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Hi, My son is six months old now and we started him with solids from a month. Two times cerelac a day and one banana n milk. my son was fine however but strains/pushes/grunts so hard to poop. Please advise
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It's known to happen during weaning period... Start him on vegetables too... It decreases the hardness in the stools.
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