Second opinion?

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My has been getting constipated at least twice a month since she’s been a couple months old. I talked with her paediatrician about it at her 6 month wellness check and she said she wasn’t concerned because she wasn’t completely blocked and gave us different things to try and get her going and to soften her stool. Last week was awful. She was pooping but crying in pain and it was pretty solid. I called her ped again last Friday and said I was concerned because she was in pain every time she was pooping. She again said to keep on giving her diluted apple juice and offer her 2 ounces of water a day. Up until today, she was having regular, liquid poops and wasn’t struggling to do so. Today however, she again started straining and crying in pain. Her poop wasn’t rock solid but was fairly thick. I don’t know what to do 🙁 I have a gut feeling something is wrong, am I just being paranoid? Every time I call or bring it up to her ped she doesn’t seem concerned since she’s still pooping but is this normal for this to keep on happening?!😞 my heart breaks every time she struggles and cries because she’s in pain 😢

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We had a similar case when we first started solids, our pediatrician recommended probiotics. We use Gerber Soothe with Vitamin D. We give it to her every night with her bedtime feeding and she’s been regular ever since. Check with your pediatrician and see if they recommend it.

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My daughter used to have problems like that when she was a baby. Usually prunes or kiwi would help.

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My pediatrician is concerned once they start showing signs of pain - sounds like this is the case for you. Try to stay away from starchy foods. Foods that start with “P” are good - pears, peaches, prunes, peas. Keep offering the water. Make sure she’s still getting enough milk throughout the day. Do the diluted juice.

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2oz pear juice NOT diluted is what my ped recommended. Works like a charm!

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You could try prune juice or pear in her diet also. And always trust your gut mama. Get a second opinion cx

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We had this for a while after starting solids, we’d give her potatoes and carrots and both are apparently difficult to pass, we didn’t know it at the time but when we did we started giving her a lot more water (like 4-5 oz a day) and make sure we don’t give too many difficult to pass foods in a row. It took a week or two for her to get used to solids + her poos softening a bit so they were easier to pass.
As you’re already giving water and it’s been going on for such a long time I would be concerned too... can you maybe get a second opinion?