After consulting with the Internet and, more importantly, my sister who has seven kids (aged 10 and under, with no multiples. Yes, she's been pregnant for a decade.) I decided that a multi-pronged attack was in order:
- More water. While I was giving him opportunity to drink water during meals, I was relying on breast feeding during the day to keep in hydrated. I decided to give him opportunities through the day to have water, too.
- Prune juice. Just a little, mixed with the water, and only sometimes. He's not horribly constipated, just a little uncomfortable. I also discovered that he's not a big fan of prune juice (shocker - who is?) and I didn't want him to shy away from the bottle.
- De-clogging foods. Apples, pears, and apricots in particular. This is especially challenging because my previous apple attempt didn't go over so well.
So how to get a kid to eat apples when he doesn't like apples and poop when he doesn't want to poop? I decided to a bait-and-switch tactic. I steamed a pear, then reserved the water that it was steamed in to steam an apple. Voila - pear infused apple. I paired a cinnamon-sprinkled, pureed version of this with just a touch of Bulgarian yogurt, which I have found always produces a healthy BM.
Hopefully this will work. If not, I will have one squirmy, uncomfortable little man on my hands.
**UPDATE** Problem solved.
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