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Another Poop Post
TMI, but it's a poop post, so what do you except :P
For the past three days, DD has been straining a ton when she poos. It makes DH and I crack up laughing. But today, at lunch she strained a bunch and was not sucessful. Then, in the afternoon, she started straining and managed to get a turd out - she usually has PB poo, so I'm not sure if she's not used to this type of poo or if she is constipated. I changed her diaper immediately but her bum was all red in the area that was in contact. I put some cream on and the redness was gone at the next diaper change. Then, tonight she started straining again, pooped, and then started crying, so it must have hurt. Again, it was more solid and she had a bit of a rash.
So, my question is, is this constipation? If so, does anyone have any tips to help her? I gave her prunes for the first time tonight and she ate about two teaspoons. I've never dealt with this before, so I'm not sure what to do, and most of the info in my baby book (Baby 411) is either geared towards newborns or is stuff we already do (like feeding her fiber and lots of water). Also, does anyone know what is up with the instant rash?
Re: Another Poop Post
She has been eating a bit more of the same stuff (cheerios, multigrain cereal, puffs, etc.)
If it gets really bad, you can cut a child's suppository in half and use that.
Helen once had rock hard pebble poop that was impacted. I can't remember how old she was -- around a year, I think. I helped her clear it out and she hasn't ever been that constipated since. I have no idea what caused the initial backup.
Unfortunately, Felix gets constipated often and that's exactly what his poops are like, minus the rash. he also doesn't cry, he just strains a ton. The only thing that seems to help is giving him a mixture of 1/3 juice & 2/3 water each day. We also stopped giving him rice cereal and have him eating oatmeal in the morning. This week had been especially bad, and the pedi said if the changes (above) didn't help we would move on to a suppository.
I saw that in Baby 411 and tried it last night. It was after she pooped, though, so she may have not needed it at that point. There was a bit more in her diaper this morning, though.
Thanks everyone for the advice! I am going to keep trying to feed her prunes (of course, her favorite fruit is banana, which is constipating) and/or apples, and I'll also try the apple juice if that doesn't work.