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breastfed baby constipated
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Hi! I have a 6 1/2 month old baby boy who is constipated. He is breastfed 6+ times per day and receives cereal and fruit in the a.m. and cereal and a vegetable and fruit in the p.m. We started solids about 1 month ago and have not had any problems until this week. I've cut out bananas and rice cereal. Am trying to stick with peaches, pears, mixed grain cereal, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, spinach and squash. He eats everything just fine but is really constipated. I've given him two infant suppositories to help him get things "moving" and they did temporarily but he is just not moving his bowels like he should be and like he has been. He hasn't had a good BM in 4 days. Today, I cut back on his solids a little bit and tried to nurse him more and I also gave him an ounce of diluted pear juice tonight. Any other suggestions? What am I doing wrong???? I would appreciate it if you would please email me privately after posting to the forum. Thank you so much!
Mandy
mandymilne@comcast.net
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