Is it ok to give a 7 month old fruit puree everyday?

[carang]

it's not. you could be creating a lot more trouble for her in the future.

just keep her hydrated and offer a little prune juice.

 

[idoll]

Thanks carang, I do agree with you, but I hate to see her like this
I'm not using suppositories unless its really required..
I'm already giving her prunes and pear puree in the mixed fruits. Should I increase the quantity then??
making a new batch of fruit puree and this time I'm adding papaya and removing the apple.
So it'll be cherries, blueberries, papaya, melon, pear, prunes and banana. its ok??
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[thanka2]

Another quick question, inspite of giving her prunes and pear puree everyday she is constipated most of the time.. I have also started giving her water twice or thrice a day and little after her meals too, since a month maybe. But nothing seems to be helping!!

I feel its because she is holding it in anticipating the pain and that in turn is making it worse, im not sure though. Is it ok to use glycerin suppository twice or thrice a week?

Is your daughter on formula? If your daughter is taking formula it is totally almost "normal" that she's going to get constipated. My son had problems with formula so we switched him to a goat's milk (goat's milk is most similar to human milk--far more so than cow's milk) formula and that completely cleared up his constipation.

Definitely DO NOT give her a glycerine enema! Those things are PAINFUL and you're going to create an even worse problem. Switch your daughter to a brand like Karihome goat's milk formula and see how things go. If need be, giving a simple water solution enema (you have to buy proper enema supplies and make sure you use distilled, boiled water with a bit of salt in it) is acceptable to give to a child but I wouldn't do glycerin at all.

Also, try adding real maple syrup to those fruit purees. My aunt who had 6 children swears by maple syrup for constipation--some people would say do corn syrup but maple syrup is at least nutritionally better for a baby. Try adding 1-2 teaspoons to her fruit puree and see how it goes.

 

[thanka2]

I also second Gracey on green vegetables. I used to make a "green smoothie" for my son when he was little that he actually loved. I would blend organic frozen spinach (Waitrose brand at Park n Shop) with apple (or pear), tiny bit of ginger, celery and a cucumber. If your child is REALLY having constipation problems go get some flaxseed or chia seed powder (Green Dot Dot usually has flax seed powder and I recently bought chia seed powder at a health food store in Causeway Bay--CitySuper has whole chia seed) and add a bit of that to the mix. You won't ever have problems with constipation again. My son loved this sweet green drink and I'd feed it to him with a spoon.

Again, I would check and see if in your own belief system "all fruits" are considered "cooling." In TCM, all fruits are not considered cooling and some have warming properties. I think it's much better to give greens before a child sleeps than sugary fruit anyway. Greens have a nourishing and calming effect on the body's organs which in turn helps us sleep better. I was recommended greens (dark greens such as broccoli or spinach) before sleep my a psychiatrist here in HK at one point as I was having sleeping difficulties. Works really well!

 

[thanka2]

Wanted to add...we tried and tried with prune juice and it never helped my son's constipation. We used a good, sugar-free brand (Sunrasia) and never had any results with it.

 

[idoll]

thank you, I do agree with you'll on not using the suppositories. And I'm already giving her greens with mix cereal for dinner.

 

[idoll]

Thanka2 my daughter is on BM and not on formula at all. And yes prune juice doesn't seem to be helping at all. I guess ill try maple syrup or chia seeds.
I really like the idea of your green smoothie. I'm thinking ill start her on that but maybe after shes little older. At what age did you start that for your kids?
And yes not all fruits have cooling properties. I've bern told mangoes pineapple etc have warming properties

 

[thanka2]

I see, idoll. It seems strange to me that if she's on BM she would truly be constipated. How much solid food does she intake each day. Besides fruit, what else are you feeding her? If you're giving rice cereal, which brand are you using? How much BM does she drink/day and are there any other fluids in her diet?

I started doing the green smoothie with my son when he was about 8-months-old. I would have started it much sooner (when he started having solids at 5 months) if I had known about it. There is nothing harmful to babies in it and it's a great way to get them a lot of fresh veggies and fiber.

Oh, in TCM, pineapple has cooling properties and thus I always got reprimanded for eating it while I was pregnant at my work. (I still ate it with no problems). I ate lots of mangoes right after I gave birth and credit them with giving me my energy back--so my experience with mangoes has been really positive.

 

[idoll]

She has 2 meals lunch(holle brand semolina cereal and mix fruits) and dinner(homemade mix cereal and veggies).
Already mentioned which ones earlier. She has apprx 1-2 ounces at each meal and i top it with BM immediately or little later depending on how hungry she is.
Other than water that i mentioned before im not giving her any other liquids.
And I have absolutely no idea how much BM she has, but she gets hungry every 3-4 hours plus she sleep feeds once or mostly twice in the night too..

 

[idoll]

Ohh and about the pineapple being hot or cold ill double check with my mother, but as far as I remember i think its hot, I could be wrong..