u reply to most of the queries thats y i tought of asking u about it....n hey my baby' s name is nishi...
when i started solid food nishi started getting constipation.prob..then she became alright...
few days b4 we decided to gv her milk n chapati...from that day she is having prob..
first she passed very hard stool ...she has to literally push with all her strenght ...then she will pass very thin motions....
last night i saw the place from where she passes stool turned red..i applied coconut oil to it...
morning it was still the same....
i have stopped chapati..for the time being but till how long? when she will start with other food...?
at 8 i gv her bf...at 10am she gets oatmeal...
then at 12 pm my mil gvs her khimti(moong dal n rice)....
at 5pm she gvs her ragi ....
then at 7 pm again bf...at 8-30 pm again khimti ...then by 9.30 i take her for bf she goes to sleep....
till 8 month her weight was proper ...around 8 kgs ...but after that hardly any growth ..now she is 9 months....

plssssssssssssss i need ur help thats y im looking for gerber food....
im working i hv to cook everything for her ..keep everything ready for her so that my mil has to just feed her...plssssssss help..
with nay any suggestion...
i cant concentrate on work im feeling very guilty about not being able to be with her...
pls sssssssss suggest soem good diet ..n als o suggest how to get her motions normal back again what should i do?

gauri replied. thank u so much for all ur advise..thanks a ton.... neelima replied. hi,
first of all, i suggest to you do not makethis feeding a big issue.Dont be so concerned that you feel guilt..ok.Now regarding your babies diet...
chapathi..to a certain extent is ok.but my voiew is start her on wheat based procudts from 13 th month onwrads..
what i noticed is the time between the feedings is too short.Bbabie stomach cannot easily digest in such a short intervals.
ONE more thng i reccomed is more than the solids a baby gets most of her strenght from the milk.Please remenber to give her atleast 650 ml of milk till she turns a year old.Dont rush on solids.Go slow....
My ideal feeding schedule is
1) 6 amformula milk 180 ml mind u mothers milk from seven months lacks iron ans it is advised that u shift to formula)
2) 10 am:oatmeal
3) 2 am: milk 210 ml
4) 6 pm :cerealc rice
5) 10 pm: milk 210 ml

thats it doent be so panicky about her wieght.for your info...babies wieght from the 8th month will slow down...
dont worry be haopy........ neetu4953 replied. hi,wot ps said is true. also in some posts previously i read dat to some kids raagi gives constipation so please browse through the old posts of bowel and bladder board, you will get tons of tips there.
i reply to the queries based on old queries only and sometimes based on my experience with nishit.
here is one post about constipation i have,i hope your baby is recovers soon.

Date: 2006-12-20
Name: Komal Rai
Subject: Help Hetal
mesgid 7287, feeding board.
just pasting the message for you -
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Date: 2006-12-20Name: HetalSubject: Re:after rice,, you started her oatmeal and i dont see ne vegies or fruits,,which explains why your son passd continuous bowels and thn all of sudden constipation.now it dpends how many times you are offerng him solids.can you do onething :1. at first offer him whole moong water(boil whole moong, mash it well acc to consistency desired by your child,do tadka of crushed jeera, hing, curry leaves, some cumin coriander pwder, some salt/if you want to give,,once tadka is done, add water make sure to boil it well ! offer this once or more..2.offer it once with his solid feed//ok to give alongwith oatmeal as well,,just replace the bm but m not sure how far he will accept the taste ! so you can offer it diff like a spoon every 1hour or so/.bfore offering, strain the tadka thru mesh/strainer to avoid choking !3. i want you to go thru 6months onward diet plans that i have already suggested before :
messageid=6593, feeding.
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i want you to follow the tips..esp the intake part/serving sizes of all types of food and not only grains !!!! which means your child is ready for juices,,soups and single grais, vegies and fruits...with a good combo of all these in proper proportion,,its unlikely that your child will ever have ne constipation probs or bowels probs.start all this only after his bowels are back to normal and not during constipation.apart from whole moong water, i want you to offer him, boiled spinach along with oatmeal serving.boil it/pressure cook it, strain it//make sure the hard fibrs are out, puree it well,,and add in the same tadka..the tadka has to be strained and do this tadka practice only until he is constipated,,once his bowels are regular, you can offer direct cooked strained spinach puree.plan his diet by moving the foods in whole day,,like moong water goes best in later afternoon,,or if you are giving oatmeal,offer moongwater with oatmeal,, if you are giving spinach, offer moong water only after say 3-4hours ! dont overdo 2 fibrs,,your son might go in loose motions..balance it well.secondly..try this for 2 days,,if it does not work, go ahead with below :if with these 2, your child still seems to be constipated,,i want you to start with apple juice...boil/pressure cook the apple with skin, strain it, puree it,add water,, and offer with morning serving instead of bm ! if your child does not like the taste,,see if mashed ripe banana is acceptable to him along with the apple puree juice.as and when you introduce these things,,,you know how much time it takes for your child to react to foods,,so go accordingly..it is not necesry for you to wait until 1 week to check for allergies,,3days is mostly enough !!!if still the constipation continues,after 4 days,,,,continue with moong water, and replace the spinach and apple serving..let the moong water serving be the juice/late afternoon time ! offer in sippy...start him with sippy..these wontt spoil your child health, and is healthy,,you can continue,,i want you to offer him ripe mashed banana as a sep serving,,and not with oatmeal or rice ! you can take the serving amts from the diet charts above and it should help,,still it does not help after 5days,,,add in apricots puree(mostly available in baby aisle section) the gerber is good...or you can like wise, pressure cook dried apricots(with skin),,strain it, and puree it well, offer with solids and you can add ripe banana to it,dont offer more than 1 tablespoon per serving ! offer with banana so that your child accepts it well..all these should help,,if not,,your child needs an immediate attention,as by then i assume,,it will be next 4-5days,,finally last but not the least after 4-5days or in these 4-5 days, he DOES NOT PASS A SINGLE BOWEL,,THN AND THN ONLY,,,,offer prune puree(if not readymade gerber,,just cook them like you will do with apricots i mentioned above,,get the dried ones if fresh are not available) with ripe banana puree,,,that is the last thing you will do on the list,,offer with solid and dont offer it alone ! and when you are ready to give prune, dont offer apricots,apple or spinach on that day or after that day...it will give him loose mottion,,1tablspoon goes along way along with serving of solid !dont try prune or apricots first,,the reason being your child is new to solids and i dont want him to end up in loose motion situation,,,your baby is sufferng from mild cnstipatn which is often caused when solids are introduced,,esp when grains are introduced first without fruits or vegies,,so now start on vegies or fruits and it should help !rest all is ok !take care,
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this was the message. some 2-3days back i searched for the posts here for my brother in law little girl. we tried and itz been 2 days, my brother in law daughter is passing stools atleast once a day. previously she was without bowels for 2-3days.
so we are not giving her suppository now.hope your baby recovers soon.
PS replied. For constipation my pediatrician suggested giving the baby some apple juice mixed with water (50-50%).

Also give some carrot puree..that helps in my baby' s case.

And the milk you are giving with her chapati..is that cow' s milk? If yes, then pls stop it. Here in the US, the doctors advice not to give any cow' s milk till the baby is 1 yr old.

You can also give some water to the baby...that will increase her liquid intake (which helps in constipation).

hope this helps...