Adding Cereal to Milk: Infant, Meijer
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How to Add Cereal to a Bottle
Asked by B. from Lexington
on December 11, 2006
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I have a question about adding cereal to a bottle. I have tried to add a small amount of rice cereal to my son's bottle, but it only clogs up the hole in the nipple. I...
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- I am not too familiar with the Playtex Nurser System because I use the Playtex Ventair System and they have different two different sizes for nipples. Stage 1 and Stag...
- They have a spcial kind of bottle that you can use for it...I think they have it at babies r us. I can't remember where I have seen it. Sorry I couldn't be of more h...
- I have never done this or used it but I know they have special bottles made just for cereal feeding have you tried looking for one of those at the store? I know when m...
Vomiting Infant
Asked by K. from Indianapolis
on August 27, 2006
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Hello everyone. I have a newborn son who just turned three weeks on Friday. I have not had any problems with him eating (I'm breastfeeding) or with anything coming bac...
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- K.- I would definately take him to the doctor if you believe he's holding down such little food. I can tell you though that with the experiences I have had with suc...
- It sounds like your child is having a reaction to the breast milk. Some children do not reject it at first, but after a few weeks, the infant's body seems to (for what...
- My daughter started this at about 4 weeks old and was fine when she came home as well. After nearly 3 months of fighting with doctors and my daughter only sleeping for...
What to Put in a Bottle When Baby Has a Fever?
Asked by S.K. from South Bend
on March 21, 2008
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Hello everyone. My 15 month old son has been running a fever since Wednesday night. It's been a low-to-medium grade fever... goes up and down as the tylenol takes ef...
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- I would try a little milk anyway - I've never backed down with a fever...but my son used to drink soy and/or rice milk...??? Maybe try diluting it with the unflavored...
- Try Kool-Aid. You can water it down or make it with Splenda if you don't want all the sugar. It usually worked better than pedialyte for my kids.
- I think my son just had that a few weeks ago! First off, he seems to prefer the store brand pedialyte to actual Pedialyte - he drank that up pretty good. I also was ...
Reduced Milk Supply
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on January 14, 2008
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When my daughter started eating cereal three times a day (at about 5 months) she started nursing mainly right before bed and at 5 am. She might nurse for 5 -10 minute...
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- I didn't find that any of the supplements worked. the only real thing that worked was increasing nursing. I never got so much from pumping. Even at the best of time...
- I took Fenugreek when I went back to nursing. I stopped for a week and wanted to start again so I pumped like crazy. I took that and Mothers Milk tea. They both bumped...
- At Whole Foods in the healthcare section you can find Nursing Mother's Tea - when I was nursing I drank only that and water all day long and I noticed an increase in m...
Alternatives to Cows Milk
Asked by J.B. from Detroit
on June 10, 2009
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Hi Everyone!
We are currently researching alternatives to cow's milk. My daughter is 9 months old. I know we do not want to give her cows milk....and I anticipate s...
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- Why does she need milk at all? I don't give my daughter any liquid milk and she does just fine. I ensure she gets the fat she needs through daily cod liver oil. (N...
- How about rice milk?
- J., You might want to look into multi-vitamin drops from Meijer, these can be found in the baby section. I used these drops for my son when he was diagnosed with 7...
When to Switch to Cow's Milk
Asked by S.B. from Detroit
on April 4, 2008
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I have a 9 and a half month old baby girl. She has been on the Enfamil Lipil formula which I have been purchasing for the last 7 months at $25 a can! I am just wonde...
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- Hi, S.. With our little guy, we decided to introduce him to goat milk. That may sound crazy but he loved it and we found it at Meijers and our local health food sto...
- S., My children's peditrician that has children of his own and has been practicing for a long time, recommends mixing formula with whole milk at a year of age.
- S., My daughter was on Enfamil as well - you can purchase it in larger quantities at Costco (it was about $40 for a huge can - the can was about double the size of th...
Infant Reflux
Asked by T.M. from Lansing
on April 26, 2008
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Hello....My son is now 3 months old and since he was born he has had certain problems with feeding in one way or another. lately the challenge has been the possibility...
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- Well im kind of dealing with the same issue. My daughter is almost 4 months and is 11 lbs. She weighed 6 14 then droped to 5 13. I breastfed full time till almost 3 m...
- Best of luck with your situation. You are handling the stress very well. My daughter is now 3yo and memories of the stress are finally dimming. She was diagnosed wi...
- Hi T. Have you had him checked for pyloeric stenouses? Its alittle problem that more boys have than girls and it usually occurs when they are young like yours is. O...
16 Month Old Still on Bottle
Asked by T.R. from Indianapolis
on November 13, 2008
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I know, many of you may say I am a bad mom, but I put oatmeal and baby food in my son's milk. He is 16 months old and still HAS to have 7oz Milk, 1 jar 2nd Baby food a...
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- When my dgtr was 15 mos old, she wouldn't sleep without her bottle. So, when she woke up in the night, she had to have another one. She was chubby so I only put water ...
- My son was two when he gave up milk in the bottle and that was only because we basically took it away. Unfortunately that is sometimes all you can do. My son would not...
- Hi T., Both of my children had acid reflux and their GI doctor put them on special formula along with thickening up their formula with rice cereal. So, we too HAD to...
5 Weeks Old Infant Milk Protein Allergy Allimentum HELP Please
Asked by E.F. from Detroit
on October 16, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I need some help. Wondering if anyone has experience with Allimentum formula? My son is only 5 weeks old and I was nursing but sick myself with bad migra...
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- E., I also had to have my son on alimentium. Yes he did not like the taste at first but after about 2 weeks he did not mind it. And he started eating his normal amoun...
- I had a similar experience with my son, and I found that drinking the Mother's Milk tea (Whole Foods) helped my milk supply enough to mix it with the formula. We had ...
- Supplementing only makes your milk supply go lower. I would nurse as often as possible, drink plenty of water, rest, and avoid milk and milk products. Would it be po...
Some Suggestions from Other Moms Who Have Children with Milk Allergies
Asked by A.B. from Canton
on January 30, 2007
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My son has been on Soy formula since about 1 month old. He is set to turn 1 soon, which means no more fomula. I started to try and introduce milk into his system and h...
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- My 17 month old is lactose intolerant, and I usually get her milk from Giant Eagle..... I usually buy flavored (vanilla/chocolate), and she loves it.... I've heard S...
- I swear by Silk brand...they have a kid formula called "very vanilla" with all of the vitamins that kids should need from milk. My kids go "ga-ga" over this Silk very...
- hi my name is L. and i have a 13 month old who has a mil allergy, she vommits when she has regular cow milk to, her doctor told me at first to slowly introduce milk an...
