Karo syrup or prune juice for constipation?

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My 12 weeks old is constipated for a few days now. He goes once a day but very little and his stool has been hard. Yesterday we Went to see a Pedetrician that a friend recommended and she suggested purée prune juice but I’m not giving my baby that bc I think he’s too young. I have read that ppl give their LO prune juice. Called my regular Pedetrician today and his nurse called back and said not to give him prune juice. She suggested Karo syrup instead. I also don’t feel comfortable with this suggestion as I think Karo syrup has too much sugar. What do you think? So I went with my mom instinct and got the apple and prune juice mixed and added one oz to his bottle this morning but he still hasn’t pooped yet. I’m hoping soon. Any suggestions?

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Have you tried mommy's bliss constipation ease or a probiotic?

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We gave my son a tiny amount of the karo syrup in his bottle at that age and it worked like a charm! Although, I've also had it not work too. Had to do an enema (I cried just as much as he did).

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I give my 18 week old 1oz of prune juice mixed with her formula when she’s having a hard time and she usually has soft stool by the next day. The first time it took about 24 hours for it to work.

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My ped had us give my twins prune juice and it never hurt them. We never watered it down and started at 1/2oz at that age. Then give it a couple of hours. Then another 1/2oz. They said never more than an oz a day and it can take a couple of days to work fully. There's also a constipation gripe water that helped too

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I found that gripe water helped my girl go when she was little. I didn't start giving her prunes until she started solids. Never heard of Karo syrup but even if it has a lot of sugar baby wouldn't be having it enough. It must work well if the doctor recommends it I would think

Karo syrup or prune juice for constipation?

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