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Hi Nikki! Poor girl! Actually, in my experience, babies' poop doesn't always have to be rock hard for them to hurt. For some infants it seems as if "harder than usual" is enough to make them feel pain. Did you just recently start giving your daughter cow's milk? In such case, stop for a while and see if it makes the situation improve. Cow's milk is know to contribute to constipation. Actually, you might want to cut down on all dairy products for a while, as well as bananas, if your baby eats a lot of them too. Apricots, pears and prunes on the other hand are great for softening the stools. I hope this helps, otherwise write again. /Paula

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Submitted by: Maryland

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Nikki, Our one-year daughter recently a similar problem. Her stools were harder than normal and she would strain horribly with each bowel movement. For us, it was a simple mistake. We add Poly-Vi-Sol to her cow's milk in the evening. We also give her cereal during the daytime. Unfortunately, we were using the Poly-Vi-Sol with Iron in it. The supplemental iron and the iron in the cereal combined were 140% of her daily allowance. Once we started using the Poly-Vi-Sol without Iron, the issue went away.

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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I wonder if your baby has a milk protein allergy. That's what my baby has. Their little bodies are incapable of processing the larger protein in cows milk. Most kids grow out of it by 1 year, but my sister's kids are 3 and 5 and still can't have cows milk or any diary. I breast feed my baby, but I can't eat any dairy or she seems to be in a lot of pain and cries when pooping. You could try eliminating dairy for a while. Keep in mind it can take a few weeks to get out of the system. Good luck.

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Submitted by: Rebecca

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Hello, In a way it is reassuring to read this as my 14 month old has just started crying everytime she goes to teh toilet. We thought it might be as we were trying to potty train her but she was doing fine for a couple of weeks, then everytime she heard the word poo she was screaming. We left her to poop in her nappy then thinking she was just confused about where she should go but even then she was crying and needing hugs when she went. When she goes she is straining so much, even though they don't seem too hard. She drinks plenty and has a good diet so her dad and I were baffled. Following the baove advice, I am going ot take her off cows milk and put her back on toddler milk and try her with some prunes etc to see if it helps. She has had dairy for months though and not had any problems, but worth a shot. Thanks for the posts!

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