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Deedlebugs
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Kiki
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Sugar water for constipated newborn?
My BF 3 week old is having issues with bowel movements due to the high dose of Iron supplements that I am on. The receptionist at the doctors office told me to give him 2oz of sugar water 2x a day. Has anyone heard of this? Im so nervous about giving him water at such a young age. Im sure its ok if the doctors office instructed me to do it but I just wanted to hear if anyone else, in fact, has given their newborn sugar water for constipation.
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Posted 2/18/10 3:14 PM  |
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NinaLemon
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
This is one of the things our ped had us try with DS too. She had us put 4 tsp of brown sugar in 4 oz of water. She said molasses would be good also.
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| Posted 2/18/10 3:19 PM |
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EricaAlt
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
I've never heard of this. I heard no water for the first few months.
Did you try the "thermometer" trick? Maybe rub her belly and do leg exercises. It usually works
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| Posted 2/18/10 3:19 PM |
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Bri
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Brianne
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
We had to do brown sugar and water.
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| Posted 2/18/10 3:19 PM |
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pnbplus1
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
I was told to put 1 tsp of karo syrup in his bottle but i wasn't BF. Do you ever put BM in a bottle? I only had to do it once per day and now i only use 1/4 tsp. I too heard no water for the 1st 6 months.
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| Posted 2/18/10 4:41 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
The nurses at my pediatrician's office recommend sugar water.
However, two different Doctors in the same practice suggested 2 oz of apple juice, and then when he was older they suggested prune juice.
I never did the sugar water (but was told brown sugar was better).
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| Posted 2/18/10 4:45 PM |
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A3CM
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
we did sugar water & Kyro syrup.
DD is a FF baby though.
water in low moderation is ok.
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| Posted 2/18/10 4:59 PM |
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nicrae
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
We did sugar water when DD was constipated. I don't remember what the ratio was that the ped told us though.
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| Posted 2/18/10 5:17 PM |
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Deedlebugs
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
they told me to use regular sugar, is brown sugar better to use?
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| Posted 2/18/10 5:40 PM |
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AMF1115
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Re: Sugar water for constipated newborn?
I was told by our ped to give DS 2 ozs of room temperature chamomile tea OR bay leaf tea with 3/4 tsp of brown sugar
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