Constipation in babies

Our older son, Joshua never suffered from constipation. I guess he inherited more of hubby's genes. Both of them defecate easily. However Bryant is not so lucky. He is more like mummy. Even before I started solids, he wasn't able to have a bowel movement everyday. He usually poops once every 2 days.

When Bryant started solids at 5 months, his constipation got worse. I did a google search and discovered that rice cereal can lead to constipation. Thus I stopped rice cereal for a couple of days and fed him avocado and sweet potato instead. His stool became softer and he seemed much more comfortable. Therefore, to prevent further constipation episodes in Bryant, I had to do my research on what food to feed him. Food that can lead to constipation are:

• rice cereal
• apple
• banana
• carrot

So I had to give him food that are more easily digestible, that would help his bowel movement which are:

• avocado
• sweet potato
• pumpkin
• prune
• pear
• peach
• plum

However, the above four constipated food are also good for him and high in nutrients. How do I get him to eat those food without causing constipation? Combos! Below are some of his favourite combos:

• apple + sweet potato
• apple + pumpkin
• rice cereal + prune/peach puree
• carrot + pear
• banana + avocado
• banana + peach

Feeding a baby also requires research eh? =)

Our 6 month old

Look at the cool baby...hehe......with his pair of sunnies. The sunnies don't last long on his head. He would fuss, cry and then yank them off his head.

So 6 months have passed since we welcomed this adorable little angel into our lives. We've had ups and downs. Downs mainly from his reflux. But other wise he's been ok, quite a good and easy to take care of baby.

I started giving him solids at 5 months, at the advice of his paed. I was told that solids would help his reflux problem. The food and the milk will hopefully stay in his stomach and not move upwards to the esophagus since his stomach content would be heavier. However, after a week or so, he suffered from constipation. So I added in avocado. And later had to mix and match other fruits/vege. He eats more of sweet potato, avocadoes, peaches and pears as these help his bowel movement.

At 6 months, he can sit for a while without support. However he is not very keen on sitting. He prefers to be on his tummy. He has been crawling commando style since 5.5 months. He pushes his lower body off the floor to be on a proper crawling position at times. But he is still clueless on how to move his hands and legs properly to crawl. I can foresee that he'll soon be mobile all over the house =)