https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 19:24:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2213935 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:55:09 +0000 regberadaisy 2213935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Made steel cut oat(meal) with flaxseed and Greek yogurt this morning. She pooped very well, twice, afterwards! Also gave blueberries as a snack later in the day. I was not messing around!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2213885 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:58:12 +0000 HabesBabe 2213885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: Warm water helps with poop? Holy crap. H started having the runs a few days ago, so we removed milk, including his nighttime bottle-- and have replaced it with warm water. Do you think that could be making it worse?! He's been on the BRAT diet, but still has loose stools. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2213881 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:50:47 +0000 ALV91711 2213881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Prune juice works great for us. We always did a couple ounces mixed with some water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2213867 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:23:46 +0000 msplatypus 2213867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we struggled we did a half an ounce of apple juice everyother day, she always pooped with in a hour after getting it. We are formula feed and mixed it with her late morning bottle. After she got used to solids we were able to stop and she kept pooping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212963 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 02:35:04 +0000 808love 2212963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YEs, ditto on the pears! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212958 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 02:29:42 +0000 lamariniere 2212958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pear purée. I bought jarred pears because it wasn't pear season when she was having issues. I also tried to get her to drink as much water as possible, but it was hard since she didn't take bottles, but I introduced the straw cup at that time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212955 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 02:25:10 +0000 808love 2212955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Raisins. Culturelle probiotics- didn't use it with LO but works for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212904 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 23:29:14 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2212904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did prune juice for a short time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212790 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:58:01 +0000 regberadaisy 2212790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jape14: I know - I'm getting neurotic about it! My older daughter has no issues pooping whatsoever! </p> <p>Any of you nurse? Do you think your diet contributed to their constipation? It makes sense that it does...? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212788 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:56:53 +0000 regberadaisy 2212788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Trailmix: ugh I swear I read that sweet potato was helpful. And like an idiot I gave her pork with acorn squash tonight. *facepalm*<br /> Oatmeal is supposed to be high in fiber?<br /> <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/494743-is-oatmeal-good-for-constipation/#page=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.livestrong.com/article/494743-is-oatmeal-good-for-constipation/#page=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212781 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:49:46 +0000 Trailmix 2212781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A daily cup of apple cider is what turned my son's chronic constipation around.<br /> We also avoided all binding foods, including bananas, sweet potato, oatmeal, and rice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212718 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:04:47 +0000 jape14 2212718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: thanks for posting this! We have the same issue with our 9.5 mo DS despite daily prunes/pears, prune concentrate, blueberries, chugging water, no constipating foods, etc. I'm going to try the flaxseed tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212687 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:39:49 +0000 regberadaisy 2212687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: interesting! No harm in that so I'll try that - thanks!</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: not regularly - I'll give her some tomorrow . Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212683 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:37:19 +0000 MrsF 2212683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to have to mix an ounce or so of prune juice with her bottles once a day depending on if she had pooped that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212680 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:35:16 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2212680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: oh I meant drinking warm water!</p> <p>A nurse that runs a baby group we used to go too recommended warm water instead of things like prunes and pears which can become a daily requirement to keep regular. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212678 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:33:38 +0000 LomaLinda 2212678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave my LO straight prune juice every morning which solved his constipation issues when he was that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212656 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:14:39 +0000 Foodnerd81 2212656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did prune purees every day and that mostly did the trick. It definitely helped a lot when she started really crawling though. Our pediatrician had recommended juice if the prunes and other foods weren't working. I never had to because she started crawling soon after and it mostly resolved. </p> <p>Does she eat blueberries? Those make c poop like crazy. Gross poops but better than crying while she poops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212653 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:11:34 +0000 regberadaisy 2212653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: hahahah I'm talking about the baby. DD1 is 3 and has no issues pooping! Ever. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212649 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:09:00 +0000 blackbird 2212649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: oh I was thinking your LO was older! Nevermind! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212644 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:05:29 +0000 regberadaisy 2212644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I'm not sure I'm ok with giving my (almost) 10m old miralax daily!</p> <p>@Mrs. Champagne: she got a bath tonight and nothing. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212641 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:58:03 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2212641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Warm water helps for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212636 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:53:13 +0000 blackbird 2212636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A little miralax? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212624 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:33:36 +0000 regberadaisy 2212624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: thank you! I will add that to our oatmeal tomorrow morning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212622 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:30:14 +0000 regberadaisy 2212622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: we are nursing and she gets water after meals. She just starting crawling last weekend so she's on the move! I do bicycle when she's constipated but maybe I need to make it a daily routine? She doesn't really get any dairy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212621 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:30:09 +0000 avivoca 2212621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Flaxseed always helps H. I make flaxseed pancakes for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212620 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:28:56 +0000 mrbee 2212620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Does she have a regular schedule? Lots of fluid? Lots of activity?</p> <p>I find that those things help a lot. Also, removing dairy and cycling legs in the air can help too!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daily-maintenance-to-ward-off-constipation#post-2212619 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:27:48 +0000 regberadaisy 2212619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ever since starting solids DD2 has had constipation issues. Just a little over a week ago she didn't poop for like 2-3 days and for over a day it was very hard painful straining poop. That's after pushing pears, prune purée water and no constipating foods. Finally it worked and she was very regular for like 3-4 days. Like explosive poops for multiple days. Now she's constipated again and hasn't pooped since Tuesday! Today she had a tiny bit. I am so afraid of it turning into what it did last time, where she's in pain straining to poop. :crying: </p> <p>Any tips for regular day to day maintenance to prevent constipation? I am giving water at meals, she doesn't really get carbs, no bananas any more and regularly gets prune purée, pears, broccoli, etc</p> <p>Thanks! </p>