Weaning baby struggling to poop

[Louise07]

Hi, have been weaning baby of 5 and a half months for about 2 weeks now. At 1st she had 1 ice cube of puree once a day, then 1 twice a day now she has 2 cubes twice a day. She is struggling to do a poop, many times during the day she is pushing quite hard but when I check her nappy there is only a strawberry size poop kind of putty like in texture (sorry lol) there and she does this quite regularly throughout the day. For the effort she puts in, this seems quite a small amount? She is formula fed 4 times a day and I also give her about 180mls of cooled boiled water a day. Is this toilet habit normal?

[zzxxee]

if it is soft and is going regularly i wouldnt worry , however if you find signs of vomiting or blood in the stools this needs adressing any concerns at all contact your health visitor

[lollyone]

Hi. My daughter was the same when we started weaning. (and also when I switched from breast to bottle) It righted itself as she got used to the solids but my health visitor recommended a small amount of fresh squeezed orange juice with her water if she is constipated.