Bananas or Rice: Nutramigen
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Nutramigen Formula
Asked by R.S. from Dallas
on September 11, 2007
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Was just wondering if anyone had ever had their children on Nutramigen, and, if so, how long they had them on that particular one? Will I have to use it for all 12 mon...
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- We tried it for a very short while to see if it would help with her GERD - she hated it and I don't blame her...it smells awful! I think we tried every formula out th...
- My sister had twins and her daughter was on the Nutramigen for the whole twleve months, however I would ask your pedi and see what he says. As far as adding rice cere...
- My son was on Nutramigen until he was one. What helped us out with the cost of the Nutramigen was the pediatrician. Every check up and sick visit we went in for we a...
Transitioning from Nutramigen with Milk Protien Allergy
Asked by T.J. from New York
on March 30, 2012
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My 10 month old son was diagnosed with milk protein allergy and egg allergy. I am looking ahead to when I will need to transition him off of Nutramigen to some sort of...
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- Your child should be on some kind of formula until 12 months. After that, he does not NEED milk, unless he has a very incomplete diet. I have a milk protein allergy. T...
- My son reacted to soy the same way. I now stay away from soy. We transitioned him to rice milk and made sure he had a good diet despite being food allergic. He is a...
- My granddaughter was on Nutrimigen because of a milk allergy. I think she transitioned her first to a formula for toddlers at 12 months. Then my daughter transitioned...
EleCare, NeoCate Or Nutramigen? Which Is Least Constipating?
Asked by I.Q. from New York
on February 26, 2010
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I am looking for a dairy free, soy free formula. Preferably the one that is the least constipating. I am leaning towards an amino acid formula of which I have only he...
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- I doubt the formula will be constipating if it is soy free and dairy free. Add in a good probiotic daily for the baby and that should clear up constipation issues. B...
- My son has been drinking Elecare for a little over a year now. (under the supervision of his GI) He has not had any issues with constipation or gas. If your child has ...
- My daughter was allergic to Casin so she was on Neocate. She did great, gained weight very easily and never had any constipation problems. Hope you find something that...
Constipation Trouble
Asked by A.H. from Minneapolis
on August 10, 2006
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I have a beautiful 6 month old daughter who has trouble digesting milk based formula. Because of this, she is on soy based but this is causing constipation. Any sugg...
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- My DD has hard poops so the doctor prescribed a stool softener which is in powder form and I mix it her drink. It's not anything that she will develop a dependancy on...
- my DS had troubles with this too...my doctor suggested I put karo syrup in the bottle (about a tsp)...worked like a charm!
- We were in the ER at Fairview Southdale and the wonderful nurse advised a teaspoon of prune or pear juice in the bottle with his formula. It works wonderfully.
Good Start Formula vs Similac vs Nutramigen
Asked by P.D. from Lake Charles
on September 23, 2010
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I have been breastfeeding my daughter pretty much exclusively until about 6 weeks old when I started supplementing more with formula. I had tried the Similac Advanced ...
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- I had similar issues with my daughter - who is now 13 by the way! Dr. started me off with Nutramigen to supplement my breasfeeding as well... way too expensive! We s...
- I would derfinatly go with good start. Every company will tell you that they are most like breast milk, and Good Start really is. if you do reasearch on them, one th...
- my son hated how good started tasted...he absolutely refused it. lol. my sisters kids were on it for a while--- no problems. I am partial to similac senstive, though.....
Constipated Two Month Old :(
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on January 20, 2008
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I think that my two month old son is constipated (if it's not one thing it's another, isn't it?). He is EXTREMEMLY irritable which is very unlikely for him and has no...
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- Have you tried doing tummy massaging to help his digestive system flow? Start at the right hip and work your way up his right shoulder across to his left shoulder and...
- DO NOT give him Karo syrup. It's in the same category as honey. It's a HUGE no no for kids under 1. There's something in it that can cause botulism in kids. You could...
- A bottle of Water with Karo syrup. He is old enough for it. He is also old enough for watered down juice bottles...Water always helps constipation!! Karo is a natur...
Constipation Causing Formula
Asked by S.J. from Boston
on July 19, 2007
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My daughter is almost a month and though I am mostly breastfeeding, I had to supplement with formula, to get her weight up. The problem is now she is constipated and ...
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- Iron is the culprit! Try a formula without iron.... you will see a difference, we did with my daughter within 1 1/2 weeks.Congrats on your first baby! Relax and don't ...
- I exclusively breastfed for the first 9 months and my daughter would get constipated on occaision, as would some babies of friends of mine who exclusively breastfed (o...
- my daughter went through the same thing. her dr told me to mix 4oz of water with 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar. it really works and they love the tase. you may need to d...
Starting Solids and Constipation
Asked by K.S. from Los Angeles
on March 17, 2009
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I started my son on rice cereal at 6 months and he is now 7 months old eating peas and squash, but is still very constipated from the rice. He is 19 lbs. and was alway...
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- I would definitely recommend starting some fruit! Pears are great. I used this website as a guide for introducing foods (with my Ped's approval!) http://www.wholesom...
- I put some prune juice into my babys cereal not much just a few table spoons or i buy gerber 1st food prunes and feed her 1/2 at first and then finnish it. Pears can ...
- I would recommend prunes. They work well for my daughter.
Little One with Constipation
Asked by A.W. from Minneapolis
on July 7, 2009
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Any suggestions??! I've pumped his legs. Reduced solids to once every 2 days. I'vo bough prune juice but don't know whether to just give it to him as is in a sippy or ...
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- I don't know how old your little guy is or exactly how you define constipated. But depending on your son's age, diet, and overall temperament, this may be completely n...
- I've never tried it, but my mom has used a little corn syrup mixed in with a bottle of formula/breast milk. It probably doesn't sound like the most appealing/healthy t...
- For my little girl the juice that worked the best was pear and I did dilute it. Good Luck!
4 Month Old Constipation
Asked by R.B. from Dallas
on April 2, 2008
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Hello Ladies,
My now 4-month old has had a problem with constipation since about 2 months. The pediatrician's basic suggestion is give her juice- which we do, but sh...
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- If your baby will take water, more water sounds like what is needed. Some milk is constipating. An (old) remedy of abut 50 years ago, which Dr.'s probably won't like n...
- I went through the same problems with my daughter, now almost 3, starting at age 6 months. We have even had to take her to Children's Hospital from constipation. Wha...
- Try putting Cayro syurp in her milk or cereal ... I use to do that with my kids when they were baby's.
