Alimentum help with consitpation?UPDATE

[Anonymous]

Well, I’ve reduced Myles’ Good Start down from 19 to 15 ounces per day and he seems much better. He’s pooping almost everyday! (I still give him prunes, flax oil, and pear juice everyday, too). So, I guess either he had to adjust to the good start and no more breast milk, or 19 ounces was just too much.

Or, the other thing that was going on when he was constipated was that he was eating spinach. Have any of you noticed constipation with spinach?

[Anonymous]

Good for you for getting your baby to even eat spinach!!!! I wouldn’t give him too much though. It has oxalates in it, which I think can inhibit the absorption of calcium. s&h’s mum2006-9-30 21:29:56

[Anonymous]

Really? I know something was up that week with him. I usually puree a big bunch of broccoli for him once a week or so. That time I added frozen spinach. He was so constipated. Maybe that was the reason. I really don’t know but I probably won’t try it again any time soon.

We had a spinach scare here in the states anway. People dying from e-coli contmination in raw spinach. The stuff I used was frozen, but I’m scared to buy any spinach now.

[Anonymous]

So glad to hear that Myles is going – yahoo!

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