Baby poo and weaning

Is anyone else getting stressed out by baby poo after they've started weaning. Lo is pooing way less, and it's more like adult poo and straining whenever he poos, he gets so upset. It's still soft but just so much less than when he was on just milk and never runny , worried he's constipated. Anyone else getting this?

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Oh my gosh literally same! My little boy used to go every day now is going sort of every three days and is straining all day. He’s been waking up loads more in the night due to straining and I was thinking about maybe calling the doctor to prescribe some laxatives. It’s so fustrating isn’t it 😩

Havnt started weaning my LO yet but I’ve heard that prunes/ prune juice can act as a natural laxative and help get things moving x

@Saffron aww sorry you're having this too , I'm finding it quite upsetting I'm getting close to going and seeing someone too. I went to an advice clinic for his usual waigh in and I've reduced how much food I give him cuz she said i was giving too much he wasn'tconstipatedat that point. I've also started giving him some water . Think I'm going to try apple puree or blitz up a prune or two but if this carries on I'm definitely going to have to see someone.

@Rosetta definitely going to try a couple of prunes but apparently prune juice is too sugary x

It’s completely normal, just their body adjusting to having something other than milk inside. As long as their poop doesn’t go like hard little pebbles then they aren’t constipated and they will be okay ☺️ offer up to 4oz of water per day and fruits that start with P work best for helping 💩 x

Yeah definitely, I’ve been giving lots of water and prunes and different kinds of fruits and vegetables but his poos are still like pebbles so he’s definitely in pain bless him xx

@Saffron bless him definitely sounds constipated, I recon you'd definitely be doing the right thing getting him seen

@Lottie thank you for the reassurance. Just so disconcerting him going all red in tge face and upset if we did that we'd have piles galore 😅

My boy now still goes red and tenses but I’ve been weaning him a month now and it does get easier for them, they’ve always just pooped liquid and now they physically have to push a thicker poop out so it’s strange to them. Hahaha I’m still dealing with mine from pushing him out 😂😭 x

Same over here! My daughter is not interested in water either 😂 I’ve found massaging her stomach has helped slightly but we’re still every 3ish days at the moment x

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