I don't really have a ton of advice...but as an fyi, some prenatal vitamins (if you're still taking them due to breastfeeding) can cause constipation. I guess the increase in iron causes it. I know that because each time I've been pregnant and start taking the vitamins, I get stopped up.

Some alternatives? Maybe try a different prenatal vitamin with not as much iron. OR you could try probiotics (I took these daily during my first pregnancy to help "move things along" lol). You can also buy fiber in powder form and put it in your water bottles. Doesn't affect the taste of you water, but does help!! Hope this helps:)

Prunes are lovely for constipation! Eat 5-10 of them with some water. As an alternative, you could take some Miralax - it's polyethylene glycol, which is an osmotic laxative, meaning it draws water into the bowels rather than acts as a stimulant.

Just looked up probiotics online, looks promising - will add that. I have tried fiber sticks in the past, maybe I will try again, which brand do you use? Thx for the help!

I just got the Walmart brand of powder fiber- comes in a canister. Put a tsp. or so in my water, and voila! Hope it works:)

Stool softener works wonders!

Thank you so much for posting this. I have also been struggling with contipation. I EB and my son is 6 months old. I even had really severe abdominal cramps and gaspain to go along with it. It is just starting to get better. I did increase the water, the activity. but mostly adding dried fruits (like 6 prunes, apricots, figs) and reducing dairy especially cheese seems to really help. Also, getting more sleep helped too. (good luck with that).

I'm like momwantsbodyback, my poop issues led to some serious butt problems after having my baby (it got to the point where I was afraid to use the bathroom). I'm 5 months PP and EBF. When I discussed the problem with my doc he asked about my fibre/water intake, as well as exercise. I was already drinking a lot of water and eating plenty of fibre, but it wasn't enough to do the trick so he recommended using Metamucil every day and sent me home with an Rx ointment. I find I notice a big difference when I slack on the water intake, so I make sure to drink at least one big jug every day.

My mom friends all warned me that the first few PP poops were "scary", but they didn't tell me I could have poop issues for several months!

ETA: If you do go the Metamucil route, don't get the generic store brands. I found them to be really gritty and hard to drink compared to Metamucil.

I was dealing with a similar situation (and then skipping my iron supplement to avoid making the problem worse, which then made my iron drop again...) and finally I decided to take a stool softener with a mild stimulant. I was already do the extra water/fiber, and getting regular walks in, none of which was helping. It only took one dose, and for the most part I'm back to normal, as long as I watch my fluid intake. Good luck!