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03-04-2006 06:06 PM

kathleen   Senior Member Location: Chico, CA Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 317 Last visit: 03-22-2006

Ok, Avery has continued to have trouble with her BM's. We have not tried a whole lot. So far just a couple different types of juices. The geneticist said to try Flax seed oil. He didn't state how much or anything. just that it has a "fishy flavor". Well, we bought the gel tablets and it said one tablet two or three times a day. So far I gave her only one tablet once, She took it fine in applesauce with a bit of sugar. I am wondering if anyone has tried this or other laxatives etc. for constipation. We are beyond the juice thing though, so whats next? I know there have been many threads about constipation, but it seems they are for younger babies and nothing about Flax or Laxatives. Sorry if there is some redundancy, I could have missed the perfect thread about this. __________________ __________________ Kathleen - Avery's Mommy Chico, CA

03-04-2006 06:31 PM

** Hannah's mom ** UK   Super Moderator Location: West Midlands UK Registered: Jun 2004 Posts: 3851 Last visit: 03-24-2006

Hannah suffered constipation really bad we too were told to try flax seed oil and we put it in her cereals and it did seem to help. It also contains omega 3 which is meant to help stimulate active brain development However once she seemed to be abit more regular we don't give it now ( we just give her Omega 3 seperately ) natural things we tried were "p" fruits, ie pears, peaches prunes tried to get her to drink as much as possible ( we found that the hardest ) sucking on icelollies eating jelly ( or jello I think it may be called in the US ) We did get some laxatives once from the doctor but we found she either had an explosion and it ran everywhere or nothing happened. We were also told that they can become to reliant upon laxatives and that laxatives don't actually help constipation, they only soften the stools so they can get it out easier!! keep us updated __________________ Jo mummy to Hannah (DS ) who was 3 in July 05 and Rebecca who was 2 in Jan 06 My beautiful girls Baby 3 due April 10th 2006 Visit Hannah's webpage and read all about her journey

03-04-2006 07:51 PM
Abigail'sMom   Super Member Location: Dublin, Ohio Registered: Apr 2005 Posts: 1727 Last visit: 03-22-2006	Interesting. We haven't had to try that, but am interested in how it goes. When Abby was very small we gave her prune juice and then switched back and forth with pear juice. There were at times we had to give some suppositories, not fun, but they worked. Hope for the best for you. __________________ Eli Mom to Abby (DS 10/21/03), James Thomas (01/31/06)

03-04-2006 10:56 PM

elizasmom   Senior Member Location: Marin County, CA Registered: Jul 2005 Posts: 536 Last visit: 03-24-2006

We have been using the "Dr. Leichtman constipation recipe" and it works great. Eliza has gone from 2 BM's a week to one a day. Pureed prunes with flax seed oil (I get the bottle in the refriderated section at a health food store), and grown flax seeds (keep in freezer to keep longer). I don't have exact measurements but eyeball about a teaspoon of the oil and seeds. Eliza really likes it but then again she hasn't met a food yet that she doesn't like. __________________ Liz - Mom to Walker (3/24/02) and Eliza (Ds) (5/6/05)

03-05-2006 12:51 AM

kathleen   Senior Member Location: Chico, CA Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 317 Last visit: 03-22-2006

Ok, that sounds interesting. Something I might try. Dr. Leichtman said Flax seed oil and nothing about the seeds or dosage or anything. I am a bit at a loss. Avery has had two capsules in the last two days and nothing so far. So you puree prunes (how much) and a teaspoon each of the oil and the seeds or a teaspoon combined. I have never seen just flax seed. Are they small enough to swallow? I feel like an idiot! I have no idea what I'm doing. More info please. __________________ __________________ Kathleen - Avery's Mommy Chico, CA

03-05-2006 03:46 PM
naomid   Super Member Location: California Registered: Apr 2003 Posts: 2809 Last visit: 03-24-2006	With Callm we bought the bottle of flax oil and did 1 teaspoon per day mixed with apple sauce (he was bout 12 months at the time), it did seem to help. __________________ Naomi Mum to Callum (DS) 3/03 and Kieran 8/04 Read all about us

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