dear hetal

as suggested by u i hv put in spinach inmy diet.(one bowl at lunch and one at dinner). Arjun' s gas condition has gone bad since then.Also earlier i was giving him one ff. now its 3 ff daily. my bm has decreased more despite eating everythng. what i do is bf arjun first for abt 45 min. then give him ff(nan 1)he takes abt 4 ounces of ff even after being bf for an hour.

culd more formula feed the culprit or spinach????

his bowel movement is better. once every 3 days though quantity isnt great.

also tell mde how to make sure that he is having enuf milk?? no. of wet dapers are abt 8.

are his stats fine???

wgt:-6.3 kg at 3 months, birth wght was 3.6 kgs
height:-64 cm

pls lemme know.
take care
chetana Hetal replied. spinach doesnt cause constipation,,itz high in fibr and relieves one from constipation, irrespective of body type or nature. even though it contains good iron,,its main ingrediant is fibr !
your son having constipation depends on followng, as i said earlier :
1. formula could be the culprit. esp if your baby is sensitive to iron based ones or with milk based solids..since your child takes around 4oz of formula after bf,its quite likely that bm is not a complte diet for him.

ask your dr if you can change the type(non-iron based or soy) of the formula and it should help.once in 3 days is better and is not a constipation,unless your baby is showing signs of pain while passing bowels...
about making sure that he gets enough milk,,just make sure he drinks proper milk,,,if your bm is not enough for him, switching him to formula will and proper feeds alongwith water once a day(only if above 3months), will help.
also the tips about the bm supply, you cant expect results in just 10 days.you have to understand that your body has to accept them or react to them and it takes time. if increasing bm supply could have been possble in some 10-15days, then everyone could have possbly been succsful to bf or get back to bm good supply,,but its not the case right.
keep trying at your best, and if it doesnt work,,,you still have alternative of formula.you can try other tips from other sites too,,see if they work for you..
sometimes its just women body who has its own way of behaving, irrespective of stimulants given to it,,so they might or might not work,,,its not guarantee...
about gas and constipation probs, i can only say,,until first 3-44months,,its normal for babies to have these probs,,some kids are sensitive to it more thn others,,so asking your dr about some gas medication(mostly over the counter or non-prescribed one, which can be given ne no of time, without ne harm to baby or without ne addiction,,) will help...
like in US, mylicon drops are given for gas trouble, and it can be given ne times of days, mostly after feeds and they dont harm or habituate the baby system...so its ttly safe to try em out!
about his stats,,and all, at 3months, its good..keep it goin..he is just on line.

take care ! good luck