Dishes & Utensils: Infant, Alimentum
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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...
Giving Infant a Solutab
Asked by T.A. from Atlanta
on January 19, 2009
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Hello! I have a 2 part question. 1) My 5 week old has been diagnosed with GERD. She was put on Zantac which didn't work and then switched to Prevacet. The Prevace...
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- The spitting up could be a milk allergy. I was so harshly allergic to milk as a baby I had to be given goats milk. If she is a bf baby I would cut out dairy from your ...
- I would want to see a pediatric GI. It's a little bit excessive -- what you're experiencing. Do you have a wedge in her crib? It's a thing you put down in the c...
- I'd get a second opinion. Can you smash the granules with your finger or another spoon? I wonder if you can place it in a small hand blender to liquefy it.
How to deal with infant food intolerance?
Asked by J.L. from Daytona Beach
on February 6, 2008
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Need Help!!
I started Teagan on baby food 4 days ago. I first gave her applesause and then gave her sweet potatoe. She has had a pretty adverse reaction I think...
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- I started my son on baby food by mixing it with the cereal. He wouldn't touch the food by itself. His gastroentologist (stomach specialist) said to give him the oatmea...
- Dear J., If this is your first attempt to introduce solids to your baby, the rule of thumb is to introduce one food at a time for 2-3 days. If no reaction occurs, ...
- hey J. i know the feeling of that my oldest daughter was the same way, what i did was i started her on rice cereal at first then started the foods but i only gave her ...
My 8 Month Old Is Not Interested in Eating from the Spoon, Among Other Issues
Asked by A.B. from Los Angeles
on March 21, 2010
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My daughter has always had feeding issues. She has always had a smaller appetite. Right now, she drinks about 24 ounces in a 24 hour period, if we are lucky (she drink...
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- I know I am late in responding, but we had terrible constipation with our second child (who also was born with GERD and milk protein intolerance). The foods that real...
- hi i think if the problem is still going on i just suggestion that you take your daughter to the doctor because when it happen to me with my son i took him to the doct...
- Hi there! My daughter who is now 9 months old had some digestive issues from birth. I tried breastfeeding and switched to formula when she was 6 weeks old as I thought...
Fussy Baby
Asked by S.E. from Milwaukee
on May 20, 2009
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I am a new mother of a 4 month old. Lately, it seems like she is always fussy. We feed her, change her, hold her, play with her, etc. But it seems like nothing works. ...
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- Could she be picking up on your anxiety? Is she spitting up? Perhaps she could have acid reflux? My son was spitty and fussy until we got him on some meds. Good Luck!
- I am a mom to a 4.5 mo old. We've kind of been experiencing the same thing. He is generally a happy baby but a couple weeks ago he just seemed fussy throughout the d...
- Our daughter who recently turned 3 was extremely fussy as a baby. She had acid reflux and needed a milk-free formula. We switched to Alimentum and within 24 hours it...
Need Help with 4 Month Old Who Will Not Eat More than 3 Ounces During a Feeding
Asked by A.B. from Los Angeles
on December 5, 2009
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First, some background: She has a calm cheerful temperment. Goes down for naps without a problem.
We put her on Similac Sensitive formula (lactose-free) when she wa...
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- Hi A.. My now 4 yr old was the same way. Although I breastfed her until she was 6 months old, she had to drink pumped milk out of a bottle at 4 months old when I ret...
- My son had and still has the same problem. And is now almost a year old! I put him on enfamil soy if you start off slowly with rice cereal first, maybe not even and ou...
- My daughter had some feeding issues. 3 ounces was great success with her. As others have said 3 hour feeding schedule is about right for a 4 month old. Be patient a...
Putting Breastfed Baby on Formula
Asked by B.H. from New York
on April 10, 2008
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My husband and I are taking a trip in a few weeks and leaving the baby with her grandparents. She is breastfed, and has taken a bottle of breastmilk (even from me) wi...
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- she'll be hungry and she'll eat. :) for our daughter, we mixed the breast milk and formula. Half and half. I also used Earth's Best Organic formula. She tried others, ...
- I am sure you will get the same response from other moms....the baby may be more likely to take the formula from someone that she doesn't associated the breast with. S...
- B.- I'm a mother who nursed all 5 of my children until they swere almost 2 yrs. old. One of mychildren (the 1st born)never took a botle.) Then I learned-like others...
Should I Go Back to Regular Formula After Feeding Hypoallergenic
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on June 24, 2008
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Anyone have experience with going back to the standard formula after being on a hypoallergenic formula for a while? My 3 month old daughter has been on Similac Alimen...
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- I would not go back. If she is doing better then just wait until she is off formula and into milk. If the reflux continues on milk then she probably has an allergy o...
- Hi Jeannie.. My youngest had reflux as a newborn also. He was put on Zantac and I was told to switch to soy and add a bit of rice cereal to his bottles. He absolu...
- I'm not a doctor so I couldn't tell you for sure, but my son had acid reflux and we never took him off of his regular formula. After starting the medication he was per...
Cure for Excessive Spit-up in Infant
Asked by H.H. from Chicago
on March 14, 2008
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I have a 4 month old baby boy who has been excessively spitting up his formula since he was 1 month old. His pediatrician has already changed his formula. He started o...
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- when my son was little like your little one I had the same problem, I took him to an older baby dr who had a lot of years with babys come to find out he had constant h...
- try goats milk. this is recommanded by alot of old time country folks that have had kids with problems and this has helped, you can get it in the can at most stores.
- Have you tried propping him up when he sleeps? It could be acid reflux. Putting a pillow under the crib mattress might help.
Six Month Old Baby Boy Will Not Sleep
Asked by D.E. from Columbus
on November 14, 2006
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I have a six month old boy who was diagnosed with acid reflux when he was younger! He has been on Alimentum, a hypoallergenic formula for about four months! It's suppo...
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- Hi D.. My 3 month old also has to be on Allimentum formula, at first I thought it was not working either...since he would cry uncontrolably every time he ate and for a...
- Has your doctor talked to you about the possibility of a hiatal hernia? It took five different doctors before anyone was able to help my youngest son. Once we had a ...
- My son also had acid really bad when he was a baby, he was put in the hospital for several days, put on alimentum and had many scopes done! One thing that worked for m...
