Well, we've narrowed the root of the problem to rice cereal and an overabundant zeal (on dd's part) for the newly tried organic bananas. I wish I had read the Good Eatin' forum before we did that... :bang
Anyhow, poor dd had an awfully hard bm at 4am (she was screaming in pain :crying ), and a slightly softer one, but still firm and solid, at 9am. (After 2 soft movements yesterday which is unusal for her since she goes about once ever 2-3 days...)
What I'd like to know is what can we do today to help her. It's obvious her tummy hurts. I've told dh to give her a warm bath, to try the jar of prunes we have, and since this has started she's only had milk (she's both a bm and ff baby).
Any other suggestions?
Nissa

Hmmm...If it were me, I'd increase the BM quotient and eliminate the formula for a day or two if that's possible. Breast milk has natural laxitive properties whereas formula can be binding (and harder on an upset tummy). Also, try to increase her fluid intake overall...adding a little sterile water to her diet might help as well, or, if she's had it already, diluted apple, pear or (better)white grape juice. Pureed carrots can also help as well (if she's had them before). I wouldn't introduce anything new at this time, if you can help it. If it upsets her tummy, you won't know if it's from the new food or from the constipation.
I hope she feels better soon Mama. :hugs

Go with the prunes!!
Gerber "1st Foods" pureed prunes, to be exact. Babies love them (they're naturally sweet) and a teaspoon or two should do it, and faster than you'd believe.
I still keep a few jars on hand for banana feasting days! :D

Thank you for your suggestions! I did try to give her as much bm as possible, but we still had to ff her once. The gerber prunes really did the trick on Sunday -- within 30 minutes of feeding them to her! I was lucky to have a jar on hand...
We've reviewed the feeding menu and will start again, maybe later this week, with organic avocadoes. :)