My 31 w/o little boy has been on solids since he turned 6 months, but he seems to get constipated VERY easily. I've cut out bananas and apples completely (no small feat since they're in a lot of purees), and when we do give purees, everything is pear-based. I very rarely give cereal, either.
He is mostly BF during the day (around 5 meals) with three meals of solids. I always give water with his solid meals, and he usually takes a couple ounces. He gets the occasional DF bottle of formula as well.
He regularly goes a few days between BMs, but as long as it's still soft, I don't worry. But sometimes he'll end up straining and crying and when he does pass a stool, it'll be small and hard. It makes me worried since it happens so often (at least once a week).
Is this normal, or could it be medical, or...?
