https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:18:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363176 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:25:59 +0000 Mrsbells 363176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: haha! they are either pooping too much or not enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363162 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:19:33 +0000 Freckles 363162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: i think i went overboard with the pears. She pooped 4 times today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363147 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:11:15 +0000 Mrsbells 363147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Oh I See thats a good idea. I didnt realize I could give her raw pears. I'll be trying fruits soon so I'll see how that goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363145 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:10:02 +0000 Freckles 363145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: haha no, the visual was fine. errr...it only underscores how serious it is if you leave the poop build up for too long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363143 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:09:07 +0000 chopsuey 363143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: @caffeinated: ewwwwww to the visual! Was hoping it was a pic of real poop! Haha<br /> Sick </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363139 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:06:59 +0000 mrbee 363139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Haha sorry... was that visual too much? I wasn't sure whether or not to include it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363118 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:56:44 +0000 Freckles 363118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: omg, poor girl! i wouldn't have been able to wait that long. did you see the visual on mr. bee's recent post? okay, i'm really glad i didn't see the picture you posted. hahaha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363104 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:51:25 +0000 chopsuey 363104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: my lo went 12 days without pooping! I stuck the tip of my pinki in her butt and she pooped the longest, thickest, hardest poop! I took a pic and posted it a loooooong time ago. </p> <p>After this constipation nightmare I started giving my Lo happy baby pear pouches. And made sure she was hydrated. She hasn't been constipated since and goes 3x a day on average. Sometimes more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-363095 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:46:31 +0000 mrbee 363095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: The post just went up!</p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/10/26/the-ins-and-outs-of-poop-part-1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/10/26/the-ins-and-outs-of-poop-part-1/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-362229 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:15:30 +0000 regberadaisy 362229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard prunes = instant poop. We've only recentl started and um yeah no poop issues. She's gone from once daily to 2-3x. Carrots actually gave her the most poopsplosion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-362156 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:48:58 +0000 Freckles 362156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay, the constipation spell is over! Thank goodness it happened before she went to bed. </p> <p>@MamaBehr: LO is breast-fed, though my ped said something interesting about how i should bf her after giving solids, as it would help with the constipation. </p> <p>@Rubies: Yep, we have PC! Is there a difference between that and regular juice? I got pear nectar juice from this local organic store, and chose the one that had the least amount of sugar (23g for 1 cup). </p> <p>@Mrsbells: i grate fresh pears and i find that LO takes it better than cooked pears. LO gagged every time i tried to give her the cooked ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-361127 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:11:01 +0000 mrbee 361127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Oops, my post went up a little early... I'll republish it tomorrow, once the interview link is in place! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-361070 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:55:28 +0000 Rubies 361070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: I use President's Choice Organics toddler juice (do you have PC in Alberta?)...</p> <p>@Mrsbells: I think fresh pears are better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360910 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:49:00 +0000 MamaBehr 360910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated DS is old enough to get two meals a day, so we use one for prunes and one for something else. Is your LO BF or FF? I also noticed an increase in constipation if I was putting too much formula in the bottle. If I were you I would try prune juice, just not too much and I would water it down a little. </p> <p>@mrbee that is something I'm worried about, that this is going to translate into constipation issues as a toddler. I will definitely be reading tomorrow's post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360905 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:46:02 +0000 BoogieBea 360905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter experienced (and still is actually) the same thing with solids and constipation. She had a few hard and painful BMs and ever since has been trying to hold her poops in. It's a vicious cycle because the more she holds it in, the more painful it is for her when it finally comes out. We've given her pears, prunes, peaches, sweet potatoes, juices and even miralax for a while. Nothing was really helping her. I still had to help her through every poop session because her instinct now is to hold it in. What's working for her now are kiwis. She didn't have a taste for them when she was younger but now she likes them. She has one every day along with her diluted prune juice. Sweet potatoes is always a regular item in her diet. I try to give her a lot of liquids. She's already 15 months now and it's only in the last couple weeks that I'm seeing progress. Hopefully, your LO will not develop bad habits like my daughter. My son used to have constipation here and there too but was always fixed with pureed pears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360901 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:44:36 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 360901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Our biggest ones were rice (including mum mums, cereal, etc) and bananas. The other thing I thought of is that we had issues when he was eating too many solids compared to milk. If you are open to BLW that helps them portion control and they won't eat more solids than their body can handle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360893 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:41:25 +0000 mrbee 360893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Yah diet and fluids is probably the best way to start... but if that doesn't work, then I would definitely consider laxatives (in consultation with your pediatrician).</p> <p>Our biggest problem with Charlie's constipation these days is actually milk! He just loves it so, but it constipates the heck out of him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360887 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:38:31 +0000 Freckles 360887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I've been obsessed with her poops since her jaundice issues when she was 1 week old. Since LO is only 6.5 months old, i'm reluctant to give her laxatives unless her constipation keeps happening. I'm really careful with what i give her...so far it's been high-fibre fruits and veggies, though i hear that bananas and carrots cause constipation. In an ideal world, i'd only give her pears and yams every day!</p> <p>@Baby Boy Mom: I've only given her foods on the "great introductory foods" list. Are there any foods in particular that backed up your LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360849 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:22:29 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 360849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us, I just monitored what foods were giving him constipation and then avoided those until he was a little older. (Sure enough with a more mature digestive system he could handle them- often it was just a matter or waiting a month or two). Also, we've found yogurt really good for regularity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360835 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:16:40 +0000 mrbee 360835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Those balls sound like the driest form of stool... type 1 on the Bristol stool scale:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale</a></p> <p>I just interviewed an expert in childhood constipation, and the first post about it should go up tomorrow I think. But what I've learned is: take this stuff seriously! I would talk to your pediatrician about Miralax, and look closely at your LO's diet! </p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/06/27/treating-toddler-constipation/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/06/27/treating-toddler-constipation/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/05/30/miralax-a-popular-cure-but-never-approved-for-children/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/05/30/miralax-a-popular-cure-but-never-approved-for-children/</a></p> <p>We didn't do enough for Charlie, and now his constipation has become a much larger problem. :( More tomorrow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360832 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:14:49 +0000 NerdBee 360832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son poops alot after I've fed him yams or puréed peas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360819 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:09:19 +0000 Mrsbells 360819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ohand how about oatmeal does that help at all? steel cut or Rolled oats rather than oat flakes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360818 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:09:16 +0000 Freckles 360818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: I find that she's super regular when she has yams, or food mixed in with yams. But i can't give her yams every day! Do you think unsweetened prune juice would have the same effect as the stewed prunes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360812 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:07:43 +0000 Mrsbells 360812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: can you use fresh pears too or does that not have the same effect? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360808 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:06:26 +0000 MamaBehr 360808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son had the SAME thing!!! In fact, I have to give him prunes every day as one of his meals now. That has really helped him, but he has been battling constipation for the majority of his solid food experience. (I have to help him poop a lot! I kind of pull it out of him.... but not since the daily prunes) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360806 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:06:21 +0000 Mrsbells 360806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: well its worked for us so far! although we have only been aon solids for a week </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360793 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:02:26 +0000 Freckles 360793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: Does it matter if it's sweetened or not (the juice)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360788 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:01:20 +0000 Freckles 360788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea that gripe water helped with constipation! I used it when she had bad gas in the early months. I'll definitely give it a try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360786 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:00:15 +0000 Rubies 360786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pears and prunes. You can get pears in pouches and LO used to gobble those right up. Or, even pear juice. I did (and still do) like, 9 parts water, 1 part juice in a straw cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-constipation#post-360756 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:50:24 +0000 Mrsbells 360756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: I always suggest Gripe water because it works great for me. I give it to LO in her bottle and sometimes directly every day and she doesnt have gas or constipation except the days I forget to give it to her. I really like the wellements brand </p>