Almost every babies experiences constipation though breastfed infants are less likely to obtain constipation than formula-fed infants. It can be very disappointing for parents to see as their baby suffers without achieving any positive results. Often constipated infants become fussy and irritable and they might scream because of the pain. Before providing laxatives, there are some steps you need to take to be able to alleviate the baby’s constipation.
First you need to slowly massage the baby’s abdomen in a clockwise movement. This slowly push will condone the waste to move within the correct direction. Slowly push the baby’s legs up to the chest, bending at the knees, placing pressure within the stomach as well as the intestines. Bicycle the baby’s legs gently-first one leg up to the chest, then the next and back and forth, shifting pressure on the different areas of the body parts. This will really help a constipated baby.
Nurse as often as you can, whether the baby is still primarily on breastfeed milk or has started eating solid foods, nursing the baby more will support condone the baby’s digestion. Also if it is possible to alter the baby’s diet if he or she started to eat solid foods, evaluate the most recent meals. Try altering the next few meals to anything that will help in digestion like pureed prunes. Combine pureed solid foods with the breast milk rather than water, specifically during the early stage of eating solid foods. Furthermore in supporting the baby’s digestion, this combination will also aid relief the baby in eating solid foods because the milk adds the same taste to the new ones.