baby constipation

[ladyOc]

my baby is 14days old and she is constipated what can i give her

[MaddiesMommie14]

Same thing going on with my 7 day old baby girl. I called her doc and he said first try a gentle tummy massage about 2 fingertips below the belly button. If that doesn't work try 1/2 oz of prune juice mixed with 1/2oz of water, and lastly try the q-tip with vaseline. My baby went with the prune juice but I had to give her two doses of that. I only recently read about bicycling the legs so I didn't try that but that might be an option you'd want to try first as well. The BM after the prune juice was no joke LOL, all up her back and in the blanket.

[alid32]

I worked as a pedi nurse for a while,  please don't give anything. The suggestion for tummy massage (rub tummy in circular motion clockwise) and bicycling the legs is good.  Before six months you need to call your pediatrician.

[83ccctaylor]

My third baby had this happen she hadn't gone in 6 days I felt to helpless. Buy some suppositories cut the into really small slivers like 1/8 th of an inch and she should get things moving. Good luck

[mommabear2015]

I'd call your doctor I wouldn't have give. Them anything with okaying it first that can Be dangerous or make things worse

[mommybrandyozuna]

Try Camille tea! 1oz weak tea no sugar warm that will get it rite out and relax her tummy! Worked like a charm with my daughter and u can give ur baby water a little after each feeding to help with digestion

[ladyOc]

im not brest feeding im using the milk in the orange can gentle ima have to switch up but  dont kno what to switch up to i tried karo and the sugar water didnt work

[ash060115]

My daughter needed movicol pediatric. .. I'd take bby to doc... I seen poo come out my child's mouth... yes it can happen :/

[rosiev323]

I had this problem with my first child  and if you are breast feeding  drink a whole  lot of Water before you breast feed and that should help the baby it worked with my son  I was having to drink about a gallon of water or more a day so my baby wouldn't be consipated

[knufrio]

Check a rectal temp... A lot of times the little bit of stimulation can help them pass stools

[GeekMom1213]

NO karo syrup. No prune juice. No other juice, no water. All baby should take in before six months of age is breastmilk, period. (Formula if breastmilk is unavailable). Gentle infant tummy massage (ask an experienced pediatrician, nurse educator, or lactation consultant to show you how) and "bicycling" the legs can make a huge difference. For many newborns it is perfectly normal to go several days before bowel movements though for many others it is normal to poop a few times a day.
In extreme cases (as determined by your child's pediatrician) it can help to coat the end of a q-tip in petroleum jelly and insert it no more than 1/2 inch into the rectum, gently wiggle it around, and remove. This can help with constipation. But please consult a doctor with your concerns.

[shysmom87]

When my daughter was a baby she had same problem an older nurse told me give her a tsp or tbsp of karo syrup i know it was a very small dose but it did the trick!

[TexasMom1108]

They make a prune juice or some kind of drop for that.

[ladyOc]

she cant booboo and when try she start cryn

[knufrio]

What is she doing that makes you think she's constipated?