Help! Baby food

LolasBabyNum1

I started feeding Laila baby food. I 've been giving her sweet potatoes since friday. The week before it was a variety of flavors.
But shes been getting constipated and I dont want to just give her formula and oatmeal, it just doesnt fill her up. Any advice or suggestions?

candy101

My mom told me to give apple sauce for constipated and it worked. She said at least one serving of applescsauce a day. Thats up to u all i know is b4 the apple sauce AJ poo was almost solid.

Jazzie

I give jamaiya apple juice. Her doctor also said to give it to her to help with constipation.

LolasBabyNum1

@candy101 You fed him that once a day? with formula feedings in between?

@Jazzie Did you dilute it?

Mijita

How often are you doing the cereal? It's fortified with iron and can tend to constipate. I only give my LO one serving/day because it started to constipate her.

Also try higher fiber veggies and see if that helps.

LolasBabyNum1

@mijita Well I give her cereal once in a blue moon.
Idk whats causing it Could it be im changing the flavors too much. Because I was giving her a different veggie/fruit everyday.

Mijita

No, that wouldn't cause it. I think perhaps her gastrointestinal tract is still a wee bit immature. How old is your LO?

LolasBabyNum1

@mijita Shes 6months going on 7

Mijita

It's possible her GI is just a wee bit immature. Have you tried giving her prunes? I know Earths Best has a 2 oz jar. You can give that a try.

Mimii36

I use to give my lo cereal and then stopped for a while. When I started back ut constipated her so bad so I stopped all together. Maybe the cereal is the problem.

LittleFae

Ive given my lil dude prunes if he goes a few days without pooping and that stuff has him crapping within an hour.

Jazzie

At first I did cause she wouldn't drink it straight up, but after she got use to it I stopped. @LolasBabyNum1

LolasBabyNum1

@Mijita Yeah I've tried giving her prunes. It makes her poop ok. Do you think I should wait to give her baby food?

@2ndbutfirst Really? Juice with cereal? What kinda juice? I got her the little apple juice bottles

@mimi36 I've only fed her cereal twice and even before then she would get constipated

Bahamamama4828

Flax oil! Works great!

MorgDeeBee

We do juice apple white grape or pear. I still mix it with water if I don't she won't drink it. I just got her to eat green veggies again by mixing them with pears or apples and she has had no issues going since then.

LolasBabyNum1

@bahamamama4828
@sophiasmom11 Where can I get that at?? and how would I give it to her?

LolasBabyNum1

@navybabyonway My daughter hates green veggies lol I remember she made the most disgusted face when I tried feeding her green beans. But thank you i'll definitely try that

Bahamamama4828

Natural section of grocery store like close to vitamins or health food store

LolasBabyNum1

@bahamamama4828 do I give it to her by itself or mix into something? How often and how much?
Im sorry soo many questions

LaFiiTz89

i mix the cereal with apple juice and not milk or water. my son has never been constipated

LolasBabyNum1

@LaFiitz89 Hmmm I might try that too. But im thinking its more of the solid food that constipating her. Because I would give her cereal when she was about 4mnths and pooped fine just recently did I start up cereal again

Bahamamama4828

Spoon if she does OK with it. Every few hours is OK. Its not a Med and has a ton of omega's!
If its bitter add to some fruit.

MorgDeeBee

Yeah Juliana doesn't like any green veggies so now I trick her Haha

LolasBabyNum1

@bahamamama4828 Awesome. Im most definitely going to pick some up. thank you