Weaning a preemie - LO is constipated. Any advice?
My DD is 8.5 months (5.5 corrected) and I am weaning her. She's massively keen and will eat well (now small breakfast and lunch) but is very bunged up. She's not too upset by it but refuses water or water with orange juice (or only takes a small bit) and is a bit more sicky than normal. When thirsty she has a BF. Are there any foods that would 'loosen' her up a bit?!
I don't remember it with my first term DD who didn't seem to suffer from being constipated. But this one is. I have recently started to give formula twice daily to her as at 7.5 months she wasn't ready to wean but needed, it seemed, more than my milk and having gone to 7.5 months I was v tired from expressing for 2 months then feeding a small baby for over 5. I'm not so used to using formula but think that might bung her up a bit too - is it ok to water down slightly?
Thanks for any advice!
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