https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 06:05:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-41538 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:51:44 +0000 heffalump 41538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Holy moly! How did that huge poo fit in your tiny baby's body? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-41472 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:10:51 +0000 Nskillet 41472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Holy POOP!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-41397 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:15:23 +0000 Andrea 41397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Well, I have to say I am not grossed out as I would not think twice about sticking my finger in there if need be. But the photography part would never occur to me. Haha. </p> <p>Hmmm...I think I have a spin off thread! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-40837 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:50:24 +0000 Boogs 40837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh geez how did I miss this?! That's crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-37067 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:44:55 +0000 chopsuey 37067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: HAHA. click if you're curious.<br /> <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/chopsuey119/-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/chopsuey119/-1.jpg</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-37060 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:36:22 +0000 mrbee 37060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I kind of want to see it. But not really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-37055 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:33:17 +0000 brownie 37055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is your little one? When I was in childbirth classes they always said a baby isn't constipated unless it is small very hard pebbles. So logs wouldn't be constipation. </p> <p>My little man has been constipated from birth (and he is breastfed). We found that his issue was dairy and soy in my diet. Once those are gone, he hasn't had the same issues. Could this (food intolerance/allergies) be the problem? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-37014 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:25:42 +0000 chopsuey 37014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a picture if anyone wants to see! :P Emailed it to my family and DH </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-37011 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:25:08 +0000 chopsuey 37011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG! My LO just went poop. IT WAS HUGE!! Longer than my hand (fingertips to wrist) and it was thicker than my thumb! Wow. I probed her again because I heard her grunt, sat her on her potty.. and she cried the entire time. Amazing. I hope she pooped everything out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36837 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:13:05 +0000 heffalump 36837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to give my lo pedialyte every day. That and some things that were already mentioned, like bicycle legs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36808 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:38:52 +0000 chopsuey 36808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Red: I was tempted to grab her poop last night too! I just wanted to yank it out for her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36766 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:02:44 +0000 Red 36766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO had constipation when we started her on meats because she wasn't taking in enough liquids so my pediatrician finally said to give her a liquid suppository. The suppository applicator also worked as a probe to help her along. From then on, I made sure LO drank lots of water with meals. I also made sure to add a tiny bit of pureed prunes to her diet every few days. I don't do the prunes anymore but I still make sure she gets lots of fiber and drinks lots of water. </p> <p>Speaking of things we do for our LO's, once my LO was trying to pass a hugely thick (width-wise) poo and I used my fingers to help her sphincter squeeze it smaller so it would pass through. Poor thing look so tortured, I wouldn't have done anything just to get that thing out of her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36763 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:24:14 +0000 Boogs 36763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't run into this problem yet, but probably because our LO doesn't eat a ton of food. I know someone who has a child that needed help going for years because his poop was always so big! His parents has a thermometer they used that probably worked like a pinky does, so maybe that could work for you and help you keep your finger clean at the same time. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36642 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:04:28 +0000 MsMamaBear 36642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby Bear is only 3 months, but she is constipated right now. No new tips, but thanks for the pinky trick. Hopefully she keeps them coming out, even though she cries. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36636 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:59:14 +0000 mrbee 36636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: The things that mothers do for their kids!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36634 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:57:48 +0000 chopsuey 36634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: HAHAHA I did the cycling and tummy massage before resorting to the pinki trick. And yes. Cleaned my finger very well! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36632 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:55:29 +0000 mrbee 36632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cycling the baby's legs can be very helpful! But yah, the pinky trick is tough to beat. I hope you washed your hands like 100 times afterward haha!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/constipation#post-36630 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:53:31 +0000 chopsuey 36630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My poor LO was constipated for 10 days. TEN days. Terrible mommy award goes to me.<br /> Today I decided I needed to seriously do something about it since prune juice, apple juice and etc. wasn't working. I called my Pediatrician and she told me to give LO lots of fluids. </p> <p>I remember Mrs. Bee saying Charlie's pediatrician probed his butt with a finger and it got things moving. </p> <p>So I gently put the tip of my pinki into my LO's butt and sat her on the potty. Poor thing cried the entire time she pushed 2 big logs out. The nuggets were longer and thicker than my thumb!<br /> I'm pretty sure she has more poop that needs to come out so I'm going to probe again tomorrow. *sigh</p> <p>I don't know what to do. She got constipated because I started giving her chunkier pieces of food (pieces of sweet potato instead of puree'd sweet potatoes) and yogurt. I mean. She's almost 9 months old. I guess I need to continue giving her well puree'd foods?</p> <p>What do you do to keep your LO's bowels moving? </p>