Alimentum
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Similac Alimentum
Asked by M.M. from Boston
on May 27, 2009
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I have been writing on here a bit about my son and his acid reflux. My doctor now gave him similac alimentum. I guess it is a perscription formula. He hates it. Wh...
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- My oldest daughter was on Nutramigen, it worked wonders! She was sooo much happier! =] Good luck!
- My daughter used Enfamil Nutramigen....It was wonderful.
- We used Alimentum for DS. (BTW this might be covered under your health insurance due to a mandate in MA so it's worth checking). DS didn't like it at first, but he s...
Advice on Weaning off Alimentum
Asked by B.W. from Chicago
on February 18, 2008
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I have a 7 mo. old son who has been on alimentum since 1 mo due to colic and reflux. He has been doing great on all 1st foods and recently started 2nd foods. I wante...
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- B., Weaning my son from alimentum was no problem--he hated it! We simply went cold turkey to Nestle Good Start. If he's spitting up again, he may not be ready for...
- If he is spitting up again, i personally take that as a sign he's not ready to be off the Alimentum yet. I left my son on his very expensive formula til he was 13 mont...
- I have an 8 month old who we just weaned from Alimentum. We are now giving him Similac Sensitive for fussiness and gas. This is my 3rd child we have had to wean from...
Question About Similac Alimentum
Asked by S.M. from Richmond
on July 11, 2008
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I have a two month old who has had some feeding issues. His doctor put him on Alimentum two days ago because of his spitting up. He had been gaining weight well. My do...
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- Wow, 6 ounces per feeding for a 2 month old seems a lot! But then again, like you said, he is a big baby. My daughter is nearly 15 weeks old and is taking 5 ounces p...
- Hello - My 6 month old has been on Alimentum pretty much since birth due to severe reflux. We tried other formulas, but he spit up a lot and didn't want to eat. ...
- Lots of babies I know, including my son. When I started supplementing formula when I was at work, he wouldn't eat much put was still gaining some weight, but very gas...
Alimentum or Nutramigen?
Asked by J.E. from Dallas
on March 10, 2008
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Which is the best Hypoallergenic formula?
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- We tried BOTH with our son...NO GOOD RESULTS!! So we ended up with Enfamil AR, saved a BUNCH of $$$, and didn't have the STINKINESS, or the upset tummy!! Best of lu...
- We loved Alimentum, no problems after we started using this formula.
- We tried nutramigen first, but our son did better on the alimentum. :)
Where to Buy Similac Alimentum (For Allergies) in Phoenix?
Asked by K.K. from Phoenix
on September 15, 2008
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Hi, moms. My 4 week old has had some bloody stools, so our pediatrician has him temporarily on Similac Alimentum while I begin a dairy free diet. Has anyone had any lu...
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- I am not sure what stores sell it but I can tell you I buy my diapers at www.diapers.com and they have the formula on the site. Good Luck.
- K., I babysit for a mom that uses that I just asked her and she said Babies R Us has it and it is 2.00 cheaper then the grocery stores. She also said you can buy it i...
- Try Walgreens or CVS Pharmacy. That is where I got it 4 years ago.
Does ALIMENTUM (Ready to Feed) Help ECZEMA?
Asked by K.A. from Seattle
on January 12, 2010
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My daughter has eczema, I breast feed and I know that the eczema is related to food allergies. I have been on a restricted diet able to eat only rice and meat with wh...
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- yOUR DAUGHTER will get plenty of vitamins from your milk regardless of your diet. They have a way of drawing what they need from you regardless of your intake. Taking ...
- I'm not familiar with alimentum. I also don't think that, if your daughter has food allergies that switching to a formula is necessarily going to help. She may be al...
- I've never used it, but my son was allergic to tons & I had ot do your diet. Ultimately, after about he was about a year old his allergies went away alittle at a time ...
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...
Switching to Similac Alimentum to Help with Eczema
Asked by C.S. from Miami
on March 27, 2009
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My 7 month old son has really bad eczema. I've tried every lotion, body wash, detergent-you name it, I tried it. He was on Good Start formula, then I switched him to ...
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- You should give him only hidrolized milk like nutramigen, pregestimil, nutriben... and about food. start only whith one cereal at a time. NO WHEAT befor a year. start ...
- Hi I just wanted to mention that there have been a lot of very serious health concerns with soy formula.You can google it&ask your childs doctor as well.Soy has been ...
- Yes, I used Alimentum for my son when we were told he had eczema. It worked great. So much so that even after some time when the doctor told us we could go back to o...
Does Somebody Use Similac Alimentum for the Baby? Does It Really Work?
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on January 20, 2010
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My baby is 5 weeks old. I have heard about Similac Alimentum. Who uses it for the baby? Does it work? pLease help... My baby is gassy and fussy the nost time of the day.
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- My baby drank this for six months because she has blood in her stool...and the doc said she was allergic to the protein in the formulas. Well the bleeding did stop but...
- With both my kids they were really fussy and gassy the first few weeks. It was so bad, I asked the pediatrician about changing formulas. He said to wait it out, that b...
- I used alimentum for my daughter. She refused to drink the regular similac. The gastroentologist finally recommended this one, the alimentum. I know it is expensive bu...
Similac Alimentum Stool/Bowel Movements and Increased Gas on Prevacid?
Asked by J.M. from Detroit
on March 17, 2008
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I have two questions here - Sorry -
1. Similac Alimentum Stool/Bowel Movements
I recently changed my son over from Neocate (a special hypoallergenic formula for ...
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- Hi J., I know you will be bombarded by emails, and some will probably be the same as mine, so sorry for any repetition. Have you had any second opinions? My nephe...
- The side effects of Prevacid is "Side effects may include: Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness or headache (more common in children), nausea" this is di...
- I can't really give you any advice on the stools/bm. However, if you're concerned about it talk to the doctor. As far as the prevacid - any antiacid has a tendancy t...
