Good food choices for babies with constipation include:

skinless apples.
broccoli.
whole grains, such as oatmeal or whole-grain bread or pasta.
peaches.
pears.
plums.
papaya.
kiwi.

Pumpkin,pear and prune juice all help

Give Kiwi fruit a try.

I think lots of water and pear juice is good.

Just like adults, kids need plenty of fluids and fruits and vegetables to keep their bowels healthy . Do they like bananas ? My kids loved them and I use to give them first thing in the morning with their cereals. You can even add strawberries, kiwi fruits etc. It is also colourful and makes eating more interesting . At dinner, give them lots of vegies. like beans , carrots, broccoli, peas etc, but make them tender so chewing is easier for them too .

fluid is important – for constipation ask your GP. My son was about nine months before he really ate much…. good luck

8 months old and having how many bottles a day? That’s too many for a baby that age. Cut back her bottles and she’ll be wanting to eat more solids. Pumpkin purée, straight pumpkin no added sugar or salt, is good for helping to keep them regular

A friend said potato can constipate them. Plenty of water is essential. Pear juice (watered down) prune pureed can help. I was also told bananas can constipate them.

Try little brown sugar with warm water. Couple sips.
Dried apricot snacks

The purple rather than yellow Rafferty’s rice cereal is apparently better if they’re constipated. I use pear to keep Bub regular… I just buy tins when I think he needs more. Yes home cooked is good but jars are good too:) I’ve heard banana can help or hinder depending on the child. I hope you figure out the triggers!

Banana is the best for my kid.

My little one was pushing really hard to do #2 so I started mixing some pureed prunes with his apple / pear and he a) loved it and b) it helped move things along a little easier.

as others have suggested, i would cook up some apples and pears and mix it well with oats and formula. my kids loved this

Try rice cereal mixed with her formula to start with. Then introduce her to mashed fruit. Pears and kiwi helped my babies when they were constipated. They wont need too much. I always found the fruit was the easiest taste for them to enjoy.

Try cook some apple and pear slices together with a few prunes in a saucepan before mashing it into lumpy or smooth consistency. It’s yummy and will help reduce constipation.

maybe she needs more liquid now to help process this food. more fruit

Forgot to mention – with my second I had same problem about not eating much. At 8 months he was having 6 bottles a day and wouldn’t care much for food at all. A friend suggested taking a few of the bottles away so he would actually be hungry enough to eat.

It worked – I cut the morning and arvo bottles and left the morning, lunch, bed and night bottles (he still has them at 12months old). He started eating more as soon as I cut them, and now eats 3 square meals a day around his milks.

Try custard as an interim replacement for the morning bottle. She might love it and then you won’t feel so guilty for removing the milk.

Pear or apple juice ( home made ) worked well for my son when he had the same problem.

I dealt with AWFUL constipation with my first child.

After cutting everything from her diet and re-introducing it back, changing things around, etc I finally found it was actually her milk causing all the problems. I’d changed from stage 2 to stage 3 formula, and it was too high in iron which caused her constipation.

She was a little older than 8months so I took her off formula all together. If she hadn’t been I probably would’ve changed her to Bellamy’s 0-12months which is always good for keeping them regular (so I know now lol…would’ve been great back then).

That’s my experience. Maybe try foods with low iron content at first to see how you go.

Best of luck

Make sure she is drinking enough water, and trying an apple/prune puree to help aid the constipation would be a really good idea.