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Constipation for my 5 month old
My baby is suffering from constipation he has not passed stool for past two and he is 5 months old, I have started him with weaning kindly assist me
The definition of constipation is
1. Passing hard stools daily also constipation
2. If the baby passed semisolid yellowish stools once in 3 days not constipation
3 mother milk has no recidueal waste
Hence the stools are not formed
No worry
Next Steps
you can give moasmbi juice in hot water around 11 am
start toilet training like keep him in your legs in face down( read about toilet training in Internet)
encouragement will do the thing
Health Tips
no medicines please
thank you
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Try adding a laxative to his feeds. Ask your pediatrician for the exact dosage and formulation. If you are weaning, top feeds again have a tendency to cause constipation. Since he isn't above 6 months of age, u cannot give water or other fluids
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