My poor, poor baby!

My darling has another bout of constipation... this time more serious than the previous. He hasn't been taking the peas much... but have been happily finishing up his daily dose of pear. I think the rice porridge really binded him up this time... he didn't poop for like 5 days (maybe more, i lost track). Tears accompanied the grunting and grouchy faces. Sometimes is funny to watch his face.

It was so worrying that I took him to the doctor this morning... but silly doctor looked like a fresh grad under his face mask... I told him of the problem, all he said was 'ok'. It was kinda awkward... cos I expected him to at least ask questions or give me some advise... so after a "any other problem?" question, we both said "ok" and left, feeling a little uneasy. 

Anyway, I was hoping 1 dose of medication will do the trick, but after 5 hours and hardly any action, I decided to give him a 2nd dose.

At 6.30pm, after some milk, he burst into major hysterics... grunted, cried and push... finally, a large, hard piece of poop emerged, followed by pee, a little blood and some softer stools. I panicked a little cos I didn't lay the changing mat properly, some pee got onto the bed. But after more milk, all is well, and he is sleeping soundly now. 

I'm gonna monitor the situation and plan his meals properly to make sure this doesn't happen again. It breaks my heart to see my baby cry like that... he has never cried this hard. Oh baby!