Moms how do you feel about giving your baby juice?

Question

My pediatrician recommended mixing my baby's oatmeal with apple juice to help combat any possible constipation from transitioning to purees. My little girl is 6 months and I'm a FTM. Baby seems to enjoy it which is good but the bottle it comes in says it's for ages 12 months and up. I'm sure in moderation it's fine but when did you start introducing juice? How often did you let your LO have it? Which brands did you like the best? If using for constipation what were the results?

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I personally wouldnt do that, ied only do it if she or he gets constipated and prunes or avacado dont work. I wouldnt give a baby that young apple juice unless they were super constipated. Babies dont always get constipated from purees and from foods. So nope i wouldnt do it.

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Introducing juice in small amounts for constipation and giving baby juice to drink is different. The warning that says it's for 12 months and up is if you're giving it to them as a drink. My son is almost 1.5 and I still only give him juice diluted with water if he is constipated and he drinks milk or water if he is thirsty.

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I was told that babies shouldn’t be given any kind of juice (bar the occasional drink of orange juice diluted with water). I am from the U.K. though so advice might be different. 
I have just started weaning my son with purées at 5.5 months and haven’t had any issues with constipation - tmi but while his poops are more solid, he’s passed them fine. 🤷🏻‍♀️
If I were you, I’d see how LO fairs without the juice and if she does have toileting issues then reintroduce it, rather than using it to begin with.

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My 3 year old has had juice like 4 times. There’s just no good nutritional content in juice. It’s pretty much sugar and water. Any vitamins and minerals they can get in much better form by eating fruit. A small amount for constipation is ok but other than that my kids don’t get juice.

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My son had and still has severe constipation issues. We mixed in the juice with the oatmeal in very small amounts. We used the Gerber apple or pear juice that you find in the baby food isle. It really helps. He's almost 2 and still gets a daily cup of watered down juice...it's 3/4 water and a 1/4 prune juice. Without it he will not poop for days and cry and scream while trying to get it out.

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I didn’t give my baby apple juice when she started solids and she didn’t get constipated. I’d just wait if I were you.

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You usually want to wait until they’re about 12 months. And it should be heavily diluted with water. Straight juice can be too much sugar and too harsh on their belly.

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I found juice didn’t work.  We gave sips of water when feeding him, and I would mix a bit of flax seed meal into his foods.  A teaspoonful of puréed prunes would help get him back on track if he was constipated.  If you’re making your own baby food, leave the skins on your fruits like apples, peaches and pears.   That’s where the fibre to keep them regular is.

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