Adding Cereal to Milk: Similac
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Cereal in Bottle
Asked by J. from Chicago
on March 21, 2006
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My doctor recommended thickening my 4month old's formula with rice cereal to help his reflux. I tried a 3mo+ sized teat but it still gets clogged. Any suggestions or s...
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- Some bottles have Y cuts in them specifically for cereal in bottles. Dr. Brown bottles, for instance. I've also cut the openings a bit to improve the flow. Try that...
- I am a mom of a 6-month old who had similar issues when she was born. Of course, I could not put rice cereal in her formula because she was too young, I was able to s...
- I never did this myself but my girlfriend used to add cereal to her kids bottles-- she just widened the teat with the sharp tip of a scissor. I would just be very car...
Difference Between Similac Advance and Similac Go & Grow
Asked by I.J. from Odessa
on November 15, 2009
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Is it possible for similac go & grow to cause constipation on a 7 mth old baby? I didn't realize I was giving my baby go & grow and he has been constipated for about 3...
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- Both my boys developed constipation when i changed formula on them. I read somewhere to mix in a little corn syrup in with their formula--i think about 1-2 tsp per bo...
- I don't have any experience with formula per se, but yes, the change in diet could be the cause of the constipation. Especially if they are supposed to be mixed at dif...
- One thing that works really well for constipation is Miralax it is a stool softner not a laxitve just softner and I put it in with the formula. About a 2 tsp. Works w...
Similac Vs. Enfamil
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on January 23, 2008
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Hello Mommies! I have a newborn, only 13 days old. We've figured out she has a milk intolerance so we started giving her Similac Alimentum formula about a week ago. ...
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- My Dr. recommended Enfamil. Both of my daughters had problems with formula. I ended up putting my first on Soy and my second on Lactofree and they did much better. ...
- I used Isomil soy for my daughter, I don't think it really fixed the gassy pain. I found something called GRIPE WATER, It's made with ginger root, fennel, and chamomi...
- I am a mother of 23 month old triplets. They were all started on enfamil enfacare (to gain weight). They all were switched to enfamil nutramigen for different reasons...
Cereal in Formula
Asked by M.M. from Boston
on May 21, 2009
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My son is now a little over 3 months. He spits up a ton and it is often very chunky. The Dr says he has acid reflux. We have tried zantac and prevacid. We also hav...
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- Hello - we had the same problem with our daughter (now 22 months) - the good news is that she outgrew it at about a year. We used Zantac for a while to protect her es...
- My youngest daughter had acid reflux as an infant as well... we did the zantac also... my doctor told me to add the cereal to her milk... i think we did a tablespoon o...
- Hi M.! I am the mom of a 14 month old little boy who also suffered from acid reflux and major spit up issues when he was your little guy's age. I too tried zantac,...
Infant Cereal
Asked by T.D. from Lansing
on March 20, 2007
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My daughter is a month old. She is eating between 3 and 4 ounces of formula and still cries like she is hungry. She burps well, but i always feed her some more and the...
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- Don't give solids until she is 6months old. When solids are given too early there is an increased chance that she will develope allergies. Try feeding her a differen...
- I was very strict with all of my kids and what they could eat at certain ages beacuse I was worried about allergies and what certain foods do to an infants stomach whe...
- One month is too young for cereal. If she cries after eating - it is not because she is still hungry- try giving her a pacifier after she eats. She may still want to s...
Too Early for Cereal?
Asked by L.B. from St. Louis
on April 30, 2010
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My son is almost 10 weeks old and has been on Nutramigen for almost 3 weeks now. It is working great and his symptoms of colic are pretty much non existent now....BUT...
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- DON'T DO IT! Unless a pediatrician or gastroentorologist advises you to put cereal in the bottle, don't do it! I imagine your son is on nutramigen because of some al...
- Wow I am surprised at all the moms saying no. I started my son on a tsp of rice cereal per 4 oz of formula at 4 weeks old. He had acid reflux and thickening up the for...
- all babies are different. My first born was not getting full on formula alone and I gave him cereal at about 10 weeks. He slept great and actually had less spitting ...
Good Start vs Similac Switch?
Asked by A.T. from New York
on October 14, 2009
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Hi, I'm thinking of switching my daughter from Similac senstive to Good Start easy digest. She seems to really dislike similac & it's making our feedings diffcult & lo...
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- Are you giving her powedered or premixed formula?? The premixed, though more expensive, tastes better than the powdered. My first daughter did amazing on good start ...
- Hi A., I don't know how much she is drinking, but you should ask your pediatrician if the baby is eating enough in terms of ounces. However, a 2 pound weight gain in...
- I agree with Diane P above, you shouldn't switch without talking to your doctor. Your daughter may just be inquiring about things going on around her and it may seem ...
Has Anyone Tried Similac Alimentum Formula?
Asked by J.M. from New York
on November 20, 2009
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Someone suggested that I use Similac Alementum. My son is 6 months and gets real gassy and spits up a lot. He is now using Zantac due to a reaction to his Cereal. ...
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- I tried Similac Alementum for my son when he was about 2 months old. But it was for diahorrea and it works.I used it for about a month. Then I gradually give him back...
- Yes, I have two boys one that is gonna be 2 and the other ones just turn 6 months and both of them used Alimentum and it worked great for them. Neither one of my son...
- I am a mom to three kids. My oldest is six years now. She went on the similac alementum at three months. It was night and day!!! Everyone said she just had colic, ...
Similac Alimentum Vs. Enfamil Nutramigen
Asked by N.S. from Dayton
on September 3, 2009
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Hi moms! I'm back again. My sweet boy is 12 weeks old and while this is NOT what I want to do, I'm beginning to feel its in my babe's best chance at happiness:-) I've ...
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- HI, i was in the same place with my baby. I really did not want to give up on the nursing since I really enjoyed with my son, however, once switching to alimentum she ...
- Have you already stopped breastfeeding? My little guy had very very bad reflux (enough to get the doctors concerned). We saw so many specialists testing for diseases ...
- We have only used the Alimentum, my son had a milk protein sensitivity, and I was breastfeeding--tried for 5 weeks to get all dairy out of my diet, and he seemed to do...
Recommendation on Different Baby formula...No More Similac Sensitive for Spit Up
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on February 13, 2011
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Mamas,
Originally I had my little one on Similac Advance and she had a hard time with that. Then we switched to Similac Sensitive for Spit Up and she was doing bet...
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- We tried all the expensive stuff with both our girls but little tummies couldn't tolerate them either. Our DR suggested we try Parent's Choice Gentle Formula (it's th...
- Earth's Best....that's what finally worked for our son. It's organic and a little bit more expensive, but our son didn't spit it up! You can find it Target, Babies R U...
- Enfamil A.R. or I have heard that the Target formula is the same. I prefer Enfamil over Similac but have to use Similac because I have WIC with my twins. A.R. is a bit...
