Cereal: Infant, Alimentum
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Simliac Alimentum
Asked by N.H. from Dayton
on March 1, 2010
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Hey mamas, i recently switched my 5 week old daughter to alimentum to see if it would help with her crying, fussiness, and spit up, as well her crazy bowel movements. ...
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- If your daughter is not doing well with the formula you should take her to the doctor and let them see what is wrong. If another formula is what she needs then they w...
- I would nurse more and feed less formula all around. As for the stuff you got from WIC that doesn't suit her, you could ask WIC if they want it back (because you're n...
- I agree. The formula is great if it's needed. There are many reasons babys can be fussy. I know the Dr. will cost money, but it may save you money in the long run an...
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...
Cereal
Asked by C.D. from Louisville
on November 2, 2006
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I know the doctors say not to give your baby cereal until they are at least six months but everyone else is telling me to put some in her bottle and she will sleep thr...
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- We started at about 3 months and she didn't do well. I put about 1/2 t in her bottle and she was really constipated and we could tell her stomach hurt. We tried agai...
- I am a nurse and have a 4 year old and 2 month old. From experience and nursing education it is not recommended to put cereal in a bottle because there is a risk of i...
- schedule, schedule schedule. its is abit contravertion but it works. feed every 3 hours and if she wakes up let her cry her self back to sleep. it will suck for you fo...
6 Week Old Infant. Reflux with Possible Milk Protein Intollerance, on Alimentum
Asked by J.G. from Provo
on October 14, 2009
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At 3 weeks old my daughter started showing signs of reflux. She would arch her back at feeding, cry, want more and more formula to sooth the pain and would spit up and...
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- Hi J. - just wanted to add a couple of things here. What others have said is true - if your baby has food sensitivities, it can take several weeks after eliminating t...
- J., I am so sorry that you are going through this. My son had the same issue. He is now almost 2 and still has issues with milk so he gets milk that is free of lactose...
- I dealt with the same thing but it took a lot longer for them to figure out what was going on. I used neslte good start with immune support. and the specialist told me...
Anyone Switch Their Baby to Alimentum and Have a Worse Day Before a Better Day?
Asked by A.R. from New York
on December 5, 2010
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Has anyone had a similar experience? I assumed that since Alimentum is predigested, it would not have the adjustment issues other switching of formulas would have. B...
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- My daughter was on Alimentum due to milk protein allergy. It was a life saver! But, it can take up to 2 weeks for the milk/formula to get out of their system. With ...
- I had to switch my son because in the state of NC the WIC there doesn't give Similac Advanced so the only other thing that worked for him was the Alimentium and it was...
- My daughter (now 1 year old) started Alimentum when she was 3 months old due to severe reflux and digestion issues. We had to add cereal to the formula for the reflux...
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...
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...
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,...
Rice Cereal Reaction
Asked by K.P. from Houston
on September 21, 2008
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We started rice cereal this week. My doctor said when he wakes up for more than one feeding a night then add the cereal. Right now he is on breast milk and soy formula...
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- I have a similar situation &would like to see the responses. about 2 weeks ago when we started rice cereal from a spoon (he's been getting it in his bottle for 2 month...
- most definitely. he could also be having a bad reaction to the soy formula. my daughter had all kinds of problems when she drank that stuff. i know there are other non...
- I have read that many firsts (rolling over, standing, etc.)will wake the baby in the middle of the night. If he is waking at the same time each night it is probably a ...
