Constipation

Hi just need some advice as I’m a first time mum and my little girl is 2 months old, she is really struggling with constipation I’ve tried all the massages and everything but nothing is working. She also has colic so she is on gaviscin I know doctors said that will happen but she goes really red and screams in pain and it really hurts seeing her in so much pain

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You can try to use a Windi gas passer!! It helps them pass gas and stools and it helps with colic as well! I haven’t had any issues with my baby but I have a friend whose baby was having problems and she did that one day and he was able to pass stool because it was very hard! Also, if they take formula, she switched formula to Enfamil Reguline. It helps soften stools!

Thank you so much 😊

Gaviscon gives constipation ask your doctor for omeprazole instead that made a difference with my little one

I took my son to the doctors with the same problem, and it turns out he’s allergic to cows milk so now has prescription formula!

Ahh okay I will speak to doctors thank you

So my LO is the same. Gaviscon made it so much worse. She was passing rock hard Pebbles!

She's now on a prescription milk for CMPA, omeprazole, takes a laxative twice a day. But the biggest difference to us is using the above windi pipes. I use once a day. Sort of wiggle it around, change position to up, down, left, right and I use it until she fully goes to the toilet and releases her trapped wind too. Different child now!

Is your baby on formula? If so, we were advised to give one feed a day as the ready made/pre-mixed bottles of formula as these have almost a laxative effect. It worked really well for our little girl but it is an expensive way of feeding.
As others have said, gaviscon is notorious for making babies constipated so it’s definitely worth reaching out to the doctor again x

I tried to everything for my little boy when he had constipation and the only thing in the end which got things going was a tiny bit of cool boiled water with a pinch of sugar in it xx

My little boy was constipated for 4 days, and I tried the pre made milk from cow and gate it's got lactose in it, and he pooped 10 mins after his bottle and was alot happier in him self

Thank you everyone and yeah she is on cow and gate formula thank you I appreciate the advice

Have u ever tried colief drops ?my little boy was the same he used to strain and go bright red constantly unable to poo and he was so unsettled and I could tell he was in pain after trying everything . Ever since using the drops he poos twice a day most of the time and is so much happier . It’s also helped a lot with his colic , takes abit longer to prepare a bottle as u have to wait half an hour after putting the drops in but it was worth it for me as he’s not longer in pain x

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