Weaning - super constipated
LO has been on solids since 6 months old. He’s now 7.5 months. We do 2-3 meals a day and a mix of traditional weaning and BLW so sometimes he eats a bit more and sometimes a bit less. He has a variety of different veggies, fruits, proteins and grains and still takes his milk well - he has a combination of formula and breast milk. He also has a bit of water after every meal so has about 2-3oz a day. In the last week he has become super constipated. He strains so so hard and goes bright red and sometimes even cries in pain, only to poop out a tiny solid pebble each time. We’ve tried prune puree, oranges, more water etc. but nothing seems to be helping. What can I do to help him??
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Have you tried more fibre? My LG loves weetabix
We’ve been using probiotic drops which help with digestion and gut health. I put them in his first bottle. Has definitely helped keep him regular. He also has 5 bottles 6 ounce bottles of milk across the day x
My health advisor said with milk(formula ) do an extra 1 ounce of water. Helped my little one a lot! Speak to your health advisor about doing that! 💪
Thank you everyone!
My 7 month old had the exact same problem from when I starting weaning. I finally rang GP after trying everything else prunes pears etc and they have prescribed a laxative and he hasn’t looked back since! Wish I had of phoned sooner
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I had this few times, what Is I left only broccoli, cauliflower for one meal and prunes for other. And milk. That’s it. It’s helped to make his stool more softer.