It's heart breaking when a baby is constipated. My both the kids had this problem. When i was in India i used suppositories for my older kid. But after coming to USA our doctor told us to give prunes puree or prunes juice.It worked out like magic. I used Gerber puree . But now for my younger daughter I prepare most of her food at home. I feel it's better than store bought puree and more over tastes better. With just three to four spoons of prune puree she was feeling mush better .To regulate the bowl movement you can give pear puree. If you feel apple sauce is constipating start adding plums to apple sauce its a great alternative to dried prunes, babies will like fresh plums better than prunes puree. you can include prunes in oatmeal for toddlers just by chopping the prunes to bite size.
Dried prune puree recipe:
Dried prunes 10
Dried grapes 10
Take a pan boil 1 cup of water add prunes and grapes to it simmer it for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool it and grind it to thin consistency either by adding water, breast milk or formula. You can store it in baby containers or freeze it in an ice cube tray like this. you can pop out ,thaw it in a warm water or microwave it to feed the baby .
Note- I used dried grapes for sweetness and it's also rich in dietary fiber and antioxidant
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