So I have asked questions about this here before, but the problem only seems to be getting worse so I am looking for more ideas. My 8 mo (almost 9mo) is having poop problems
. Acts like constipation, crying/straining etc every little while all day every day, goes days without pooping but continues eating although after several days her eating slows down. However when she does poop they aren't super hard, they are stiffer than she is used to but they are still smooshy. It has gotten progressively worse over the past month or month and a half.
She eats two meals a day (we feed her purees for many reasons that work for us) and she does a combo breastmilk/dairy formula although mostly formula now as I am BFAR. The formula is the same one she has been on since she was 5 days old, it's Earth's Best. She drinks maybe 1/2oz to an oz of water with each meal. We made the mistake of giving her bananas maybe twice, oatmeal makes things worse, and I didn't know about cooked apples until 2 weeks ago so we feed her those a lot thinking they would help
. She is eating a ton of prunes and pears, I can't find organic peaches in puree form so I bought some frozen (as it is winter in VT- nothing is fresh) and made some and she HATES them and I can't find apricots in anything but dried form and I am pretty sure those are all sulfured as they are all a pretty orange color so I can't even re-hydrate them and make her some food since I don't really want her to eat sulfites. GAH!
We finally had to give her mineral oil at the advice of her dr two weeks ago and that worked like a charm but then I did my research (we had acted fast out of desperation) and found out nasty things about mineral oil so we have started using flax oil instead. We give that to her 1 to 2 times a day about 2tsps each time. I also sometimes mix in some ground flax seed which she also hates and will refuse to eat when you do so.
It has been almost 7 whole days since her last poop and the last one definitely wasn't enough to have gotten out a whole weeks worth of poop from the week before. I am at a loss, I bought some MiraLAX, advised by her ped, because I just don't know what to do for my baby to help her feel better but I really don't want to use that stuff. I also don't understand why she is straining and crying and screaming and then when the poop does come out it's not rock hard or little pellets or anything. Please help mamas, poor DH and I are at a complete loss.
. Acts like constipation, crying/straining etc every little while all day every day, goes days without pooping but continues eating although after several days her eating slows down. However when she does poop they aren't super hard, they are stiffer than she is used to but they are still smooshy. It has gotten progressively worse over the past month or month and a half.She eats two meals a day (we feed her purees for many reasons that work for us) and she does a combo breastmilk/dairy formula although mostly formula now as I am BFAR. The formula is the same one she has been on since she was 5 days old, it's Earth's Best. She drinks maybe 1/2oz to an oz of water with each meal. We made the mistake of giving her bananas maybe twice, oatmeal makes things worse, and I didn't know about cooked apples until 2 weeks ago so we feed her those a lot thinking they would help
. She is eating a ton of prunes and pears, I can't find organic peaches in puree form so I bought some frozen (as it is winter in VT- nothing is fresh) and made some and she HATES them and I can't find apricots in anything but dried form and I am pretty sure those are all sulfured as they are all a pretty orange color so I can't even re-hydrate them and make her some food since I don't really want her to eat sulfites. GAH!We finally had to give her mineral oil at the advice of her dr two weeks ago and that worked like a charm but then I did my research (we had acted fast out of desperation) and found out nasty things about mineral oil so we have started using flax oil instead. We give that to her 1 to 2 times a day about 2tsps each time. I also sometimes mix in some ground flax seed which she also hates and will refuse to eat when you do so.
It has been almost 7 whole days since her last poop and the last one definitely wasn't enough to have gotten out a whole weeks worth of poop from the week before. I am at a loss, I bought some MiraLAX, advised by her ped, because I just don't know what to do for my baby to help her feel better but I really don't want to use that stuff. I also don't understand why she is straining and crying and screaming and then when the poop does come out it's not rock hard or little pellets or anything. Please help mamas, poor DH and I are at a complete loss.
