Constipation in infants with breastfeeding

Parents of newborn babies often face various digestive disorders in their crumbs, including delayed emptying of the intestine for several hours or days. In most cases, such problems cause mums and dads a strong alarm and anxiety.

Meanwhile, the absence of a chair in a youngster who eats maternal milk does not in all cases indicate constipation. To establish such a diagnosis, there must be other signs of malaise, which are not very common in babies. In this article, we will tell you which symptoms will be indicated for sure in the presence of constipation in infants with breastfeeding, why it occurs, and how to help the baby to cope most quickly with a malaise.

Signs of constipation in infants

Constipation in infants is characterized not only by the lack of stool for a long time, but also by other signs, namely:

• the child is constantly naughty, crying;
• the crumb runs, flushes, raises the legs to the stomach, but this does not lead to the result;
• at certain moments, the kid suddenly starts crying loudly, shouting and restlessly waving his hands and feet;
• when emptied naturally or artificially, the feces of the child have a characteristic appearance - either it is very hard and resembles "peas", or its first portion is a "stopper", behind which appears a gruel-like mass.

In all other cases, the absence of stools in an infant during several days is not a sign of constipation. Often, mother's milk is so well absorbed by the kids that they simply can not go to the toilet.

Why does the baby have constipation during breastfeeding?

Constipation in infants breastfed can cause a variety of reasons, for example:

• inaccuracies in the feeding of a nursing woman. Most often, the constipation of a crumb is explained by the fact that his mother abuses protein foods, including meat and cottage cheese, flour products, as well as strong tea and coffee;
• early introduction of complementary foods;
• insufficient intake of fluids to the baby;
• In addition, if there is at least one similar episode in the anamnesis, then the baby may be afraid to empty the intestine due to the pain that may follow.

What to do in case of constipation in infants during breastfeeding?

Of course, if there is constipation, every mom wants to help her baby as soon as possible. For this, there are many methods of folk or traditional medicine. In particular, among the things that can be given to babies from constipation, the following means are particularly noteworthy:

• Prelax is lactulose syrup. As a rule, this drug is prescribed for 10 ml per day, but depending on the weight, age and composition of the baby, the dosage may be different;
• Dufalac - if constipation occurs, infants are given 5 ml each at meal time;
• Portalac is a preparation of lactulose for getting rid of the problem of constipation. In children up to a year, 1 teaspoon per day is used.

It is not always necessary to resort to medicines in case of constipation in the baby. Very often it is enough just to adjust the diet of the mother, namely: to reduce the amount of protein coming from food, to introduce in the daily menu fresh fruits and vegetables rich in fiber, especially melon.

Also for babies with constipation is very good for the broth of prunes. To make it, you have to take 100 g of dried dried fruit, wash it thoroughly, pour 400-500 ml of cold water and put it on a stove. When the liquid boils, the fire should be reduced, wait 10 minutes, then remove the container from the plate and cover it. You can take the broth immediately, as soon as it cools down to 36-37 degrees. In this case, you can give this medicine to the baby by 1 teaspoon per day or to drink it to his mother, but not more than 250 ml per day.

To enhance the taste and expansion of the composition in a similar broth, you can also add a small amount of figs or raisins, and if the baby has already reached 3-4 months, you can enrich this drink and dried apricots.