my 6m old is constipated what can i give her to make her poos soft?

Brittany - posted on 08/04/2009

My doctor told me to put syrup in my daughters bottle (like regular pancake syrup) i put maybe like a teaspoon of it in her bottle and believe me....it helped!!!

Carly - posted on 08/04/2009

Parachoc which you can get from the chemist which I used for my baby. Worked a treat.

Rachael - posted on 08/04/2009

theres alot of food a baby at 6months cant digest plenty to drink between meals should do the trick weetabix and bananas are probably a no go

Julie - posted on 08/04/2009

What I have found to work is a bottle of water with some corn syrup in it. This loosen the stools.

Courtney - posted on 08/03/2009

Hi there. I had trouble with one of my twin daughters not being able to poop. She was so constitipated that her and I would both cry and cry until she went potty. I finally found this stuff called Docusate Sodium Liquid from my pharmasist. You don't need a script for it but ask your pharmasist about it. It worked miracles for our little girl, it could od the same for you. It's cheap, just put a little in her juice, and presto. No problem. She was on that stuff for almost two years until ahe just got over it. Also, try tiny pieces of apricot, I know but it works for real. NO BANANA ANYTHING. Bananas constipate. Hope that helps.

Leslie - posted on 08/03/2009

Banana's may be causing the constipation! Try more things with fiber (some of the cereals) and prunes will work for sure!

Samantha - posted on 08/03/2009

yeh I agree with the water and prune juice. My mum and my mum in law have both reccommended that juice 30% and water 70%. Good luck :)

Debbie - posted on 08/03/2009

give her a tsp. of dark karo syrup in each bottle till it loosens up then slack off the amount to maybe in 2 bottles every day!

JL - posted on 08/03/2009

I would lay off the bananas for awhile they tend to constipate. My son had digestive problems up until he was 4 months and my pediatrician had us give him an ounce or two of apple juice mixed with an ounce or two of water when he was constipated. Usually within a day he was back to having normal bowel movements.

Donna - posted on 08/03/2009

Being a pediatric nurse the Dr's have always advised 1 tsp brown sugar in 2 oz of warm water 2 times daily for no longer than 3 days if no results our dr want to see the baby in the office for evaluation.

Jennifer (Elle) - posted on 08/02/2009

How recently did you start her on solids? She could be just adjusting. Ease up on the bananas (they're binding) and the weet bix (she may be too young to digest them effectively) and add more fruits (berries, peaches, apples they all have lots of fiber and water). Be sure not to give her more than 4 oz of juice/water a day. Perhaps switch forumla.

Good luck!

Elle,
Birth/Post Partum Doula, Pregnancy/Relationship Coach

Clare - posted on 08/02/2009

i give ethan cooked plums, works everytime. bananas constipates ethan :)

Ellen - posted on 08/02/2009

25 yrs ago I was told a tbls of dark Karo syrup in my baby's formula and it did the trick. (Don't have the husband get Aunt Jemimas just because it's HIS favorite pancake syrup!!) 5 yrs later, the nurse couldn't tell me such a homeopathic cure to constipation, but it works!

Dyan - posted on 08/02/2009

My daughter had the same problem and none of the home remedies helped so her ped told me to put a teaspoon of miralax in her bottle. It helps her. You can get it over the counter and walmart and target also in grocery stores. The bad thing about my daughter is she will be on it for the rest of her life probably. Check with your ped first. There might be an internal problem. My daughter had to get a barium enema at Childrens Hospital first to rule out any internal problems.

Elizabeth - posted on 08/02/2009

Well, my sister's son was constipated when he started eating solid foods, and she tried a bunch of things too, even prunes! But she realized later it was a lack of water. Once she got more water into him, through a sippy cup and by watering down his food, he was back to pooping normally:) My son recently started solids as well and didn't go one day...the next day he had only a small, very dry poop. I gave him some water in a cup, and added extra water to his food and that seemed to help. I also breast-fed a little more which might have also done the trick.

Ashley - posted on 08/02/2009

It's old fashioned, but someone gave me this tip, and it really works.
Use Karo syrup. Just a little less than a cap full with about an ounce of water.
Poo will come in no time.

Sarah - posted on 08/02/2009

My 7 month old son has problems with constipation too.

You can also put some dark Karo syrup in her forumula, about 2 tbs in a bottle of formula. We've had the best luck with this.You can give prune juice, if she'll take it, and that will probably make her go, but don't give it to her too often because her digestive system can become dependant on it to work. I usually dilute the juice, 2 oz. juice with 2 oz. water. This shouldn't be something you use every day to help her poop, but once in a while when she's really bound up. You can also use apple juice or a mixture of juices. Prune baby food works too, but my son hated them at first! I mixed half and half with apples.

Another trick is to try a different type of cereal if she is on cereal. We've had really good luck with Barley cereal. I can only find it in a mixed variety with two other grains, but it seems to work very well. It is actually the only thing that has helped us consistently.



I'd be careful of the bananas because the potassium in them can actually cause constipation.

Weiss - posted on 08/02/2009

a tsp of KAYRO SYRUP mixed with bout 4oz of water will mos def do the trick!!! or prune juice

Nadine - posted on 08/02/2009

hi, my baby boy is on fornula and he started to get constipated i put 2-3 teaspoons of brown sugar in warm water and gave it to him in his bottle worked for us

Kimberly - posted on 08/02/2009

bananas are binding her up stop for a while. give her baby food prunes until she is regular again then you can give bananas and other fruit. dont do alot of bananas in the same week.

Mel - posted on 08/02/2009

prune juice diluted with half water 10 mills of each up to twice per day, or aple juice/orange juice. pureed pears and apples, coloxyl drops, 5-10 mills extra water to the formula when you make it up, plenty of water between feed my daughters dietician had her on up to 300 mills water per day, vaseline on a cotton tip every time you change the napy, warm baths, lower tummy massage in a circular motion, suppositoires as a last resort (i never used them with my daughter for 12 months), eliminate iron frm the diet which includes rice cereal, try changing formula, or paracho if older then about 7 months.

TERRY - posted on 08/02/2009

put a little karo into all of her formula bottles. it helped with both of my children.

Ericka - posted on 08/02/2009

Per our pediatricians advice, we mixed a tiny bit of Karo light syrup in with the formula. Our little guy would strain and be constipated as well. Consult with your pediatrician. I would also do a warm bath and baby massage.

Nira - posted on 08/02/2009

i suggest u limit her intake of banana and apples, because they make poo harder..

Rebecca - posted on 08/02/2009

av u tried cuttin out bananas, cos they bind em

Laura - posted on 08/02/2009

Boiled and pureed dried apricots worked a treat for Jacob and kenza - just a tablespoonful with oyougurt or on its own as a desert! you can do a batch and freeze in ice cube trays to be ready when you need it!

Danielle - posted on 08/02/2009

There are these things called suppasitory( somethings like that) you can get at Wal-greens that you put in the baby's butt and it helps them to poop. You used then no more then 5 days and TheY WORK GREAT. My daughter was constipated and that is what they doctor said to get.

Rebecca - posted on 08/02/2009

hav u tried a t-spoon of prune juice in a bottle of cooled boiled water, it worked 4 mine

Elizabeth - posted on 08/02/2009

Have you tried apple juice? It kept my son unconstipated.

Hilary - posted on 08/02/2009

As your daughter is now 6 months old you can introduce a wide variety of fruit,vegetable purees and porridge.Prune juice is ideal as it will help enormously.
Be careful when measuring out formula as the ratio to water must be correct as this is a main cause of constipation in babies and can quickly lead to dehydration. Plenty of boiled water and diluted fruit juices can be offered as this will aid her digestion and help keep body hydrated.
One aid that you may like to try is put baby on her back and gently rotate her legs.Rubbing her tummy too can help as the action induces movement through the bowel.
A warm bath is soothing and plenty of cream will also be needed.
I hope this is helps greatly and please let us know how you get on.

Nadine - posted on 08/02/2009

hi, my baby boy was constipated when he was little i gave him raw sugar in warm water it helped him alot!

Kristin - posted on 08/02/2009

Our pediatrician told us kayro (light colored) syrup in the bottle too.

Cami - posted on 08/02/2009

it sounds strange but take a q-tip and rub it just on the inside of her butt and sometimes the pressure helps relieve them.

Shereen - posted on 08/02/2009

avoid bananas, apples and carrots for a while. Give her lots of pears and zuchinni

Alison - posted on 08/02/2009

The nurse at the pediatrican's office and a friend told me to give my son kayro syrup but the white(or light) karo syrup.

Elmari - posted on 08/02/2009

just put a little bit of brown sugar in her formula. it really helps

Isobel - posted on 08/02/2009

no, not prune juice, prune baby food...dried plums...not sure how it's labeled in the US (i'm in canada)

Samantha - posted on 08/02/2009

HI,
My daughter was severally constipated when she was a baby.

We used Coloxyl drops in her formula..
This worked brilliantly...

Samantha - posted on 08/01/2009

HI,
My daughter was severally constipated when she was a baby.

We used Coloxyl drops in her formula..
This worked brilliantly...

Tracie - posted on 08/01/2009

Jo, if she is constipated water is about the best thing to give - loads of it, It sounds like she is eating a good variety, and bananas are a great source of fibre. Some formulas can cause constipation, too.

Jo - posted on 08/01/2009

prune juice?

Isobel - posted on 08/01/2009

my babies loved prunes...great for the poo ;)