Breast feeding and constipated?
Answer:
My breastfed babies became constipated also on bananas and apples. (Remember the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, applesauce and toast? Its used for kiddos with diarrhea- to firm up the stool).
Try prunes, prune juice, plums, etc. That should help your baby. That should get her going again. Then, just remember that your baby's system doesn't agree with banana's for now. Maybe add them back into her diet SLOWLY and just small amounts at a time.
ok first give her plenty of water I am so sick of doctors telling you not to give water to babies on formula. think about it formula is like a piece of bread to a baby you would want a drink after would'nt you?
Give your child chamomile tea, add some Karo corn syrup to it, doctor recommended. That should definetly help soften the stools. Now to solve the problem now, don't be afraid, gently use a thermomater and vasaline and help your baby get the BM out, cause if he/she stays constipated to long you will end up in the emergency room and they will be flushing his/her rectum out. You need to act right away cause it is very serious.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR PEDIATRICIAN before you listen to strangers on here!!
Hi there I have just experienced this same problem with my fully breastfed 6 month old. I started her on cereal and bananas after only one day she started chucking up at least 20 times a day. eventually I took her to the doctor who asked when was the last time she had pooped. I couldn't remember. I was a little unsure as to what was going on as I didn't think breastfed babies could get constipated. After a month of no poos and lots of prunes, pears, sweet potato and water we finally had success. She is now doing a couple each day but they are still hard. We suspect that she had an intolerance to the cereal. I would stop both the cereal and bananas and try pears and prunes.
I have been told that apple juice, white grape juice, prune juice, and prunes really help. So far I have only tried apple juice, but it has worked really well with my son. We have been doing bananas, cereal, carrots, peas, and applesauce for about a month now (my son is also a breastfed 5 month old).
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