hi - my 61/2 mnth son has been having severe constipation...medicines n suppositries were not helping so the ped had to force his tools out:( Now, i have been advised to introduce more fibre thru veg n fruits in his diet. Here is wht I am doing right now...pls suggest
early mrning (if he wakes up) - 5 ounce of milk
arnd 830ish am - 5 ounce milk
arnd 10 am - 4 tbsp wheat cerelac
arnd 11/1130 am - 5 ounce milk
arnd 130/2 pm - 2-3 tbsp of khichdi with some veg
arnd 3 pm - 5 ounce of milk
arnd 430/5 pm - 3-4 tsbp of fruit
arnd 6 pm - 5 ounce milk
arnd 830/9 pm - 5 ounce milk
arnd 1030 pm - 5 ounce milk
I add sugar to the formula milk.
I have gone thru hetal' s posts as well. Is this the right diet? I was earlier giving him juice n soup also bt doc told me that that doent have the rqd fibre.
Also I want to introduce milk shake in late evening arnd 830 pm. what all fruits can I use? Banana doesnt suit my son (he get constipated)...can i try chiko n papaya n mango? neetu replied. of aks about how to search message id.
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neelima replied. hi,
a small suggestion f0r you regarding your baby' s diet.........
i have noticed that you are give him almost a 900 ml of milk per day.I tell tyou itsvery heavy for him.I suggest to you that reduce the numver of feedings of milk per day to atleast 800 ml.But i assure you that baies who are fed on demand are the ones who gain weight, pose no constipation problems.
secondly i see that you have introduce wheat cerelac to him. i suggest you that please switch to nestum rice.Wheat at this age is not suggested.
I SUGGEST you the following day plan for your kid.
6am-150 ml of formula
10am-nestum rice
2pm-150 ml of formula
6pm- 150 ml formula
10 pm- 180 ml of formula
as you see above its ideal that you wake up your kid at 6 in the morning..it will become a good habit for him.
the above mentioned quantity of milk is sufficieint for him.
from the 10th month ionwards daily feed him two solids once in the morning at 10 am and the second in 6 pm.from 1 year onwards 3 times solids is suggested.
please go very slow on solids for the babies.Please realise there tummies are very small to accomodate large diet.i guarentee you that if you follow this..your baby will never constipate. neetu4953 replied. i just printed the below posts for my brother in law baby girl. she is also 6months and having constipation problem.doc has adviced suppository.

mesage id 7287, feeding.
message id 7329,feeding.

i have read everywhere dat once the solids are started almost all kids have consitipation problems.even my nishit had it so you are not alone.hope your little one recovers.
the post also has step by step list of fruits and vegetables to avoid constipation.
hope this information helps you.