Constipation-Older babies/toddlers

Well we are still not sleeping over here. I think i might have pegged our issue-Constipation! She pooped 4 times yesterday all hard as rocks and very formed and then slept 11 hours. I think the poor baby is waking up in pain :(

What do you do to keep older babies and toddler flow going and keep it soft and easily passable consistently when they eat solids?

Right now DD gets 4 six ounce bottles, and 3 meals a day, baby food at lunch and whatever we eat at dinner.

Any advice?

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Feed her pears at her feedings. That may help. Also, maybe mix some prunces with her other fruits/veggies or cereal.

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Maybe give her some water throughout the day as well...

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Apple juice.

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Try to limit bananas if she has that. Also give pears and prunes mixed into other food. Apple and pear juice helps too.

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Gerber sells pureed prunes which may help keep things moving as well.

I add Benefiber to my daughter's water, but she is nearly 2 -- I'd check with a doctor before doing that.

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DS gets oatmeal everymorning for breakfest with a fruit and the fruit either is apples, pears or peaches. Also cheerios. I needed to cut back on the cheerios because he pooped 8 times one day and I had no idea why and I new he wasn't sick because it was normal poop. Maybe try giving her more water too.

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Aly gets pears at every breakfast and sometimes plums too or grapes. Grapes seem to be working well also (cut into 1/4 pieces).

WATER!!! She gets a milk sippy after breakfast and before bed, that's it. Lunch and afternoon snack she gets water

Veggies too...green beans seem to work here as do peas. I also give her veggies and both lunch and dinner most days.

And from what I understand, the body digests fruit & veggies pretty quickly....DH said in about 15 min so maybe that's why we usually get divebombed in the bathtub at night!

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I give my DS pear juice mixed with water once a day. (1oz pear juice to 7oz of water)
If he is going pretty well, I just give him one 8oz cup of water a day.
I always try to give him water OR pear juice w/water once a day.

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mine are only 5 months, but they have bathroom problems. I give them prunes or prune juice. They usually go within a couple of hours. Good luck.

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You also might want to water down her milk bottles a little especially in the afternoon or eveing. My DD at times has this too and I usually find that she has this after she has eaten or drank too much dairy.

Hope she feels better soon.

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I always regulate with water since she was a few days old. Add a few oz of water inbetween feedings, it should help.

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I went through a HORRIBLE experience w/ Ds between the age of 1 1/2 and 2. I was on the phone w/ the Doc almost every day. I had to monitor when he had movements. When we were lucky enough to go - it was awful- hard as anyhting & like baseballs. Sorry for TMI - Anyway- water - pears and SENAKOT!!! Senakot was a life saver - it regulated him!
He is now 6 and we still have to watch his cheese and rice intake. However - he LUVs water & he is much better