Dishes & Utensils: Infant, Similac
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Powder vs Liquid Soy Similac - Any Difference?
Asked by J.A. from Chicago
on June 29, 2009
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Hi Moms, our doctor recommended soy for our son as he was not digesting the rgular similac. He spit up quite a bit and had a bm during/after each bottle. Although h...
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- I tried both, with both of my girls. Oh how I remember it like it was yesterday! The powder worked way better than the pre-mixed. The powder is thinner and more easily...
- I think that there is. My fist daughter had trouble with spitting up all of the time. Before I switched her, I tried the pre-made reg formula and it worked like a ch...
- Sometimes the powder can be more gassy than the liquid regardless if its soy or regular. The important thing to remember is to never shake the bottle to mix it with t...
Crying Baby After Feeding
Asked by L.B. from Dallas
on February 1, 2007
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My son 4 months old is formula fed and it is given whne you take the bottle away he will cry. My husband and I are having a problem with him crying when he has finish...
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- It might be he is crying because he still wants to suck, not necessarily want to eat more. So I would offer him a pacifier after he has had an opportunity to burp, an...
- My 4 month old does the same thing. He whines a little after feeding no matter how much he eats. I generally will try and burp him, walk around the house, or immedia...
- My daughter was diagnosed with reflux at around 4 weeks old.. She would scream uncontrollably after feedings. We switched to Enfamil Gentlease and added 1tsp of rice p...
Cluster Feeding??
Asked by J.K. from Kalamazoo
on January 10, 2012
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My little one is about 1 week old now. Breastfeeding is going well during the day until about 7 at night. Then he starts what I am told is cluster feeding, he goes b...
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- Ok First I want you to stop BREATH RELAX!!!!! You are doing awesome you are a fresh mommy again your drained and tired and doing very very very very very WELL!!!!!! No...
- I think it's less of a hunger thing at night and more of a "soothing" thing. I would try to pump one side while he nurses the other, then offer the other breast (the ...
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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...
Feeding
Asked by S.G. from San Francisco
on May 11, 2010
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Hi moms, need your help .. my son is 8 months old and hates formula. I have been feeding him breast milk froma bottle since I brought him home he has nevr taken the b...
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- Hello CPG's Mom, when my daughter in law went through this about the same age she was told to give a sippy cup with juice or whole milk and just introduce it to him, ...
- If your milk supply is decreasing it is time to increase his other sources of nutrition. Either soft table foods cut small or mashed up, or baby food mixed with baby c...
- Hi, I actually had a same problem with my son. He was always a great eater, no matter if breastfed or breastmilk from the bottle. However, he would never take formula....
Feeding
Asked by A.S. from Albany
on February 9, 2008
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I have a 5 month old.. I have some questions..
1. We just started rice cereal on Tues, and she seemed to like it at first, but now really doesn't. Should I keep tryi...
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- Stick with the feeding, and keep trying the cereal. It may take up to 20 tries before your baby starts to like any single item. After a 3 to 5 days, to rule out alergi...
- Hi I have had some of the same reactions as you are having. My son sometimes loves something and other times won't eat it but we keep at it and try it another time. ...
- A., I had the same problems with all of my kids and by the 4th one (I have 5) I took matters into my own hands and tried Carnation Good Start formula and it worked. I...
Help with Sleeping and Feeding Issue....
Asked by J.W. from Cincinnati
on September 27, 2007
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Hi..I am a single mother of a beautiful 3 month old boy. This boy has turned into a living bottemless pit. I recently increased his feedings to 7 ounces and he is STIL...
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- J. Doctors usually recommend that babies stay on formula (breast milk) for one complete year. My guess is that your son may be missing something from his diet. If you...
- Sounds like a growth spurt to me. Also, it's not unusual for a 3 month old to wake up several times/night anyway. In fact, I dare to say it's "normal." He could also b...
- He's probably just going through a growth spurt, I think they can last a week or two (my son had one that lasted for about 10 days). Good for you for not being pressur...
Infant with Acid Reflux
Asked by C.O. from Austin
on August 30, 2008
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I have a 6 week old girl that is projectile vomiting. We have pyloric stenosis in the family and am well aware, however she was tested and is negative. The doctor is...
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- My daughter had the same problem and it was also a milk allergy. Hers was so bad that we also had to take her off of breast milk. We tried a ton of formulas and even g...
- I am a Mom of 4 kids. My second child had the same problem. He would scream after he would vomit because he was so uncomfortable from the acid, even with prilosec. ...
- Both my kids had AR, and my daughter (oldest) was a projectile vomiter. At least once a day, I'd be washing my pj's, clothes, and/or the couch cushion covers. Finall...
Infant Reflux
Asked by S.W. from Austin
on September 5, 2009
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My four month old son spits up all the time, i've taken him to the dr's office, even specialist can't tell me nothing.......arggggg.....someone please tell me whatelse...
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- When my son was born he had a hard time gaining weight and keeping food down until our pedi told us to nurse for half an hour and then follow up with a soy formula bot...
- My son was put on prevacid for his reflux when he was 5 days old. It helped....but putting him on the Similac AR formula (that has rice starch added) is what finally g...
- Hi S., After you feed your son keep him elevated for about 1 hour. Also you need to elevate his bed and put him in a harness at night. It will not hurt him it jus...
Baby Drinking Water?
Asked by A.C. from Pittsburgh
on April 30, 2007
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I've read in "The Baby Book" by Dr. Sears that formula fed babies should drink 8 oz of water a day. It keeps them hydrated, as well as makes sure their system is func...
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- When my children were your duaghter's age he advised against water. He said their bodies couldn't process a lot of water. He advised an occassional bottle of 2 oz wa...
- Have you started her on cereal yet? At 4 months my daughter started having the same problem and I breast feed her. I found it was because we had started her on cerea...
- My doc never told me to have her drink water, if you use powdered formula you are already mixing it with water anyways. To help her pass a bm I put 1t light corn syrup...
