What to Put in Bottle If Milk Causes Constipation?

Excercise also helps relieve constipation in babies.

Brown Sugar/Corn Syrup

The Babycare Advice website suggests adding sugars, particularly brown sugar or corn syrup, to a baby's bottle to aid with constipation. You can add sugar to the baby's formula or give it with water. Babycare Advice recommends adding 1/2 tsp. of brown sugar to 1 oz. of water, or 1 tsp. of corn syrup to 4 oz. of water.

Dilluted Juice

The Baby Center website suggests giving diluted prune juice (1 oz. of prune juice with 1 oz. of water) to an infant older than two months to help loosen stools. You can cut back on offering the juice as the constipation subsides.

Bottom Line

What to put in a baby's bottle for constipation varies with the baby's age. Give babies under six months sugar in their bottle, and offer babies over six months diluted juice.

References

• Babycare Advice: Constipation
• Baby Center: Constipation