If we were meant to drink cows mild we'd be cows! It's made for cows who are a little bigger than us and especially babies and young children don't you think? Nothing is made better for baby than 'mum's milk' - it's the perfect fit. But failing that look at healthy alternatives and cows milk is not an option take it from me because it has caused problems in my life from a very early age. As a child it aggrivated my ecsthma and hayfever. As an adult dairy products cause sinus problems with me. In the last decade I have chosen Soya Milk and haven't had any hayfever or sinus problems unless I regress. I just love cheese and sometimes delve into it much to my later suffering of hayfever or sinus problems. I could not recommend enough that you get her off dairy and look for alternatives.

My daughter has had the same problem when she was 5 mhts old we took her of formula and put her on soy milk and everything was good once again.

hi my son was the same he still has check ups but now he is better , my son was in so much pain that we took him to the hospital and they sent him to see a dietian , he had all the write things but still was constipated , we tried a few different things , he kept having check ups at the hospital and nothing would work so they flushed him out but if you cant get to the doctors maybe go to the chemist and see what they say

Hi Grendal

How old is your daughter?  How long has she been constipated and does she seem like it is bothering her?  When my son was born a mid wife at a care centre in Sydney told me the record for not pooing was 28 days and held by a baby at Collaroy Plateau!   Perhaps if she is less that a year you should take her off the cows' milk and try a different formula for older babies?  There are so many around these days, but you might need to experiment to find one that works for her.

I see you are in Australia so find a soul chemist and ask for a natural remedy they have made by Harles.  It's ALL natural and used to be an "all in one" teething and colic mixture but a baby ehalth nurse told me it's a great laxative.  My son was only 6 weeks old and didn't poo for about 11 days and he was in agony - tummy tight like a drum, couldn't settle (naturally!).  I gave him a dose of the stuff and within about 1 hour it all cam thundering through.    LOL  he was so relieved that he slept right through while I cleaned him up!!

When I had my second child it had been changed into two separate mixtures - Teething mixture and a colic Mixture so I still used it but combined a little of each when needed.  It seems to work for constipation, teething, wind,a nd just as a calmative when the work themselves into a frenzy and can settle - much more effective than baby panadol (half the amount seemed to settle mine for twice as long as panadol).  It contains peppermint oil, dogwood and some other things, but not chemicals last time I checked.

I don't know if the same belief is held 10 years later - but when I asked my doctor and peadiatrician about putting my second baby on soy formula they both advised against it as it can sometimes cause allergies.  Apparently it is only recommended when allother avenues have been exhausted and there is a possible lactose intolerance present.

Hope you sort it out quickly!  Sharon

yeah i never had the problem with my son either and she only has a bottle of milk at night time she has 1 cup of milk through the day and she drinks lots of water and juice in between

I reckon your best bet is to give her water in between milk bottles. Seedless grapes are good as well, they always go straight through my kids.

Could you try some other milk like soy? Maybe she is lactose intollerent (sp?). I'm not sure what else to try as my kids are fine on cow's milk.

Hope this helps

Juzzy xoxox