Bunged Up :(

Mervs Mum · Mar 23rd, 2009, 06:00 AM

Hebe is managing to go but she's definately a bit bunged up since we started weaning her

TMI BIT!

She had 'lovely' (ahem) sweetish smelling runny typical breastmilk poos until we started feeding her solids. Now the STINK to high heaven which I expected but jeeezz her Daddy would be proud of them! And they are getting smaller and smaller. She's now just pushing our small nuggets the size of.......erm.....well between a mini egg and a creme egg....

She has baby rice in the morning and veggies at tea time and the rest of the day is BFd. I have offered the sippy cup after food with water or water mixed with baby mineral water and a hint of juice and she's playing with it but not really drinking much.

I'm keeping her nappy off all the time we are home incase it's restricting her but wondered if anyone had any other suggestions?

TIA!

ryder · Mar 23rd, 2009, 12:20 PM

It may be the type of veggies your feeding?? Thats odd that she is constipated, Jasmine is ff and has 2 soft/runny poo's a day.

Maybe give her some prune juice mixed with water?

Becky · Mar 23rd, 2009, 12:26 PM

Does she have fruit puree apparently that helps getting the system flushing again x

Jemima · Mar 23rd, 2009, 12:30 PM

Don't really know. Poppy's are still "lovely and runny", as you so nicely put it! Do you think it might be the rice that's binding her a bit. Maybe you could try her with some cereal type breakfast instead? Hipp and Organix do good ones.

BlackBerry25 · Mar 23rd, 2009, 12:36 PM

Helena is constipated too today. She had sweet potatoes. I wonder if that has anything to do with it? What kind of veggies are you feeding?

**Vickie** · Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:07 PM

Actually it's pretty normal to have more frequent but smaller and harder bowel movements. Is she crying when she's trying to go?

You can always try foods like peas/pears/peaches/prunes which tend to have a mild laxative affect
edited to add that oatmeal (which is also easy on the stomach) has a laxative affect, where as rice tends to cause constipation so may try oatmeal

Mervs Mum · Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:14 PM

Thanks everyone.

I'll sum up for all the replies in one if I can!

We are using Organix Wholewheat Baby Rice for breakie and these are the veggies so far:

squash
sweet potato
parsnip
carrot

and then tonight I made petit pois & avocado which she didnt like and blew back over me....

I have only tried her with a ready made blueberry & banana puree and Plum, pomegranate and guava one she didnt like either so I decided not to encourage a like of sweets just yet and ditched the idea of 'pudding' altogether.

Do you think a fruit puree is a good idea then? Or maybe the prune juice?

Mervs Mum · Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:15 PM

Oh and she's not crying when she poos - just really pushing like never before!

**Vickie** · Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:15 PM

prune juice is extremely effective, and a little bit goes a long way

tbh sounds perfectly normal to me. Hannah strains more when she goes now and goes a lot more often throughout the day. The one time she was constipated she cried when she went.

alio · Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:27 PM

fin loves fruit purees. i think it's good to encourage different elements into their diets earlier on. plus he still has lovely runny poos even though he has 3 meals a day. xxxxxxx

Mar 23rd, 2009, 06:00 AM	#1
Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,342	Bunged Up :( Hebe is managing to go but she's definately a bit bunged up since we started weaning her TMI BIT! She had 'lovely' (ahem) sweetish smelling runny typical breastmilk poos until we started feeding her solids. Now the STINK to high heaven which I expected but jeeezz her Daddy would be proud of them! And they are getting smaller and smaller. She's now just pushing our small nuggets the size of.......erm.....well between a mini egg and a creme egg.... She has baby rice in the morning and veggies at tea time and the rest of the day is BFd. I have offered the sippy cup after food with water or water mixed with baby mineral water and a hint of juice and she's playing with it but not really drinking much. I'm keeping her nappy off all the time we are home incase it's restricting her but wondered if anyone had any other suggestions? TIA!
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Mar 23rd, 2009, 12:20 PM	#2
ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	It may be the type of veggies your feeding?? Thats odd that she is constipated, Jasmine is ff and has 2 soft/runny poo's a day. Maybe give her some prune juice mixed with water?

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Becky Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bucks Posts: 3,122	Does she have fruit puree apparently that helps getting the system flushing again x

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Mar 23rd, 2009, 12:30 PM	#4
Jemima Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,201	Don't really know. Poppy's are still "lovely and runny", as you so nicely put it! Do you think it might be the rice that's binding her a bit. Maybe you could try her with some cereal type breakfast instead? Hipp and Organix do good ones.

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Mar 23rd, 2009, 12:36 PM	#5
BlackBerry25 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15,180	Helena is constipated too today. She had sweet potatoes. I wonder if that has anything to do with it? What kind of veggies are you feeding?

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Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:07 PM	#6
Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,678	Actually it's pretty normal to have more frequent but smaller and harder bowel movements. Is she crying when she's trying to go? You can always try foods like peas/pears/peaches/prunes which tend to have a mild laxative affect edited to add that oatmeal (which is also easy on the stomach) has a laxative affect, where as rice tends to cause constipation so may try oatmeal

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Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:14 PM	#7
Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,342	Thanks everyone. I'll sum up for all the replies in one if I can! We are using Organix Wholewheat Baby Rice for breakie and these are the veggies so far: squash sweet potato parsnip carrot and then tonight I made petit pois & avocado which she didnt like and blew back over me.... I have only tried her with a ready made blueberry & banana puree and Plum, pomegranate and guava one she didnt like either so I decided not to encourage a like of sweets just yet and ditched the idea of 'pudding' altogether. Do you think a fruit puree is a good idea then? Or maybe the prune juice?
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Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:15 PM	#8
Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,342	Oh and she's not crying when she poos - just really pushing like never before!
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Mar 23rd, 2009, 13:27 PM	#10
alio Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,942	fin loves fruit purees. i think it's good to encourage different elements into their diets earlier on. plus he still has lovely runny poos even though he has 3 meals a day. xxxxxxx

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