NSBR - need some mama help

[hollyxann]

My only child is a newborn so I don't have any experience advice but I know my mom always gave us prune juice or apple juice if we had bowel problems.

[deepounds]

Oh, Rebecca, I'm so sorry you're having this problem . . . all these newer moms have much better remedies than what I had to use for my son so many years ago, but he used to have that problem off and on as a child. When juice didn't work, we used a mild suppository laxative (per doctor's recommendation), which Bill hated (of course!), but it worked. Hope you don't have to resort to anything that he can't take by mouth . . . I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of you!!

[aly321]

I have heard that Miralax is the way to go. So sorry... such a sad thing when your kid is in pain and you don't know what to do. Poor little guy! Good luck sweetie!

[Paula]

Try giving him unsweetened applesauce. I have IBS and that always does the trick for me, and it was recommended by my doctor.

[Milmomma]

With all that you tried I have to ask, has he had enough water? Lots of fiber without enough water will only make him more constipated. :/ My kids are huge water drinkers.

[MamaBee]

Originally Posted by Milmomma

With all that you tried I have to ask, has he had enough water? Lots of fiber without enough water will only make him more constipated. :/ My kids are huge water drinkers.

You know, that was one of the first things I did was increase his water... J usually is a very good drinker of water and juice through the day, but I thought maybe with the dryness in the house hoping that was the issue... thanks for asking the question!

[MamaBee]

Originally Posted by Paula

Try giving him unsweetened applesauce. I have IBS and that always does the trick for me, and it was recommended by my doctor.

Hmm.... that is interesting... I'll give this a try... thanks!

[MamaBee]

Originally Posted by hollyxann

My only child is a newborn so I don't have any experience advice but I know my mom always gave us prune juice or apple juice if we had bowel problems.

ha, ha... I got some prune juice for J... he took one sip and said, "yuck!" He doesn't know what he is missing...

[rach3975]

My peds recommended Miralax along with the iron supplements that my 4 year old is taking. We have a once a day powdered kind, but the peds had to give us the dosage because the bottle only tells the adult dosage. Hold on a second-I'll go taste it.

Okay, there's very little taste. A tiny bit chalky when I tried it straight from the bottle, but definitely not sweet. We've just started DS on it (like 2 days ago), and he doesn't notice when I mix it into his milk.

[jessica31876]

my doctor told me prune juice. Apple juice works too. I would just keep giving him apple jice and mix in some prune juice. Id probably still take him to the dr though simply because sometimes little kids dont show pain the same way an adult would. Like when I had kidney stones I literally thought I was dying it hurt so bad and Ive seen grown men reduced to tears by them but my neice had them and when I asked her if it hurt (she was like 7 at the time) she said she had no pain at all. IDK it is just a thought that having him checked might be a good idea to see if there is maybe some sort of obstuction keeping him from being able to go.

[sugirox]

Prunes and raisins helps for DS!

[farrijc]

We had this problem with my eldest... unfortunately a problem that I thought would be a few weeks to fix turned into a problem that took years to fix. The doctor pretty much told us that upfront, but of course, I was hoping he was wrong. Having said that, I hope yours is a temporary issue! I would definitely recommend Miralax. We mixed it in my son's milk, and he didn't notice it at all. Our problem became that he was afraid to go because he associated going with pain, and so it was a vicious cycle. We even took him to a gastroenterologist because I really felt it was becoming a behavioral issue, and my pediatrician didn't agree. The GI specialist did agree and couldn't find any physical issues that needed to be dealt with. We did have to do some enemas and finally got it under control with Miralax on a regular basis. It was a long road, and I had no idea constipation could wreck such havoc! I've hoped and prayed that my two younger kids wouldn't have the same issue, and so far we've been good I hope this gets resolved for your son soon!

[Leah]

The girls in our house have the same problem.

We have Senokot - a natural laxative. Works nicely. Pill form.

We drink Youth Juice and that works wonders. It's all fruit and both us and the kids can drink it.

[Sarah8914]

So, my oldest has lots of consipation issues... here's the order the doc gave us of things to try:

1. Increase juice and water (which you have done... also any "p" fruits are good... peaches, pears, plums)

2. milk of magnesia and mineral oil (it's called something slightly different, but that's it basically--and it sounds like you've tried that too)

3. Miralax, like others suggested. That's what we did with my dd. The store brand was still like $15!! Our doc said to mix it with juice, so that's what we do... and even after a good bm, you can still do it for a few days... then just as needed.

I've read that they keep it in more when they know it will hurt, which is probably also happening with your son, so hopefully you can get it resolved!

[lauren grier]

make him eat 11 prunes.. trust me, it's the magic number
lol

gl though.. :[ poor bub. everyones suggested everything i know to do. I worked with a kiddo that had to take so many things.. including drinking mineral oil every single night. *shudders*