How can I treat my 2 1/2 month old daughter's constipation?
At my daughters two month shot appt we found out that she had eczema so the Dr changed her milk to soy. It cleared her skin up beautifully. Now the only thing that we are dealing with now is that since the change she has been very constipated something that didnt happen when she was on the other milk formula. Now I want to know what can I give her to relieve the pain because she crys when she goes, and it seems painful. Or maybe something that can soften her stool to make it more easier for her.
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Go to the doctor. She’s very young and you don’t want to treat this without the doctor’s input.
Karo syrup worked for my daughter.. drug free and harmless..
Treat it only by having a Dr. see her, dog!
I always used a little bit of sugar water or apple juice to keep things ‘running’ for my boys when they were babies.
use gas relief or other medicine or change the forumla
i think that you should take care of her better than what you doo and sheg would not get like this any more. and give her lots of fluids!!
kayro syrup in her milk just a little bite like a tea spoon
I would suggest to go back to milk, get a cream called hydrolatum and mix it with hydrocrotizone..spelling.
Would you rather your child be in pain or just apply cream on a normal thing like eczema. My son it it real bad and with a little bit of cream less bathing, mild soap and caution. the eczema will clear up on it’s own.
Prunes. They will work everytime.
You can help keep her regular with bananas – they are the magical fruit – makes you go when you can’t and helps you stop when you to too much…
I have heard of putting Karo Syrup in the bottles, just about 2 teaspoons or so per 8 oz. bottle. My daughter is on a laxative…Laculose for when she becomes constipated. There are also suppositories for infants, but I have never tried them with my children.
the same thing happened to my son who is now 9 months old. i gave him a bottle of sterilized water with a pinch of sugar in it.it does work. don’t worry it just takes time for your baby to get used to soy
why doncha use yer onboard meal service?
You should contact her Doctor and see if they will prescribe a suppository. In the meanwhile, you can try to lay her on her back, and push her thighs against her tummy, carefully though. The pressure against her tummy can help push feces out of her body. My oldest was allergic to chocolate (through my breast-milk) and even though it was easy to cure, the pressure trick helped ease the discomfort.
Give her a half and half mixture. Or even start her back on her regular formula. the exzema wasn’t caused by the formula and it will always lay dormant for the rest of her life. My son has it. The soy formula just allowed her skin to clear it out. If and when it comes back, just give her soy again. use it as a treatment, don’t completely replace her old formula. And also, you can try other formulas. My son can only eat Walmart brand milk based parents choice formula. Absolutely EVERYTHING else gives him diarhea. Good luck, mom!
Watered down prune juice, juices of any kind. Call your doctor, they need to know about this side-effect. Some babies need trial and error when it comes to formula
Go see your paediatrician. This place is full of "experts" ignorant about child health and their advice may lead to serious problems. You should not take risk with the health of such a small kid.
do u give her water…
gosh all docs are different…. my son had mild case of eczema and was prescribed a cream that worked awesome… I really don’t want him drinking soy…
You are swicthing her system to something new, and of course there are going to give her changes in that area…
i would call the doc first
Mydoctor told me when I had my son (he’s 5 months now) to give him 1 ounce of apple or pear juice and 2 ounces of warm water. hope this helps
My son is 8 weeks and he had the same problem with the eczema and his milk was changed to soy (lactose free) and the doc says to buy the light colored karosyrup and put a teaspoon in 2 of his bottles a day and it did regulate him. Now he’s not constipated anymore.
The REALLY quick fix is to take her temperature rectally – that should stimulate her to go. Otherwise, go to the pharmacy and get some glycerine suppositories – it’ll stimulate her to go and smooth the way. (They can be huge – just break off a chunk to use)
The dietary fix is to add some juice. Ordinarily, they don’t need it, but in this case, it’s to treat a symptom. Try starting with an ounce of juice (prune, apple, grape, pear, or cherry) once a day. If that does the trick, stay with it. (It can take a couple of days to kick in.) Your baby can have one ounce of juice per month of age up to twice a day. (Meaning, you can right now, go to 2 1/2 oz of juice 2x a day.)
ok i had this same problem last week with my baby , i seriously tried eveything nothing seemed to work…. my pediatrition said to give her an ounce of water every morning… which helps alot , if she is really bad constipated and cant go at all the glycerene suppositorys work like a charm. as for the kyro…. the doctor said that wasent a great idea… so i havent tried that… other than that rub her belly with oil move her legs alot and pick her up and hold her on your sholder like you going to burp her and walk around with her ;
oh and you should see if there is a better formula for her… there are lots of soy formulas for you to choose from , im not sure if nestle makes a soy formula but i started using nestle nan and no more constipation … ok hope that helps
We went through the same thing with my son. Our pediatrician told us to add 1 tsp of Karo syrup to his bottle a couple times a day. Once he became regular we cut back on the Karo syrup to once or twice a day. After that, aytime he seemed a little constipated we would just add a little Karo to his bottle. Karo syrup is a sugary syrup, and constipation is often caused by not enough sugar in the digestive tract. It helped him so much and it’s completely safe -but before you try anything ask your pediatrician.
Good luck!