I remember having this discussion maybe a year or two ago and I changed the way I do things a bit because of some of the replys. I think it was one of the Michaels (I apologize if the credit is not where the credit is due) that said a whole speech to the parents in the hospital with each newborn about how babies poop "You will see them scrunch up their face like this... and kick their legs, and turn red and purple sometimes, and grunt like crazy while having a BM, but have you ever watched yourself???" Meaning, this is the normal way some infants poop so let it be. I have since perfected a great speech myself that I give in the nursery to all parents about how poop can happen 7 times a day or once every 7 days and that as long as it is soft, and non bloody, there is no worries and basically I don't want to hear about it because it is normal. That has cut down on 95% of the "constipation" calls. (the other 5% is from families I did not see and therefore did not get the speech!!!) I now have the attitude that telling them how it will be in advance works better than having to undo whatever grandma stuck in their head after the fact. Otherwise they look at you like you are nuts and go buy stock in suppositories anyway. On 23 Aug 2002, at 8:24, Len Leshin wrote: > At 11:46 PM 8/22/2002 , wrote: > >Any one want to clarify whether Karo syrup is still acceptable or > not? > > Why not? > > > Len Leshin, MD, FAAP > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > "" or "http://www.pcc.com/lists/"; To > unsubscribe: mail "" with "unsubscribe"