DD is so very constipated wdid?? HELP - she is hysterical

[jackrose]

Oh poor thing! And poor you too!

THis is exactly what happened to my DD at the same age. It was terrible.

I gave her prunes soaked in warm water, let her drink the water and gum the softened prunes and I think they did the trick.

To get the poo out asap, we had a nice bath together which calmed her, I bf her in the bath and held her across my chest with her knees up which helped as it *TMI* opened her bowel. Then (again *TMI*) I used a baby wipe and helped out the poo as it was coming out.... it was really traumatic for her to poo so I was gently trying to do all I could to get it out. Poor baby! We managed to turn a real corner after that.

I have heard that the brown sugar can be more of a problem than a help... I will try to find the link but in the meantime, I hope what I went through can offer some help...


ETA:
I can't find the link about the brown sugar but it was along the lines of - yes it will help a little at the time but will actually make the constipation worse in the long run. It is much better to try some other traditional constipation remedies such as pear, apples and prunes.

I should add that you can puree up the prune and water mix if that is easier to give to your DD. This is the best for the state of your DD's constipation at the moment.

In the longer term, try to avoid foods which can aggravate constipation such as cereals and bananas and try to get DD eating foods which help avoid constipation as well as drinking lots of fluids. (Water if FF and lots of BF otherwise). To avoid more constipation issues with my DD while we introduced solids I would regularly stew some apples/pears with some prunes and give her a bit every day. Sometimes by itself, sometimes with some yoghurt, sometimes with oats as a bircher museli... it helped keep her regular until her digestive system sorted itself out. At 16 months we no longer have a problem.