How Do You Deal With Baby Constipation?
• Observe how baby’s diet changes as some foods become constipating, producing hard stool. Eliminate any constipating foods including: • Rice cereal • Bananas • Cooked carrots • Cheese • Yogurt • White bread • Pasta • Excessive potatoes • Give your baby foods that help soften stools, such as fruits and vegetables that are high in fiber. Fruits with sorbitol (such as apples and plums) help prevent the stool from becoming dry and firm. Foods that help soften stool include: • Peaches • Apricots • Pears • Plums • Peas. • Getting better… Offer baby fruit juice, diluted with water, twice a day. Sorbitol in some fruit juices (including prune) helps relieve constipation. Prune juice can be effective due to its content of sorbitol, caffeic acid, and dihydrophenylisatin. To dilute juice: • Add 1oz juice to 4oz water or… • Dilute 10z juice in 20z water. • Ah! Better now. Massage the baby’s stomach, preferably in a warm bath. To massage effectively, start at the navel and massage outwards in a
