Now how can we avoid constipation in babies is obviously to stop giving cow's milk and formula milk till the baby reaches 1 year of age after 1 years you can start with cow's milk, now another thing is mainly to increase the fluid intake of the baby, usually the baby requires 3 to 4 cups of water that is around 500 to 750 ml of water per day. The baby doesn't take this much the babies tends to get very hard stool, another thing has to increase the fiber intake. Fibers can be in the form of fruits, vegetable, vegetables in the sense like green leafy vegetables pumpkin the route veggies and all those things and fruits maybe in the form of fruit juices that is hundred percent fruit juices not the fruits drinks which you get in the market is this can also Help in reducing the constipation because that increases the water intake from the body and it makes the stools more bulkier and much more soften so the baby able to pass. So the way to avoid this is to have whole wheat bread in case the bread should be mostly whole wheat cereal should be mostly again whole grains. This helps in increasing again the fiber content in the body and helps baby to pass much more easier motion. In spite of all these remedies most of the kids if they have constipation of course they have to be checked by a pediatrician.
