Trying to supplement breastfeeding my one month old with formula. The pediatrician recommended enfamil gentlease, but it seems to make her really gassy. Tried mylicon, but just started it today, so can't really say if it helps yet. Any good recommendations for formula that don't cause gassiness.
I've had great luck with Bright Beginnings Organic formula. While researching formulas I found that one and the Earth's Best one to be most like breastmilk and without all the weird chemicals of conventional formula. They are pricey though so I know not everyone can use them but they both have been great and had no issues with them. Good luck finding one that works!
We used Goodstart. It was great - less gassy, no digestion problems, spit-up didn't smell bad and poop was less stinky.
Being advised to supplement breastfeeding for a one month old always sends up a red flag for me. Have you contacted your local Le Leche League? Kellymom.com is also a great resource - and can offer much in advice regarding gassiness too.
HTH!
My daughter had the same problems! We actually used enfail gentlease also! But, before we switched to that we used nutrimegen (sp) and the mylicon drops. I'm not sure if it was the combo of those two together, but it really helped her. I would give her the mylicon drops before every feeding. After a couple of months on nutrimegen we switched to gentlease with no problems! It is so hard to find the right things sometimes...I hope you can find something soon that works for your sweet baby! =)
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Enfamil Gentlease (or the equivalent Target brand) is the formula that I used for my baby when he was little and having lots of gas. Also used Mylicon and that worked well. You may want to try using a different bottle that is supposed to not cause as much gas. Other than that, I'm not sure what else.
I think all formulas cause some gas. I would make sure I put the Mylicon drops in every bottle. It does work. I used it with both my children.
It's been a long time since I had an infant, but if your formula isn't soy you might try that.
L.-
Unfortunately, just about anything can make the baby gassy. We used Mylicon with our son, but our pediatrician warned us that you have to really keep up on it consistently, and even then, it's not really 100% effective.
A friend of mine, who grew-up in India, swears by Gripe Water. You can usually find it at most health food stores. it contains fennel and ginger extracts that are known to soothe your GI system, but I would highly recommend asking your pediatrician before starting anything like that.
The other thing that seems to really help infants with gas is laying them across your legs on their stomach and rubbing their backs (puts pressure on their tummies that helps alleviate pressure and pain). Our daughter loved to be held across her stomach at a few weeks old, and bending their legs into their abdomen (pick their feet up and push gently into their abdominal area) always helped alleviate gas, too.
Good luck.
My second child had terrible gas until she was about 6 months old -- so painful that she would just cry and cry until...finally...a toot or a burp, then all was well. We tried EVERYTHING, but Gripe Water and the silicone drops both helped a lot. Also, our pediatrician advised us to switch from the Avent bottles we were using to Dr. Brown's bottles (they were developed by a doctor specifically to address gasiness)-- and we saw the difference with the first bottle! Also, if nothing seems to help, you might consider switching to another formula. Even going to Similac's equivalent to Gentlease might help.
Best of luck.
We used Similac Alimentum and Enfamil Nutramigen with our daughter when she was a baby... the proteins are already broken down so its easier on their tummies. Its a bit pricey, but we were able to buy it in bulk online and get samples from our pediatrician.
And, yes, we did Mylicon with EVERY feeding!
Good luck and congratulations on your new little love! :)
S. R.
