Most babies, including mine, experience less constipation while still breastfeeding. Constipation and flatulent condition both start to take place only when I started to introduce solids to them. My 1st child starts experiencing hard poops, constipation and later refuses to further take anymore solids. I only fully-breastfed her till 9 months. Then I started to introduce solid to her again. That was also during the time when she got her 1st tooth.
This time, with previous experiences with her before, I introduce food with much more fruits like bananas, apples in it. She stills experience hard stools at 1st, but later got used to it. I make sure that she also drinks plenty.
With that much of experience I thought applies to my 2nd son too. But, like my mama used to say, each child is unique, even between look-alike twins. My son breastfed more often than his sister, but he stills experience prolonged constipation. Which later leads to flatulent conditions like bloated around his waist and abdomen.
Nothing much I could do for the 1st 6 months, as he's still fully-breastfeeding. The least I did was just to avoid 'windy' food. Later on, after 6 months onwards, I introduced Arab or Bam dates as his 1st solids. It helps fluent his digestive system. He poops normally and regularly, just like he used to, as a newly born baby, before constipation took place.
If your child loves to eat and munch a lot, be more creative with food. Dates could be eaten raw, or blended into juices, or baked into cupcakes, or even be added as an ingredient in some dishes.
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