hii
i have a seven month old daughter...from the past 1 week she has been having severe conspitation problem...her grandmom kept on insisting to give her a mixture of almond oil and honey... she gave her like for 3-4days but after tat i strictly asked her to stop giving her tat... but now from the past one week my baby has been having too much difficulty in passing her stools..she trys exerting soo much pressure to pass her stools..but all in vain,, but now i help her to pass her stools my pressing her tummy while lying her down. i have also stopped giving her solid foods.. i just give her rice twice daily..other than that just plain formula milk..now can u plzz tell me what to do...as she doesnt like gripe water..i used to put small amts in her formula..
but nothing seems to be working and her constipation is the same soo far..can anyone help me what to do..i m presently in london becoz of which going to the doc is not possible as i m a visitor.. any home remedies will be welcomed and really thanked
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pari SP replied. hey u can make her sit up while trying to poop.. as in when she is exerting pressure, either on the potty or on your feet to help her pass her stools.. in this position lubricating her anus with some oil helps. Hetal replied. Mom has given good answers..

avoid ne kind of oils or honey for babies below 1 year.

no lubrication is needed unless its prescribed by the dr as the causes of constipation is different in all cases..

its better to ask your dr to prescribe a lubrication that is easier to apply and only if your baby needs to have one,,otherwise most of the constopation probs are solved with some mild medication or diluted prune juice.....

the oil remedy in anus is used only when the outer skin of anus is dry/cracked or bleeding,,othrwise, with proper fibr diet mentioned by in post below should give your baby regular motions/stools.

if not, don't wait to try other home remedy, contact your dr in india immmediately and ask him what can be done...sometimes drs are aware of over the counter medicines that help babies in case of urgencies,,or ask your friend in UK,,if she can give a call to her dr and ask for medication...

its not advisable to wait for more than 3days with home remedies.

good luck mom replied. when my baby had constipation, he was 8months old.
hetal adviced me to give boiled(with skin) apricots with cereal, pears(boiled with skin),ripe banana and spinach in his diet.
all these foods helped.give your baby lot of diluted juiced e.g. apple juice,prune with banana juice. it really helps. my baby has very severe constipation problem.
don't give your baby dalia. it is wheat product and i think we can not give it at 7months.
give rice items more. they are light food and easy to digest.
in one of recent post, hetal had also mentioned giving whole moong water with rice. my baby is very sensitive to hard stools and constipation.he eats apple and he gets constipated.
since i started moong water, it clears his stomach and his stools have become regular.i can also give apple him without any worry.

all these works like magic.no need to put anything to your baby anus area.
gripe water does not work for constipation.check hetal recent post on colic,gas and reflux in feeding board. and in some recent post with subject constipation in this board.
in all post gripe water has never helped.you will get lot of information on constipation.

personally, for me also gripe water has never helped except once when my baby was suffering from colic.
my ped also refuses to give it.

hope my exp helps you.

mahi replied. It is considered ok if baby doesnt pass stools for around 3 days, u need to start worry if its 4-5 days.

u can do this
1) give food/intake that can help in constipation, out of whatever u hv been giving to the baby .. like fibre food such as daliya/items with veg like spinach/apple pie

2- check on constipation causing intake such as milk (normal or formula, not bm). U said u r giving her strictly formula, then u also need to give her plain water. When i asked my doc how much water to b given, she said as much as u can gv and she can take - in a day. I typically gv water in bowl n spoon, atleast 30-40 mins after feed. So including baby's sleep etc, i m able to gv her 1 ounce water each 3-4 times a day. My baby is just 5m.

So lookout for constipation causing items in her intakes. I wont say stop giving them, just limit them for now, and also work on their balances (like formula needs to be balanced by giving water, costipation causing foods to be balanced with fibre foods)

I dont think u need to put baby strictly on formula bec of this. Relax, baby wd be fine.

3- Dctors these days dont recommend gripe water. Also, the brand's are not always trustworthy, i hv heard a famous brand gr water has alchoholic contents, i think u can stop that

4- no honey too. not for such a small baby

5. when my baby dint pass stools till 4 days and wd exert pressure to pass, the Dr suggested me to open up the anus a little and apply coconut oil with my little finger (lubricant)
Well i cd not do that, but i tilted her and put drops of coconut oil so that it flew inside. It helped, baby passed stools in a while

hope this helps