Why give prunes?

[mergirl]

Is there any reason to give my 7 mo old DS prunes if he isn't constipated? My baby goes plenty already.

[elmh23]

I never did unless they were backed up. I think in the two kids, that only happened once though (and I'm not sure with who...)

[jilly]

Nope. In fact, even if they are constipated, giving them extra fiber (flax seeds in their cereal, for example) is much better -- their bowels don't learn to rely on the laxitive of the prunes.

[j_p_i]

I bought some prunes in addition to many different foods for dd to try when we started solids, and wound up giving them to her when she hadn't pooped for a day or so. She wound up LOVING them, kind of funny. She's not been constipated so I didn't give them for that reason necessarily, but just as something for her to try, and she gobbled them up.

[wombatclay]

We (as a family) eat prunes because they're yummy! DD1 and dd2 think of them as "candy".