Advice giving prune juice....

[FellowTraveller]

Just wondering...my DD is 14 weeks old and I am giving her 15ml prune juice and 15ml cool boiled water once a day. She finally takes it ok. Now can I keep doing this daily or should I stop once she poos? If I do it daily should I dilute it more?
I give her prune juice as she is ff and only opens her bowels once every 6 days! We have been to see the medico's who suggest suppositaries (she is not technically consitpated as her stools are soft) but I feel more comfortable giving her prune juice...well trying it anyway.

[Mrs Little]

Bosco.

I was recommended to continue doing it daily as it would help to make DS bowels regular. It certainly did! :yes:

However, i would suggest that you dilute it more. Say about 10mls juice in 30mls of water once a day. If she goes a long stretch between poos, then use a higher dilution of prune juice/water to help completely empty the bowels. Then start again.

Hope this is helpful.

Mrs Little & Sons.

P.S. You could try probiotics. Easier to administer and easier to give. It comes in a powder form and she should't even taste it in a bottle. It may be a little less rough on the bowels as it doesn't contain sugar like the prune juice does.

[FellowTraveller]

Thanks for that Mrs Little! Hey she pooed!! Yippy! only 2 days between poos!:smiliedance: I really think we have turned a corner. She is on Heinz Nurture and drinking more. I will dilute it more as you suggested as of tom. Thanks - again!!

[Mrs Little]

I'm soo excited for you Bosco...a little perserverance pays off. 2 days between poos is awesome. Thats how my little one first started with prune juice.

Keep up the juice. Make the dilution depend upon where she is up to in the scheme of pooing.

The change in formula is probably also helping.

Is she more settled now?

How's the reflux going?

Mrs Little & Sons.