My 11 Week Old Is Constipated, Any Advice?

Nicole - posted on 11/16/2009

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Put just a lil tab of dark karo syrup in his bottle , that'll help him go. Try some small lil things, like rub his tummy for a lil bit and push his legs up toward his tummy, kinda like exercising motions and that'll help him go too. Or try some Cranberry juice

Amy - posted on 11/15/2009

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iv always used brown sugar and boiling water ( cool it down before giving it to baby of corse) works with in mins

Melissa - posted on 11/15/2009

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you could try brown sugar,that normally helps just like half a teaspoon or something..

Brandi - posted on 11/15/2009

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a tablespoon of karo syrup and warm water helped my little one. you can either put it in water or formula it doesnt matter.

Marlene - posted on 11/15/2009

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i gave my son 1oz of prune juice to 3oz water worked like a charm :)

Elizabeth - posted on 11/14/2009

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I went through the same thing with my son and it may sounds weird, but i stuck a thermometer up his butt and it came right out. It's kinda hard when their so young because the shouldn't have juice or anything. Hope it helps.

Kelli - posted on 11/14/2009

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Put a Tbsp of Dark Karo Syrup in his Bottle in about an hour it will help!!

Fatmata - posted on 11/14/2009

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i diluted 2oz of prune juice with 1oz of water. if you warm it up a little, it works faster, but dont give it to him too frequently. u dont want his body to get used to it

Andrea - posted on 11/14/2009

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i usually use one teaspoon of suger in a 8oz bottle. just once.

have u tried gripe water

Ashley - posted on 11/14/2009

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try pear juice... my youngest had that problem alll the time and that is what helped him.

Torri - posted on 11/14/2009

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I went through it with my last child and believe it or not her doctorhad to change her formula three times. And the last time they switched her over to ( Isomil soy formula) and it work better than the similac and enamil what she was on at first.

Torri - posted on 11/14/2009

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I went through it with my last child and believe it or not her doctorhad to change her formula three times. And the last time they switched her over to ( Isomil soy formula) and it work better than the similac and enamil what she was on at first.

Cami - posted on 11/14/2009

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mix 1 tsp. Karo syrup/4oz. of formula or pumped breast milk.

Danielle - posted on 11/14/2009

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1/2 an ounce of camamile tea with baby's bottle twice a day (make a regular cup of tea with tsp of sugar) save the rest in the refrigorator so you don't need to make a new cup of tea every time. You can give the tea to the baby straight but some babies wont drink it (mine would).

Stephanie - posted on 11/14/2009

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It happened to my daughter around that age or maybe a bit older. We gave her the recommended dose of gripe water and within a 30 mins to an hour she had her bm and then we had no other issues with it.

Amy - posted on 11/14/2009

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Quoting Ashley:
and please dont start your child on juice like the other lady said its so bad for them the sugar and acid will give them BAD diaper rash!!!

It was recomended to me by a doctor and a midwife to try juice, just water it down or if using prune juice make it at home by boiling dried prunes in 200mls of water for 5 mintues then straining all the lumps out and using the liquid. The little "sugar" that is in juice once diluted never hurt my child and to this day (he is 15 months old) he has never had nappy rash

Amy - posted on 11/14/2009

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I was told when breast feeding my son that he would never be constipated. once i switched him to formula he had terrible constipation I tried lots of things....extra water before his bottle, prune juice everything suggested to me by my midwife I did and nothing working. I took him to my doctor and the doctor recommended I try suppositories (available for infants from my local chemist) and they worked a treat. The way i could tell if he was constipated was he hadnt pooped for a couple of day and he would get really irritated coz he had pains also he would do little tiny hard pebble like poos. Any doubts thought i would be taking him to the doctors just to be sure. Good luck

Tia - posted on 11/13/2009

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My little boy had that problem at first too. The only thing I found that worked was an old remedy! Get the clear Karro Syrup and put 3-4 drops each in 2 night bottles & by morning you'll be in for a surprise. it doesnt give them the runs or anythign & my peditrician said it was fine too.

Ashlie - posted on 11/13/2009

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Start doing regular leg exercises with your little one. Hold them by the feet, and push their knees into the tummy lightly, then release. Repeat this a few times. He may even enjoy this little exercise.

Ashley - posted on 11/13/2009

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First of all what are you feeding him because my son had the same problem because me being a first time mom didnt know babies spit up all the time so i thought something was wrong with him and i put him on soy formula. then after a while he wasnt pooping or if he did he would be straining and screaming it was coming out really hard which isnt healthy. i switched him to regular milk base and he was so happy and normal again. as they get older they dont poop as much i guess. and please dont start your child on juice like the other lady said its so bad for them the sugar and acid will give them BAD diaper rash!!!

Kellie - posted on 11/13/2009

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a small amount of brown sugar in some water worked for both of my kids when they were little.....

Nicole - posted on 11/13/2009

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this is going to sound gross, but lube up a thermometer and stick it up the behind. or you can try more fluid intake. did you try switching formula. i did that with my newborn and she ended up being constipated and cranky real bad and the thermometer trick worked.

Kristy - posted on 11/13/2009

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Pear juice, apple juice, or karo in formula...this worked for my twins when they were having problems...with karo though, be sure to give the baby gas drops since karo can give them excess gas which is painful.

Tasha - posted on 11/13/2009

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Here is the biggest question is the poop like paste ( kinda formed like adult poop)? If not he is fine it is just him taking in all the nutrients of his food. If it is you can use a table spoon of dark Karyo syrup in his bottle or 2 oz of INFANT apple, prune or pear juice. my son had really bad constipation after he had to switch to formula. but always talk to his pedatrician first he might have a nother option for you to try first.

Lisa - posted on 11/13/2009

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carols syrup it is very dark and a liquid i think it was a half a tablespoon.. it was a while ago for me i just mixed it in with the milk. but it cleared him up!

Lacie - posted on 11/13/2009

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I used the karo in the bottle trick and it works great. whatever you do DO NOT give your baby water. Juice is fine if you buy the baby juices but dont dilute regular juice. Water has no sodium in it. If the baby's sodium level drops they can start having seizures

Sallie - posted on 11/13/2009

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My daughter would occasionaly get constipated and I would giver her about 2 oz of warm water everyday. Even though our dr doesn't recommend it I did it anyways. She's now 4 months old and it hasn't hurt her yet.

Ieeshia - posted on 11/13/2009

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a little baby prun juice will help

Shanda - posted on 11/13/2009

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This happened to my lil' guy too. I read in one of my parenting books to give him a little bit of water in a bottle so I did. No joking, a few hours later he had a huge poop. Give that a try. Hope it helps=)

Dee - posted on 11/13/2009

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Hi there, my daughter would go 10 days without doing anything (she was purely breast fed), and all the books say they can go a while, but she was uncomfortable. I am not sure what your health choices for your child are, but we took her to a homeopath who gave us some drops to give to her, which sorted the problem out pronto, without causing any reliance on medication to make it happen every time. If she went longer than 3 days, then I would use the drops! Another thing to try is a tummy massage after a bath with some natural oil (like olive oil - we dont use petroleum based products on our child). You stroke gently from left to right starting just under the ribs, then you stroke from the right side under the ribs gently straight down to between the hip and pubic area, this helps move the faecal matter along. Our midwife also show me how to stimulate the anal sphincter by "tickling" the anus with a rectal thermometer, but I would not recommend this without a demonstration! It is not hard to do, but the reaction is quite hectic, you need to put a towel down because if there is a back up with air, you can get sprayed or the nappy will overflow. Hope some of my experience with this gives you options! Warmly Dee

Philippa - posted on 11/13/2009

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It is said to be normal, but check wot u eat also, if ur child is breast fed certain foods u eat can coz constipation in the child. Hope it clears soon.

Sarah - posted on 11/13/2009

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wheni had taht happen the only thing i could do was help it along, you could massage their stomach lightly in a circular motion. if it starts becoming really bad where the child is in pain, i have also just had to suffer through with them. hold their legs in the fetal position while crying. it helps alot to push it through so they can have normal bowels again. it also could just be caused from something you ate if you are breast feeding.

Ashley - posted on 11/13/2009

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I give my som warm milk with a bit of corn syrup in it. sometimes sugar will help. warm watered down prune or cranberry juice will work too. For hiccups give warm water with a bit of white sugar in it. works like a charm with my son,

Nancy - posted on 11/13/2009

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You can use Karo Syrup. Just add a little (teaspoon) to a 4 oz bottle until he has bowel movement and then you can decrease it until he starts having having regular bowel moments. It is recommended that you take him to his pediatrician if he has not had a bowel movement in 2 days.

Claire - posted on 11/13/2009

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my daughter is 11 weeks old as well. I used to change about 8 to 10 poop diapers a day but now she does one poop evry 2 days. Once she was constipated for 4 days and I used bebe gel and this worked in 5 minutes. I never used it again since now shje poops once every 2 days.

Kelly - posted on 11/13/2009

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My son had the same problem, his doctor told me to wrap him snugly with some receiving blankets and rub his back, basically just keep his tummy and bottom really warm to help loosen things up

Kellie - posted on 11/13/2009

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my eldest girl was on formula and was constipated i used to boil prunes in water then give her the juice from the saucpan, but with my youngest i breast fed at first and they told me it was normal for them to go up to 2weeks with out a dirty nappy i went to the chemist and they gave her some sypositries it worked wonders

Jessica - posted on 11/12/2009

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i agree with the very lil kero syrup, if he seems to have stomach pain there is this all natural stuff called Tummy soothe it works great and can be used on all ages i found it in Giant and also in Weis Markets!

Amanda - posted on 11/12/2009

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Pear Juice! Take 1/2 ounce mixed with 1/2 ounce of water. This is what our pediatrician recommended and I have successfully used this.

Jennifer - posted on 11/12/2009

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mylicon gas drops... I didn't start giving my baby apple juice for it until she was four months old

Nicole - posted on 11/12/2009

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My daughter has trouble pooping good sometimes too. If he is eating baby cereal like oatmeal or whole wheat etc. then what I did was take a bottle mix some prune juice with water about half of each (4 oz water & 4 oz juice) and mix it with his cereal every other day only once a day though and that should help. It helps my daughter every time. Hope this helps you! Good luck I know it can be tough cause I had the problem with my oldest daughter as well as my little one.

Monica - posted on 11/12/2009

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GIVE HIM TWO TE SPOON OF DARK CORN SYRUP KARO WITH 2OZ OF WATER IT SHOULD HELP!!

Ashley - posted on 11/12/2009

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about a teaspoon of dark karo syrup to 4 oz of formula. this helped my kiddo's. or 1oz of apple juice to4 oz of water.

Erica - posted on 11/12/2009

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My son had horrible constipation....what i found to work for me alittle tweeking on advice ive gotten from here and there is......you can try a small amount of prune juice like a tsp in his bottle right with his normal formula/milk or you can try white grape juice with water when my son was that young i did 1 oz juice to 3 ozs water so he didnt turn around and have diahrea from the juice. Also white grape juice is less likely to give him gas then other juices like apple or prune. Also just the extra water helps to hydrate evrything in the digestive track so it keeps running smoothly so let him drink on water during the day too; not in place of his bottles of course. Plus it;s good to get them liking water early so they keep drinking it when they are older.

Krystal - posted on 11/12/2009

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my son was a week old and he was constipated and I breast fed FULLY and the juice worked. It's not like you're giving your kid straight juice. dilute it ALOT!

Krystal - posted on 11/12/2009

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Soy Milk is bad for your kids. i wouldn't suggest it. It makes your children grow faster than normal. Soy has 5 times the amount of hormones n it as a birth control pill. It is known to make girls develope faster in their brests and with their periods and because of the female hormone it makes your sons balls not grow to normal size and makes them start thinking like a girl. it is clinically proven and I could find the facts for you!! But please stay away from soy!! ;Let your kid grow the way he or she is suppose to. Don't speed it up!! APPLE JUICE all the way baby!! That works wonders on my son!!

Brandy - posted on 11/12/2009

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are you beastfeeding? either way my son was always when i switched him to formula. the doctor told me to to give him 2oz of clear pedilite, when that didnt work we went to 2oz, organic baby apple juice, that help some but still he was comstipated. i do white karo suyrp in every bottle and he is perfect now.

Jeni - posted on 11/12/2009

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My Boy had really bad constipation because of the formula he on, 1st try warm water.

Then Prune juice, either 30ml prune juice mixed with bout 10ml of water or just add some juice to his bottle

Courtney - posted on 11/12/2009

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i just think of it like us, do we poop everyday? not always, so somedays without a poop is normal, unless its a newborn they should be pooping after every feed.

Nea - posted on 11/12/2009

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THis is always a good method also; holding the legs up bending the knees while the baby is on your lap or your holding him/her against your chest.

Quoting Samantha:

my best advise is to get ur doctor to write u a prescription for miralax. it is amazing stuff. but u can also try holding ur child against ur chest and pulling his legs up to his stomach and rubbing in a clockwise motion on his lower back. that also helps alot. hope this helps.