What to do if your baby has dry stools after drinking milk powder

It is a very common phenomenon for babies to have dry stools. After all, drinking milk powder can easily cause getting angry, so you must adjust your baby's normal eating habits and give them enough water. If dry stools occur, you must train them to have bowel habits. So let's learn together what to do if the baby has dry stools after drinking milk powder?

Breastfeeding

Babies who are fed with milk are more prone to constipation, mostly because the casein content in milk is too high, which makes the stool dry and hard. Breastfeeding should be chosen whenever possible, because breast milk contains oligosaccharides and rich nutrients and will not cause the baby to get too hot. If the baby shows symptoms of getting angry, the mother should adjust her diet, drink more water and eat more fruits and vegetables. She can directly eat freeze-dried fresh fruit chips.

Balanced diet

If the baby has constipation symptoms, the mother can dilute the milk powder and increase the amount of sugar; that is, for every 100 ml

liters of milk plus 10 grams of sugar. Small babies can eat some fruit puree, vegetable puree, or drink some fruit and vegetable juice, and add freeze-dried apple granules or pear granules to milk powder and rice porridge to increase the fiber in the intestines, promote gastrointestinal motility, and facilitate bowel movements. After the baby is 6 months old, the mother can cook carrot porridge or vegetable porridge for the baby, because vegetables contain a lot of fiber which can promote intestinal motility. Whole grains and various fruits and vegetables should be consumed in a balanced manner.

Training bowel habits

Babies can be trained to have regular bowel movements from 3 to 4 months old. Because intestinal motility speeds up after eating, the urge to defecate often occurs, so it is generally advisable to let children defecate after eating. This will establish a conditioned reflex of defecation and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The above article explains in detail what you should do if your baby's stool becomes dry after drinking milk powder. You cannot feed your baby milk powder for a long time. You need to feed him some complementary foods to regulate his intestinal digestion.