Infant constipation?
MY 34 WEEKER “NOW 1 AND 1/2 MONTHS OLD IS CONSTIPATED.. I WAS BREASTFEEDING HER AT FIRST BUT MY MILK SUPPLY GOT LOW TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS BARELY KEEPING UP ON HER FEEDINGS. HE DOCTOR PRESCRIBED HER NEOSURE FOR EXTRA WEIGHT GAIN AND AS SOON AS I STARTED HER ON IT SHE STOPPED HAVING REGULAR BOWEL MOVEMENTS.. IM A FIRST TIME MOM SO WHEN SHE WENT 5 DAYS WITHOUT POOPING I GOT SCARED AND TOOK HER TO THE DOCTOR… THEY TOLD ME TO GIVE HER A SUPPOSITORY AND SHE WENT LIKE A CHAMP! AFTER THAT SHE HAVE NOT MADE BOWEL MOVEMENT YET.. WE TRIED KARO SYRUP THAT DID NOT MAKE HER GO SO I NOW HAVE THE GERBER PRUNE AND PEAR JUICES.
DO YOU TIHINK THAT WILL HELP? AND IF SO HOW MUCH SHOULD I GIVE HER?
I would try a bottle with just a bit of apple juice, and the rest water. Hopefully the baby will take it. Being so young, she may not. If she does, great. See what happens, and if no poop, try the same mix again five hours later. If after a day, still no poop, I would call the doctor again. Constipation is very painful for such a young baby. Don’t stress, just see what happens after the bottles of juice water.
Call the doc Tuesday if nothing changes, and stree how you are worried.
Good luck
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