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uh oh! I didn't deal with constipation (and then the dreaded H word, yuck) until postpartum so I don't know if it's baby safe, but my doc had me on miralax and benefiber.

More water, fiber and stool softener.
I surprisingly have been more ... fluid.... since pregnancy. hehe.

It's just awful isn't it? I've had this issue throughout most of my pregnancy, and it's making me really dread postpartum. Some of my tricks are drinking lots of water and eating a ton of dried fruit. When all else fails I take a colace, which my doctor told me is safe.

My doctor told me (I have suffered from it pretty bad during my pregnancy) that you can not overdose on stoll softners and they will not harm the baby. So I take Duralax twice a day and Miralax 1-2 times a day (depending on how long it has been.) This helps, I also cut out most dairy (take a calcium supplement) and drink more juice.

I struggled with this early on in my pregnancy, but now everything's moving!

What helped me:
-eating a high fiber cereal in the mornings (I love Frosted Mini Wheats!
-switching to Rainbow Prenatals, they have that lactoblabla (ha, I don't know the word) probiotic stuff that is gentle on your stomach and helps move things along.
-adding fiber to your foods (slowly and gradually). I use Benefiber, it's tasteless and dissolves easily and can be put into hot and cold drinks/food.
-drinking tons of water.

Hope that helps!

My OB told me to try Peri-Colase. (Colace?) Its sort of expensive, but it did work. She said to start with 1 pill a day and see how it helps. For me, I tried fiber/fruit/prunes/water/everything and the only thing that worked really well was the Peri-Colase.

I eat raisin bran crunch cereal atleast once a day, and I eat oatmeal atleast very other day. Oatmeal does wonders for constipation.

Oh... why not talk to your doc. He can probably prescribe stool softening pills. (like the ones after you give birth)

@blushink: HAHAHA you crack me up

@blushink: I didn't know bananas cause constipation!

I had problems in the first trimester, and the thing that worked for me was trying to eat an apple everyday, or applejuice.

ugh, i had major constipation in the beginning of pregnancy. i started eating activia yogurt and instant oatmeal every morning and it helped me become regular (2-3 x a day). i ate prunes too.

@chopsuey119: @mrs. wagon: @banana: Glad I could make you all laugh.

If I find that I don't have a bowel movement during the day, I'll take a metameusil capsule in the evening. Also, my doctor suggested colasce capsules (just a stool softener and won't get things going, but will make your bowel movements easier).

I restarted taking a prenatal with iron because i showed as slightly anemic at my 28 week appt and since I've been soooo stopped up! It sucks

Is milk of magnesia ok? I should really slug some of that again....