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bamagirl
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My Little One Is Constipated.......
Posted: 05-02-07 10:35am
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what can I give her to make her better?? I
have put kyro (spelling??)in her bottles
and its not helping. She is 3 1/2 months
and I dont know If I can give her apple
juice and water it down or what. It is
really bothering me and it hurts to go to
the the bathroom. She will cry and scream
and then when she is done she is smiling
and happy. Please help us
Heather
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:39am
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When she does go, is it hard "grown up
looking" poop or is it still the yellowish
stuff? Is she breast fed or formula fed?
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bamagirl
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:53am
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It is hard and she is formula feed. Some
times it is hard and then it gets soft.
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Bridget
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:55am
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our pediatrician said to put 2 oz of prune
juice in his formula. i never had to do it
so i don't know how well it works.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:04am
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Both my kids had this probblem when they
were very small-the youngest had it worse
than the older one. Iron in formula can
sometimes be constipating. I tried
everything I could think of to help. We
did the Karo Syrup. The babysitter gave
her a couple of ounces of warm water every
afternoon with a little karo in it (the
dark kind, not the light kind), and that
really seemed to help the most. Idid use
half and half apple juice, but I honestly
do not think it helped that much. I
sometimes had to use a suppository if it
was several days between poops and she was
very unhappy. I have heard of using aloe
vera juice, and I have heard that it was
helpful, but never got her to take
it...she must not have liked the taste.
The problem got much better when she got
out of her pavlik harness and could move
around more, and then it got much better
when she started eating solid foods. You
could try prune juice, but my kids would
never drink it. When they got older, I
always mixed stewed prunes in with their
oatmeal.
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bamagirl
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:15am
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Would prune juice hurt her belly with her
being only 3 1/2 months?
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Bridget
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:20am
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maybe you should call her doctor and ask
what they think you should try.
we were told to use the prune juice before
he was old enough for solids. now that
he's on solids we were told to feed him
prunes.
i hope she feels better soon!
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:22am
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I didn't give it to my kids that young...I
think you would want to water it down and
start with very small amounts. Have you
asked your pediatrician about this? They
all have different opinions, but I listen
to my ped because I have entrusted him
with the physical well being of my kids.
Sometimes we don't agree, but I do pay him
for his opinion and expertise. If I
really disagree, he asks me what I am
basing my info on and we talk about it.
He ultimately leaves the decisions up to
me, though.
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bamagirl
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:24am
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I will have to try the kero with warm
water. I did not even know that there was
light and dark kero!! Will try and see if
it works!! Thanks
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:26am
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I have no idea - .i've never had to deal
with it. But I do hope your little sugar
feels better. 
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bamagirl
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:28am
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Last time I asked he just told me to put
kero in every bottle till she started
going good. So I was like ok and it worked
and she loves it too. But this time its
not working!!! Just thought I would ask
you ladies and see what you thought.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:32am
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When .oni got constipated that young, we
would give her 1 tablespoon of .karo with
6oz of warm water.(what her Dr. advised)
LIterally, 4 ounces into it, she'd be
pooping!!
I put money on .karo syrup and warm water!
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Posted: 05-02-07 12:14pm
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I know diluted apple juice works wonders
on .Kaylee when she's constipated but
since your little one is still kinda young
.I'm not sure  .I
hope she feels better soon!
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 05-02-07 14:02pm
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constpiation:
for the most natrual approach, try:
get a stage one gerber jar of prunes, put
a tablespoon of that in the bottle.
if that doesnt work
a teaspoon of dark karo in the bottle
if that doesnt work
milk of magnesia (ask your doc, it should
be fine, we used it)
if that doesnt work
you may need to use an infant suppository
we even had to use an enema once. he was
really impacted from his medicine that he
takes for his reflux.
we have used all of these methods.
the fact that is is already crying and
straining may mean that its too late for
things like prunes and karo, since the
poop in there is already hard, so she may
be getting impacted. you may need to do
something more like the milk of magnesia
or a suppository at this point.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-02-07 14:22pm
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Suppositories were definitely the "magic
bullet" for us many times.
I had to do it, though. my dh was too
squeamish 
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Posted: 05-02-07 14:26pm
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I hated the suppositories!!! They worked
wonders, but my stepdaughter would scream
like we were torturing her. I'm so glad
she is past that stage. Hopefully we
won't have this problem with the new baby.
*fingers crossed*
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Amber*Marie
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Posted: 05-02-07 17:05pm
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my little girl will be 3 months on the
4rth. Not too much difference. But she was
constipated last week and I was told to
give her dark kayro syrup in every other
bottle until she poops. But before she
even finished her first bottle she
pooped!!!
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 05-02-07 18:43pm
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wait
bamagirl and bamamommy arent the same
person? odd...
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jenniek
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Posted: 05-02-07 18:52pm
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I was told to get a child suppository and
break it in half when brayden is
constipated (he is 10 weeks). They work
great. But they only told me to wait
about 3 days before using them to see if
he goes on his own. My doctor never told
me any of the other things you girls
mentioned. Can you use karo when they are
this young?
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 05-02-07 20:29pm
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| jenniek
wrote: | | I was told to get a child
suppository and break it in half when
brayden is constipated (he is 10 weeks).
They work great. But they only told me to
wait about 3 days before using them to see
if he goes on his own. My doctor never
told me any of the other things you girls
mentioned. Can you use karo when they are
this young? |
yes, you can. suppositories should be used
as a *last* resort, because your body can
become dependant on them to go poop. i
dont understand why your ped didnt tell
you to try other things first.
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