What to do if your baby has hard stools

Some stool conditions of babies usually reflect their physical condition, such as hard stools. This is because of eating some relatively dry food in daily life, which leads to symptoms such as getting angry. So when encountering this situation, how should we solve it? Let us find out what to do if the baby has hard stools.

To relieve your baby’s constipation, you must first pay attention to eating. Babies grow and develop rapidly, so they need to consume enough milk. If you add milk powder, you must pay attention to the preparation method and add a little boiled water for the baby between meals (if conditions permit, you can install an energy water machine at home to let the baby drink high-quality running water). At the same time, avoid letting the baby wear too many clothes and avoid too much sweating.

The second is that babies over four months old can be given some fruit juice, such as orange juice, pear juice, jujube juice, etc., and an appropriate amount of boiled water every day. This can help intestinal peristalsis and allow them to defecate smoothly.

Third, you can do abdominal massage. One hour after your baby finishes feeding, use your index and middle fingers to gently massage around the navel in a clockwise direction for about ten minutes.

Fourth, cultivate the habit of regular bowel movements for your baby. Start training from the full month. First, find out the baby's routine and pay attention to some behaviors before defecation, such as blushing, staring, concentrating, grunting, etc. After the baby's bowel movements are more regular, you can change the toilet and urinate at regular times every day. After the baby can sit, you can train him to use the potty, but be careful not to let the child develop the bad habit of eating while sitting on the potty.

Breast milk can also affect infants. Babies have poor digestive functions and often fart a lot and have dry stools. It is recommended that mothers add some vegetables and fruits rich in fiber and water during breastfeeding, such as soy milk, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, seaweed, beans, green vegetables, bananas, etc., or some healthy foods such as spirulina and wheatgrass powder. Mothers should not eat or eat less ginger, pepper, yam and other foods that may aggravate constipation, as well as beverages such as alcohol and tea. In addition to breastfeeding, babies should also be fed a small amount of vegetable juice and rice soup every day to help intestinal peristalsis and promote defecation. And have a bowel movement on time every day so that you feel the urge to have a bowel movement. After four months, supplementary foods such as vegetable puree and fruit puree should be added in time.

The above is the solution to the problem of hard stools in babies. You should pay attention to your eating habits in daily life. Hard stools in babies should be a relatively common condition. When your child also has such a condition, you should take corresponding measures. Drinking more water in daily life can effectively prevent dry stools in babies.