss321




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 19 2009, 1:53 pm
try giving her some water in a bottle. some kids wont drink it because its not sweet enough...so add (to 8 oz) about 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. The extra hydration might help w constipation.
You can also try mixing milk with some prune juice
or giving more prune juice straight up
all those things might help
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shmaichul




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jan 19 2009, 2:03 pm
thanks! I tried giving her a bottle with water and juice but she didnt really know what to do with it (I only nurse) then I tried sippy cup bu she was getting f rustrated... guess ill keep trying!
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