Toddler Constipation
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@Kelly liquid ones?
Lovebug probiotic or culturelle kids probiotic +fiber are my saving grace.
@Meghan I like love bug! It’s on Amazon. It’s individual powder packets.
https://a.co/d/2aYXK4T
@Kelly I do as well! I just use culturelle more simply because they are available in store.
@Art ah I will absolutely have to look for this! Thank you!
We have the same problem here! I used to do the Culturelle Fiber + Probiotics daily. However, that stopped working so we have to do miralax daily (half a cap). When it gets really bad, we do milk of magnesia (5ml twice a day). All of this was recommended by her ped!
@Meghan yes use daily it will change your life I promise 😇
@Brittany unfortunately miralax daily does have long term effects 😣
@Brittany I’m glad we’re not alone! I find it funny probiotics weren’t recommended but the prune juice, high fiber diet, miralax and lastly suppository were. If we miss a dose of miralax it’s literally starting over. 😑
@Art totally agree - our ped said we are safe to use it for the time being daily! Once she turns 2, he wants to continue to reevaluate it. It’ll always be something we monitor/pivot on!
@Kelly thank you!!
@Brittany OK that’s great. I love hearing that you do have a plan to ween her off very soon. I highly suggest you give lovebug a shot in replacement for the culturelle😇
@Meghan that is funny that they weren’t recommended! The culturelle worked for us for about 9 months (she started on it at 9 months old) but just stopped helping after that point.
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@Brittany how many packets were you giving her daily? & how were they administered?
@Art we did 1-2 depending on how she was doing (again, ped recommended). We would mix them in prune juice or in her bottle to ensure she drank all of it!
@Brittany I hate to tell you this, but that’s exactly why they stopped working! Unfortunately, looks like ped did not be their research on the probiotics. Per instructions on the box is best to serve with applesauce or in a drink water preferred but applesauce is the absolute best way ! my baby girl takes three packets daily one when she wakes up one in the afternoon after nap time & one before bed. And if we ever get to a point where I feel like she’s starting to get constipated, I will give her an extra packet during the day.
@Brittany I won’t lie I made the same exact mistake and once I did not do my own research and I was just giving her one packet day thinking that would do whatever it needed to do and It did absolutely nothing.
@Art so good to know!! I might have to revisit it or try the love bug one you suggested! I definitely prefer those routes over miralax. Thanks!!
@Brittany I hope babygirl gets the relief she deserves 💕
We make a smoothie, it always works! Coconut milk, spinach, and fruit. The key is the spinach.
Thrive market has these strawberry apple sauces that he loves with probiotics! If you consider a subscription with them you can use my code so we both get $40 :) http://thrv.me/WiY9bj
Def probiotics!!