I received product and compensation from Mead Johnson Nutrition to create this post written by me. All experiences and opinions expressed in this post are my own and not those of Mead Johnson Nutrition. Consult your pediatrician before making changes to your baby’s diet or if you have concerns related to your baby’s digestive health. Please see the product label/website for acceptable use and benefits. You can contact Mead Johnson Nutrition with product related questions or comments toll free at 1-800-BABY123 or through the Contact Us link on Reguline.com or Enfamil.com.
It is hard to believe before you have kids how much your life with be consumed with the pooping habits of your children. You have no idea how many poopy diapers you are going to deal with when your child is a baby. Not just that, but sometimes you have to deal with occasional constipation – dealing with the lack of poopy diapers can almost be more stressful than all the poopy diapers. Enfamil® Reguline™ is an infant formula specifically designed to help support your baby’s digestive health and to promote soft stools which can help make going poop a little easier. This is a sponsored post from Mead Johnson Nutrition and my experiences with this very normal but also very stressful time in a mommy’s life.
I had to deal with enough stress when I was a mom to one baby (I now have a 3 year old and a toddler, which means a whole new set of potty training issues – a mom’s work is never done!). One thing that I wish I had known about when my kids were little was that I didn’t need to worry about every little thing that I did worry about. Especially with babies, they can’t tell you what they need. But as a mom – you know. Or you ask someone for help.
If I could go back, I would tell my younger mommy self to worry a little less and learn a little bit more. There are a lot of things you can do to manage your baby’s occasional constipation. Plus, it is completely normal! Babies are just learning how to poop (yes, they need to learn), so you can expect changes in their stooling pattern.
When my second daughter was very young (in the first month or two) she had very bad “colic” and occasional constipation. At least that is what I called it, we never took her to the pediatrician for her issues (mistake #1). She had gas, trouble sleeping and would cry for hours. I was breastfeeding at the time and I tried changing my diet and also giving her over the counter medicine to help. Over time she got better, but now I wonder – could Enfamil® Reguline™ have helped her?
If you think your baby has occasional constipation and you want to learn more, head over to Reguline.com and also talk to your baby’s pediatrician. The more you learn, the less worried and stressed you will be which is good for the whole family.
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I think it’s natural to be more relaxed with a second baby compared to the first in pretty much all ways–just like anything else, the unknown is scary and we have to build confidence, right? Digestive issues do seem to be more common in infants these days, don’t you think? Or is it, possibly, that we just hear about them more often?
I have friends whose babies had issues with this & it’s good to know there is something that will help!
We don’t have kids, but this is good to remember in the future someday!
I don’t have kids, just a dog and I have to say that I’m bad enough when he gets sick. So it’s probably a good job I don’t have kids! lol!
This is wonderful that this is available for little ones that need it! Sounds fantastic!
My sister had tons of issues with this and her doctor recommended this formula. It’s helped tremendously’
Thanks for letting us know, that’s great.
What a great product! We had this issue with my oldest and just upped her fruit intake a bunch and it fixed itself over time.
My oldest, who is now 13, was a colicky baby too. I have so much guilt now, cause I look back and think if only I tried different formulas (or breastfed) she might have felt a lot better. She definitely had tummy issues.
It was a different time though (yes, just 13 years ago). Nothing was really a quick Google away on the smartphone yet. Still, I wish I could go back and have done better.
You shouldn’t worry to much about what you could have done better. I am sure you did the best you could!
I had a lot of worry over my son’s constipation when he was young. I’m really glad that my son’s doctor helped to reassure me and give me some tips on how to make things better. Otherwise, I would have stayed in panic mode. Now that he’s older, I wonder if something like this might have helped.
Panic mode is seriously the worst place for a new mom to be in.
It’s good to know that there are wonderful, safe products available for moms who need to use formula. You wrote a nice review.
Thank you 🙂
Great information and it’s so great that this is now available for the little ones!
Isn’t it? I love having options.
I wish I knew about this product when my daughter was born! With my first child I worried about everything, even the stuff I didn’t have any control over. I’m like you and feel that if I would of tried this product if it would of help her. Great information I learned something new.
I’m so glad you learned something new! Yes, I worried about just everything when my kids were babies.
It can be scary as a new parent when things don’t seem quite right! Luckily, most of the time it is NORMAL! Great advice and sounds like a good product for some babies to try!