pooping

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my 2 yr old had recently stopped pooping everyday. She’s at childcare 5 days a week so i assume she does one everyday there

but over the weekend, she didnt do any and lastnight (which was a tuesday) she was so distressed while doing it and it took forever (poor bubz)

it seemed she hadnt done one for like 4 days! (I will confirm with the minders whether she had done one on Monday or not)

but is this normal? I just feel sorry for the munckin.. she was highly distressed cus it was (obviously) painful

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Prune Juice is what your young'n needs. Dilute it with water so its 1/2 ounce juice and 1/2 ounce water = 1 ounce a day. This is just rough estimate, get your doc's permission first and also find out how long you should continue this. Poop will flow like the nile.

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Toddlers her age usually poop everyday. And if you have one like mine, sometimes twice :emmy:.

She may be adjusting to a new sleep schedule or lunch menu. Check with the folks there. be sure to give her lots of fruits. She’ll be fine.

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Thanks Cheeg.. She has actually been eating full prunes for past two days. Maybe that's helped.

Yeah Nikki, I will check with them today. I cant see anything that has changed, only maybe that she hasnt been having cereal for a few days. Maybe that may have affected her bowel movement.

Thanks guys

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^ LOLLL but yeah its true. I speak from experience! Prune juice and solid prunes really do the trick no matter what the age. I've heard dates (kajoor) also work, but thats more sugary so I don't know if you want to try it on your 2 yr old.

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Sadzz - Both of mine poop everyday!

At childcare also fill her sippy cup with water. Most kids don't drink a lot of water during the day. My daughter has some SERIOUS constipation issues. What has helped is

  • a spoon of honey a day
  • grapes
  • prune juice (she won't eat prunes or raisans)
  • water (atleast 4 glasses a day)
  • yogurt
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I have one son with really serious constipation issues, one with moderate and one with occasional. Sheesh! The severe case needs Benefiber, I add one tbsp to his morning oatmeal along with a tsp of honey. Also encourage him to drink lots of water, eat more veggies and fruits. Middle son doesnt need the benefiber so he gets water encouragement, fruit/veggie encouragement. Something I noticed is that when they;re pooping good, life is also good....they behave better, they're happier, more focused and able to learn, play and enjoy. Constipation puts such a damper on that. So when they dont want to learn something new...I always wonder "when was the last time you pooped?"

Muhabbat si mujhe hogai
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That means child minders are not feeding properly or very little at all.

If it was perfect before then sure they are not feeding her that much or very little.

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what a nice title indeed :D

Well, my elder one is the trouble maker at pooping... Sheesh! When he was 3 yrs old he got so afraid of doing it, he would hold it for as long as 4 days and at the end it just had to come out, and he got so afraid of the dard factor, that he thought pooping hurts everytime.. I had to tell him constantly that if you do it regularly it wont hurt.. But no.. :(

My father told me to give him butter, a couple of tbsp shud do
I know some kids cant eat it.. but everytime he ate butter,it worked.
it actually made him poop.... :D