My nephew is four weeks old and has been formula-fed from the beginning (breastfeeding isn't her "style" ), and has had a lot of problems with it. He didn't have his first poop for two weeks, and has only pooped a couple of times since. He also is still a pound below his birth weight, and even though he seems really hungry to me (crying, rooting, sucking fists), SIL says the ped told her not to feed him more than 3 ounces every three hours. His formula has been switched several times due to allergic reactions/constipation/spitting up. He's now on some kind of soy formula.

Anyway, now the ped is telling them to give the little guy bottles of apple juice for his constipation. Is this normal advice. I wish the ped would have just told her to BREASTFEED, then maybe all of this torture could have been avoided.

ETA: Nephew was 11lb 3 oz at birth.

big baby! I bfed my kids all to a yr. It is not ok to give a baby under 4 monthsd juice. Nor is it good for a baby to be scheduled. Feed on demand is what is best. I think your SIL needs to shop around for another Ped.

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