Tips On Relieving Constipation

I started my son on the 1st foods about a week ago (he was born 12/12/08, so he is almost 3 months old). Here’s the background:
He was eating 5 oz of formula every 3-4 hours since he was 3 weeks old (I know, 5 oz is a lot, but no spit-up, and he stopped when he was full every time, so it wasn’t 5 oz each and every time), and a few days in a row he was just screaming the hungry-scream every 2 hours almost all day. I was having to fend him off with the pacifier, which meant sitting there for 2 hours with a screaming baby and popping that binky back in between screams. Hellish. Before I decided to go off the deep end, I decided to give some cereal a try. He ate that stuff up! But then the constipation that folllowed was worse than the pacifier incident. So, I decided to give the 1st foods that my sister in law had given me a try. He ate the entire jar of applesauce, drank 3 oz of formula, and then slept for almost 7 hours! My husband, worried that I am destroying his child’s innards by feeding him when he’s hungry, looked up some article that was a checklist of signs that your baby is ready to eat baby food. He had all but 1! He can hold his head up, doesn’t push food out with his tongue, moves food around in his mouth with his tongue, and is still hungry after ample formula feedings. The only thing he can’t do that was on the list is sitting up by himself.
I didn’t feed my daughter food until she was ready, probably about 4 1/2 or 5 months. I’m not one of those gung-ho moms that just things that a 2 week old is ready for a pureed sirloin or some crap. I think people like that are everyone (doctors, nutritionists, etc.) says not to give them anything but formula until 4 months old. All the signs show he’s ready, so why wait?

I started my son on the 1st foods about a week ago (he was born 12/12/08, so he is almost 3 months old). Here’s the background:
He was eating 5 oz of formula every 3-4 hours since he was 3 weeks old (I know, 5 oz is a lot, but no spit-up, and he stopped when he was full every time, so it wasn’t 5 oz each and every time), and a few days in a row he was just screaming the hungry-scream every 2 hours almost all day. I was having to fend him off with the pacifier, which meant sitting there for 2 hours with a screaming baby and popping that binky back in between screams. Hellish. Before I decided to go off the deep end, I decided to give some cereal a try. He ate that stuff up! But then the constipation that folllowed was worse than the pacifier incident. So, I decided to give the 1st foods that my sister in law had given me a try. He ate the entire jar of applesauce, drank 3 oz of formula, and then slept for almost 7 hours! My husband, worried that I am destroying his child’s innards by feeding him when he’s hungry, looked up some article that was a checklist of signs that your baby is ready to eat baby food. He had all but 1! He can hold his head up, doesn’t push food out with his tongue, moves food around in his mouth with his tongue, and is still hungry after ample formula feedings. The only thing he can’t do that was on the list is sitting up by himself.
I didn’t feed my daughter food until she was ready, probably about 4 1/2 or 5 months. I’m not one of those gung-ho moms that just things that a 2 week old is ready for a pureed sirloin or some crap. I think people like that are everyone (doctors, nutritionists, etc.) says not to give them anything but formula until 4 months old. All the signs show he’s ready, so why wait?

Hello, well to begin when my daughter was about 18 months she would grab at her diaper as if it hurt..many negitive urine test later the doctor said it was the diapers irritating her, so we potty trained her at 2 1/2. The problems continued on and off and she has had these specific (belly aches/pains, itching and burning when urinating) problems for about 2 weeks, except for the belly pains (near belly button which started in dec 2007-present time) along with a few days of burning when urinating. When the belly pains started we went to th dr many times..first it was constipation, them she was making it up for attention, than finally she said it was heartburn..but now these other symptoms have appeared and she is still neg on her urine test. my main questions is I had kidney reflux as child..I am wondering if my daughter could have this as well even with a negitive urine test?? After her meds She will be tested, but I was wondering if this is possible.Thank you

Do you have problems with your child’s pediatricians? I called my daughters doctor yesterday to get a referral to a GI specialist for her acid reflux and constipation. They told me that he was out for the next 2 weeks on vacation!! I have seen a total of 5 pediatricians in his building and my daughter is only 4 months old! I have 3 more to go before I run out of pediatricians in that building. I hate pediatricians! I have seen one doctor besides my ob-gyn in the last 4.5 years!!!

I read that fiber supplements are not suitable for children and other measures should be attempted first. She is not very big for her age. Probably 25 pounds at most.