Bottles & Sippies: Nutramigen
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How to Ween from a Bottle
Asked by E.S. from Cleveland
on February 15, 2009
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My daughter is almost 18months old and she still wants her "baba". Now I am due any day with our second child so I don't want to take her bottle away just quite yet wi...
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- THey make these sippies that have a completely silicon top, like a bottle nipple. We started to substitute these for bottles and it went over very well. They sell th...
- I think that one thing all mothers need to remember is that if you take a pacifier/bottle/crib away from a child at the right age, there is NO transition or "weening" ...
- One thing that you could try, (it worked with my son) is that I hid all the bottles. Then when he asked for one, I took him to the cabinet where I kept the bottles and...
11 Month Old Fights Bottle
Asked by L.E. from Nashville
on April 18, 2008
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My 11 month old desperately fights me to take her bottle. She has always seemed to hate her bottle, and we have tried every formula and are now using nutramigen. She...
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- Let her use a sippy cup. My third child could not stand a bottle at 9 months so I gave him a sippy cup and he loved it! And once he started with sippy cup he drank more!
- What else is she eating? At 11 months I wouldn't think that formula would be her primary source of nutrition though I suppose it could still be as much as half. Jus...
- Have you tried a sippy cup? My baby doesn't like the bottle at all and at age 11 months your daughter may want more solid foods. You can also start her on whole milk (...
Need Help on Weaning 17 Month Old off His Bottle!!!
Asked by G.H. from Boston
on April 1, 2008
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I have a 17 month old son named gabriel and also a 3 1/2 month old named Caleb. They are both wonderful little boys and only 13 months apart! My oldest son Gabe was ...
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- Hi G.. When I transitioned my son off the bottle I gave him less and less each night. So for instance if he got 6 oz before bed monday night, I gave him 5 the next and...
- You are already doing the right thing... so very slowly when taking away the bottles. Try to give him just a little milk in a bottle and a full sippy cup at the sam...
- Hi G.: I JUST went through this with my daughter. First off, my oldest was off the bottle at 12mo, he hated it, yet he loved the paci. My daughter, who is 21mo no...
Switched Bottle, Baby Eating Less
Asked by J.S. from Springfield
on October 1, 2008
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Ok. So my 8 week old son is on Nutrimagen for dairy sensitivity and Prilosec for silent reflux. He is a big boy (was almost 10lbs at birth) and has been on the bottle...
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- Sounds like you switched from the Playtex because he wasn't burping well or fast enough, right? If you really need to keep him from that particular bottle, it may req...
- Just a quick thought- a newborn's stomach is only big enough to hold 3-4 oz at a time, so it may be better that he eats less at a time. It may reduce his reflux issues...
- Along with breastfeeding, we used Dr. Browns to reduce gas with my younger son - a preemie with many digestive and feeding issues. We had to experiment with the nippl...
Baby Is Extremely Fussy, Very Restless and Refuses to Sleep Without Bottle .
Asked by M.L. from Louisville
on March 30, 2009
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My 10 week old granddaughter is an extremely restless and fussy baby. She is constantly kicking and moving and crying or fussing. I am not exaggerating , there is hard...
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- Hi M.. I'm so sorry you guys are having such a tough time, I went through a similar situation with my daughter who will be two this week. You mentioned reflux, has s...
- Have you talked to the pediatrician about it? I wonder if the reflux meds are not working. My son is 12 weeks and also has reflux we tried him on Zantac which did not ...
- Hi M. God bless you both. I would be at the end of my rope also! Could it possibly be that maybe she is hungry? Have you tried giving her some real food yet? T...
How to Get Rid of Gas
Asked by A.H. from Washington DC
on March 13, 2008
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I am very fortunate to have a very happy 3 month old. She doesn't cry very often, but when she does, I find that the problem is gas. She has a diary protein allergy, s...
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- We went through the same exact thing!!! GRIPE WATER works wonderfully. Some drug stores and Babies R Us has it. A health food store or WalMart may have it now too! ...
- I was going to say, Mylicon, but you're already hip to that one. They got me through many a restless nights with my daughter. Also try sitting her up on your shoulder ...
- A., My son was a very gassy baby. The pediatrician told me to burp him at the middle of his bottle and again at the end. This would help and if he still had some un...
Bottle Feeding and What Appears to Be Terrible Gas Pains
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on February 12, 2009
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Here I am again 3 years later. My first son had this same problem... what appears to be terrible gas pains during feeding and some time after a feeding. We already w...
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- My little one is going through the exact same thing (he is two months old) and I too seeked the experts advise and only received treatment for acid reflux. My regular ...
- My grandson had to be on Alamentum because it has no corn product in it. He reacted to that. He eventually did outgrow it, but life was miserable until my daughter swi...
- I went through this with both my boys for the first few months. I tried switching formulas with little success. I used Mylicon or the store brand equivalent in every...
My 17 Month Old Won't Drink Milk Only Formula....
Asked by J.T. from Phoenix
on October 25, 2011
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My daughter has been on Nutramigen (formula for babies with milk protein allergy) since she was a few months old because she would throw up anything dairy, but I have ...
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- I second the warm it up suggestion - for us just "not chilled" is enough. About 13 seconds in the microwave works (then shake). We also didn't do milk til pretty l...
- Do it gradually. Each day add one ounce of milk and one less ounce of Nutramagin. If you do it over time she will get used to the taste slowly. Worked for me. If you h...
- Try adding an ounce of milk to the formula ever couple of days. At some point, you get to half and half. And then later on, you'll get it to pure milk. By then, hop...
Dairy Free, Soy Free Milk Alternative or Toddler Formula?? *Edited*
Asked by M.E. from Jacksonville
on October 3, 2011
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My son was on Nutramigen. It was the only thing he could tolerate. He is now 18 months old and we can no longer receive the Nutramigen through WIC. Does anyone know of...
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- Have you tried Flax Milk? It is fairly new and exclusive to Walmart but the nutrition value is excellent, comparable to Cows Milk. It's dairy, soy, gluten free and it'...
- How about whey protein mixed with water?
- Can he eat other calcium rich foods at 18 mos? Yogurt, cheese? etc. If so, I think i'd focus more on his food intake and getting his nutrition that way vs. formula. ...
Need Suggestions on How to Get BF 9 Month Old to Take Formula
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on September 7, 2006
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My 9 month old breastfed daughter has several food intolerances/allergies (dairy, soy, and egg) so I have been on a very restricted diet. She has never taken a bottle...
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- Hi S. - My pediatrician suggested gradual taste introduction of formula, and it worked like a charm. For the first few days, I made a bottle of 2/3 breastmilk and 1/...
- S., My son wanted nothing to do w/ bottle or formula by 11 months. He was eating tons of food tho. We just went to milk at that point. I would double check w/ your P...
- Introducing formula at this stage WILL be your first step towards weaning. If I were you, I'd continue nursing and if and only when your dd does start weaning, then w...
