Dishes & Utensils: Toddler, Alimentum
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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...
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...
10 Month Old Baby Having a Hard Time Drinking Her Formula
Asked by C.L. from New York
on June 15, 2010
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My daughter is now 10 months old. I have been having a hard time giving her formula. On average she's drinking about 16oz of formula a day. Some are mixed w/ cereal...
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- Maybe she doesnt like the taste of the formula. My son at 10 months hated the kind I tried to give so I switched to Babys Only organic (lactose free) toddler formula ...
- I agree that you should give her the formula first. She may be eating more food than you realize and is too full to drink. If she is sleeping through the night, no nee...
- Read the ingredients.... she probably is struggling with digestion. How are her bowel movements. What is her diet?
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...
Six Month Old in 1St Percentile
Asked by N.M. from Bakersfield
on April 19, 2008
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I have a six month old baby and she is barely in the 1st percentile on the growth chart. She has barely cleared 12 pounds and it has just been an uphill battle with h...
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- You may want to check out the website www.momswearingpuke.com It helped me out with similar issues that you are experincing. It also provides information on more ser...
- just to add, baby cereal has very few extra calories considering how much more full it make your baby full. Check serving size and how many calories is in it (mine sa...
- The formula she is on is not the cause of her slow-weight gain. Being broken down simply means the cow-milk protiens were broken apart so they are easier for her to di...
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...
5 Month Old Spitting Up
Asked by B.D. from Dallas
on March 2, 2007
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My 5 month old daughter has been having a terrible time with spitting up. I've started keeping track of how much she spits up, and she averages 7 to 9 times in between...
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- My daughter had acid reflux (what Zantac treats and what causes spit-up) and I have a really good friend with a son a few mos. older than my daughter who is a happy sp...
- When my son was about 3 to 4 months he had the same problem he was not in any pain but I wanted the Dr. to ran different test on him and he had acid reflex the milk wa...
- B., Both of my children on formula or breast milk spit up all the time. They also both stopped spitting up aroung 9 months old. It did not seem like a big deal minu...
Constipation in 3 Month Old
Asked by M.S. from Mobile
on October 4, 2006
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I am looking for any suggestions to try for my constipated 3 month old son. For the past couple of weeks I have been slowly switching my son from breastmilk to formul...
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- Hi M.. One thing you might want to try is giving him plenty of water to help him along the way. Another thing to try is juicy juice or baby juice that helped my son wh...
- M., Here is a list of things I've tried with my kids that has worked (I've had 2 with this problem) I didn't do them all at one time, but sometimes things stoppe...
- To sound like a broken record, I had the same problem when I started giving my baby formula. Try alternating the enfamil with the parents choice formula from walmart e...
5 Month Old Still Spitting up Frequently...
Asked by E.Y. from Columbia
on March 11, 2008
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My 5 month old son, Jaxon, spits up constantly! We're not talking the average spit up. It's projectile happening multiple times during feedings and in-between feedin...
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- Hi E., I went through the same problem with my last child who is now 5. He was a large baby 9 lbs. 13oz. and 22 1/2 inches, my largest!! And I'm a small person 5' 2...
- I feel like I just got finished reading an autobiography of last year with my daughter. We used the Dr. Brown bottles, lactose free formula...blah, blah, blah. All I c...
- Hi E., My daughter, who's now nine, used to do that until she was at least 6 months old. My doctor told me that as long as she was gaining weight, she was keeping eno...
Seeking Input on Starting GERD 6 Month Old on Solids
Asked by N.L. from New York
on April 1, 2008
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My daughter is 6 months old and she was diagnosed with GERD (infant acid reflux) at 3 months old. We've had to feed her Similac Alimentum plus Pepcid everday. We've ...
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- My son had GERD too! H was diagnosed at 1 month and was on baby Zantac until about 8 months or so. He was great with solids and it actually helped him keep the acid ...
- My son had GERD also, and had rice in his bottle beginning at 1 month. I did not change the way I introduced food to him because of the GERD. I followed the AAP guide...
- N. - my son was diagnosed with GERD at 6 weeks and it's been a slow process. he finally just started eating table food in the last few weeks. he also has textural is...
