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5 Baby Food Purees That Relieve Constipation

Published: Jun 26, 2020 · Modified: Jun 4, 2021 by Dora · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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These nutritious baby food purees will relieve your baby's constipation no time.

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  • Baby Food Purees And Constipation
  • Signs Of Baby Constipation
  • Common Causes of Baby Constipation
  • Easy Baby Constipation Relief
  • 5 Baby Food Purees To Relieve Constipation

Baby Food Purees And Constipation

Starting solids is a huge point in your baby's life. And yours. And just when you've gotten the hang of mixing and matching the foods for those delicious baby food purees you find your child struggling with pooping.

That's called constipation. And surprisingly or not it's very common in babies that have just started eating purees. Or finger food. Or any solid food for that matter.

The real reason for this is that your baby's little tummy and gut have only been used to breastmilk and/or formula so far so any amount of solid food is a huge change for them.

Although baby constipation is not something you need to stress about, it can cause your baby discomfort so it's obviously better prevented or soothed whenever possible.

And how else than with food. With the focus here being on baby purees.

But first, let's see how to recognized that your baby needs some help.

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Signs Of Baby Constipation

To be sure that the issue your baby is having is a long-term response to new foods, watch for the below signs of possible baby constipation:

  • Your baby's poops are hard, dry or lumpy and may resemble stones or marbles
  • Your baby is experiencing pain and discomfort during bowel movements
  • Your baby's belly is slightly swollen
  • Your baby has infrequent bowel movements
  • Noticing blood in your baby’s poop is a sign to call your doctor!

Common Causes of Baby Constipation

Even though constipation can be caused by various reasons, research has shown that there are certain foods or lack of them that are the main culprits for baby constipation. And often in adults too for that matter.

Here's a list of the most common:

  • Baby food low in fiber
  • Excessive dairy in baby food
  • Baby food that has too much white grains (bread, pasta, white potatoes)
  • Lack of water in baby's diet

Easy Baby Constipation Relief

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If you're reading this at the time your baby is struggling with constipation, it might seem that there is little you can do to help them. But don't stress. In reality, there are little things you can do to actually help them a lot. And fairly quickly.

Beginning with food. And the easiest adjustments to baby food is in baby food purees.

The main reason for this is that you can get more of those foods and nutrients you want to sooth your baby's symptoms in a baby food puree than you would get out of finger foods.

So it's just a matter of removing the foods (or lowering their amount) that can cause constipation and replacing them with the ones that can relieve it.

Use Fewer Low-Fiber Foods in Baby Food Purees:

  • Use fewer dairy products: yogurt, cheese, cow’s milk. (Kefir is ok because it has probiotics that are good for baby's gut)
  • Remove starchy fruit: bananas
  • Reduce starchy vegetables: carrots, white potatoes
  • Avoid “BRAT” foods: bananas, rice, store-bought applesauce, toast
  • Offer red meat in moderation only

Include More High-Fiber Foods in Baby Food Purees:

  • Increase the frequency “P-fruits”: pears, prunes, plums, peaches
  • Try 100% pasteurized fruit juices: grape, pear, apple, plum, prune (but no more than 3-5 oz/day). You can also dilute them with water
  • Include legumes in baby food purees: kidney beans, and peas
  • Frequently use grains: buckwheat, barley, oat, whole wheat products
  • Increase your baby's water intake

5 Baby Food Purees To Relieve Constipation

To help you get started with constipation relieving baby food purees as well as to give you some good examples on how to mix and match foods and what types to help your baby, we've compiled a list of our favorite baby food purees to relieve constipation.

These were developed by me for my baby according to the recommendations and guidelines on baby constipation relief and each one of them worked wonders.

But if I had to tell you what my favorite was and go-to when things got rough – it's mixing sweet potato with anything.

Even today when my son is 14 months old, when he has trouble pooping my husband just says "make him some sweet potato". And it works.

Each of these recipes can be made into a smooth puree, or if your child is older and you prefer more textured food you can adjust the recipes as needed.

To puree, just put the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add water teaspoon by teaspoon if needed to get to your desired consistency.

Baked Sweet Potato
Baked Sweet Potato is such an easy, nutritious and healthy food to offer your baby when starting solid foods for the first time.
Check out this recipe
6 month old recipe baked sweet potato different stages of baby food
Yogurt Blueberry Overnight Oats for Baby
5 min prep, these healthy blueberry overnight oats with yogurt for baby, toddlers, kids and parents are perfect to make the night before so when you wake up you have breakfast ready – it's as easy as opening the fridge.
Check out this recipe
yogurt blueberry oats in a bowl
Overnight Oat Chia Pudding
Overnight oats are a simple breakfastk packed with macro and micro nutrients, that you can prepare the night before so it's waiting for you in the morning.
Check out this recipe
chia pudding overnight oats
Strawberry Oatmeal
Strawberry Oatmeal – a perfect healthy recipe for your baby. Loaded with healthy carbs and antioxidants your baby will enjoy.
Check out this recipe
8 month old recipe Strawberry Oatmeal
Sweet Potato Fruit Pudding
Homemade breakfast pudding that contains vegetables and is delicious and nutritious? Look no further!
Check out this recipe
10 month old recipe sweet potato fruit pudding

Any constipation relieving personal favorites? Leave a comment below.

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