Has Anyone Tried Enfamil Nutramigen Formula?

My son had to use this formula and it took him a couple of days to get used to it. We tried putting a dab of juice in the formula when he first started taking it and that seemed to help him get used to it. Best advice I can give you is wash your bottles soon after he finished them. It smells even worse after sitting in the bottle all day!

Have you tried goats milk? I have talked to mom's that have had success with that.

L.

we had a similar problem...try Similac Sensitive, Or Similac Sensitive Rs (liquid)..worked for us and others i know.

My friend had to give this formula to her son and at first he wouldnt take it at all. The only way he would drink it is if it was very cold. Hope this helps and good luck.

T.

When my son had problems with not only the acid reflux but also a small amount of gas colic we switched over to the purple formulas, enfamil has one and Nestle good start has one where the proteins are broken down and easier to digest, another thing that we did to help with the reflux was to add a little bit of baby cereal to the bottle( actually on the recommendation of the pediatrician) so we had to make the nipples a bit bigger on the bottles but both of these things worked and after a few months we were able to go back to regular formula.hope you find the help you need.

Hi R.! Yes, we've tried Nutramigen starting when our baby was about 2 months old. She was (and continues still) to get mostly breast milk but we were supplementing with formula (Enfamil Lipil) when she suddenly developed a milk protein allergy to the formula. We were advised to try Nutramigen, which she drank readily enough. Yes it stinks and yes it stains clothing, but I think she was little enough to take it without any problems. I should add that it helped with the allergy for a while but then she continued having GI problems so the pedi GI specialist advised to switch to Similac Alimentum (very similar to Nutramigen) to supplement the bm and that seemed to work. She's now almost six months and continues with a little Alimentum, lots of bm, and is starting cereals. The Alimentum is also pretty strong smelling but you might consider giving it a try if your doc says it's okay. As for the soy, I was told to cut it (along with dairy) out of my diet to make sure it didn't get to the bm and continue giving her GI problems -- there was a chance that she'd have the same allergic reaction (bloody stools, diarrhea) to soy as she did to the milk protein. We were also feeling frustrated and worried, but thankfully she drank the Alimentum without any problems. Hang in there and good luck!

Hi R..

My preemie had reflux really bad as well. Our Neonatologist put her on Neocate which seemed to help a bit until we could get her into a gastro. doc. Neocate is expensive though...about $35 a can so the cost can add up quickly if your little one takes alot of ounces each feeding. Also, you can only purchase it in "bulk" which is 4 cans a case and it is not available at any retail stores so you either have to order it directly from the manufacturer which is in England I believe or go to your local drug store and they can order it for you. Now in our case, after seeing the gastro. doc he had us transition her to Carnation Good Start with Cultures (green can) which is about $20 for the larger can, and he put her on acid reflux meds and within a couple of weeks the refluxing had stopped. If you would like I can send you the name of our gastro.? He's in the Med Center at the UT clinic and he is fabulous. I hope this info comes in handy.

My baby was throwing up gushers of formula & The only formula he held down was Enfamil AR, it has added rice starch to the formula & its thicker than a normal formula,easier to digest & much less spit up afer we got him on that. Good luck! Here's enfamil's link to info on this.
http://www.enfamil.com/app/iwp/enfamil/productDetail.do?d...

A good friend had the same issues with her child's formula back in January, including her child's reaction to it. For about 2 weeks, she mixed half of the old formula and half of the new until her daughter was more used to it. She still had some stomach issues during these two weeks, but it helped her daughter acclimate because she was initially refusing the new formula.

Even if your son is allergic to soy, he should be able to drink the Nutramigen. The proteins are washed of the elements that cause allergic reactions. Both of my boys ended up on it because they couldn't tolerate even partially-washed protein formulas. We found the premix 64oz cans worked best for us. You can buy them by the case at Babies R Us, which saves some money and the boys liked it better as a premix. Unlike other formula, it's no cheaper to buy Nutramigen in powder.