Eating Loss of Interest: Similac
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Refuses All Formula
Asked by D.P. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2009
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8 mo. old baby girl allergic to soy and dairy (causes mild to moderate rashes). Recently stopped breastfeeding per doctor's direction, switched to hypoallergenic/amin...
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- I'm not sure what the reasoning is behind the doc directing you to stop breast feeding, but am a little curious about that. So often I hear of doctors doing things li...
- Hi D., My daughter is on neocate too and when she doesn't want it, I mix it with oatmeal. Usually it works for her. Also I put more formula when she refuses to eat,...
- I went through much of the same thing - did not breastfeed and baby did not take formula. But my baby had sever acid reflux, so what I did was rock him to sleep with ...
A 15 Week Old Who Still Refuses a Bottle.......
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on April 30, 2008
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I'm the proud parent of a very beautiful, sweet, giggly and STRONG WILLED 3 1/2 month old. I am breastfeeding and in the hospital the lactation consultant said "no bo...
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- I had the exact same issues with my baby. Just when I was ready to go back to work, she absolutely refused to take the bottle. I would call all day long to see if sh...
- I know others may have offered the same advice, but maybe changing to nipples to the bottle may help? Im so sorry you are going through this. I had the same problem fo...
- My son, now 14 months, did the same. I see a lot of good suggestions in the other responses. The only thing that worked for us that isn't listed is trying to feed th...
Anyone Try Similac Sensitive R.S., Good or Bad????
Asked by J.G. from Provo
on October 18, 2009
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We have a gassy baby with reflux. The Enfamil A.R. with prevacid helps a ton with the reflux but she gets more irritable with the A.R. versus the Gentlease or Alimentu...
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- We tried it and it worked great, but we soon switched to parents choice r.s. because of the cost. Now we use regular formula with two scoops of rice cereal, it thicke...
- We liked the similac R.S. and it helped IMMENSELY, BUT, we had been using the Similac with the extra help for the Immunity, so switching my son's immunity system dropp...
- Hi J., I haven't personally used the Sensitive R.S. because my little girl did not do well on any similac formulas but Gentlease with prevacid worked great for us. My...
Baby Refuses Formula... Need Suggestions/alternatives to Breast Milk
Asked by C.S. from Wichita Falls
on April 3, 2009
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My daughter is 6 months, and will only take a bottle if it's pumped breast milk. She refuses formula. I have low milk supply, and it is very difficult to pump. In o...
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- My daughter did the same thing. It was SUPER annoying. We use Nestle Good Start as well. I started mixing some breast milk in with the formula for about a week and ...
- You need to push the pumping to the max that relieves you Freeze it or pass it on. Trust me there athere has to be babies that need breast milk either by individual f...
- Look online for goat's milk receipe. I used it with my daughter because I sometimes had a problem with low milk supply. I think it was goat's milk, carrot juice and ...
Won't Take a Bottle - Suggestions?
Asked by A.H. from Seattle
on February 29, 2008
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I have a 9 month old son. We have breastfed him exclusively since birth. At a few weeks old we introduced him to a bottle and he took it with no problems. My husband w...
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- A.,you might try putting just a drop of diluted natural honey or maple syrup on the nipple of the bottle to entice him, a bit. He may be close to being able to drin...
- I just had to stand up and rock my daughter while shoving the bottle in her mouth(ha) because once she let me get it in and I was bouncing her she started to suck. So...
- I have a similar experience, My daughter is not 10 and half months old, we were offering her a bottle of expressed breast milk once a day and about 7 months of age she...
Baby Won't Take the Bottle from Dad
Asked by E.G. from San Francisco
on August 27, 2009
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Hello Mamas!
I am going on my second week back to work from maternity leave. My 4 month old baby boy, who has pretty much been exclusively breast fed, will not take t...
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- Oh no! I am sure you are all stressed out and i can't imagine baby being happy at all! It will take some time to get used to but if you keep trying it he will take it....
- It took us about a month to get my son to take the bottle. We tried different types of bottles and different times. Before I nursed, after I nursed, I would give the...
- This happened to me when I went back to work after my daughter was three months old. What I had to do in the end was give her a bottle instead of my breast when I got ...
Getting My Baby to Accept a Bottle
Asked by L.Q. from Washington DC
on June 20, 2008
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Hello. I am a new member to this community and I really advice. My 5 month old will not accept a bottle. I have breastfed her exclusively. I need to go back to school ...
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- I had the same problem. Here are some things that worked for me. 1. Wait until she's really hungry. I had heard to try to give my son the bottle when he wasn't hungr...
- My daughter was the same way. Instead of the bottle, we went with the Avent sippy cup with the free-flowing soft spout (I think it's white). You could also just t...
- Dear Layla, Keep trying. My daughter refused to touch a bottle for many months and when she was 7 months old (only 2 weeks ago) she decided on her own that it was ...
Refuses Anything Thats Not My Breastmilk
Asked by T.R. from Detroit
on January 28, 2010
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My son is 6.5 months now and I have wanted to introduce solids for quite sometime now, but he refuses. He will gag himself until he pukes. He won't even take a bottl...
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- I have the honor of working with Dr. Bill and Jim (the ABC show, The Doctors) Sears, pediatricians. I recoommend exploring their website, www.askDrSears.com. I do be...
- I feel for you. I breastfed also...a year for each of my boys and had the same choices as yourself. I believe that it's up to the mother to control this. Babies are ...
- T., it might be smart for you to talk to a feeding specialist about his gagging and throwing up. If there is a teaching hospital in your area, that would be a good pl...
4.5 Month Old Will Not Take a Bottle!
Asked by T.M. from Fayetteville
on December 27, 2008
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My 4.5 month old refuses to take a bottle. I have been exclusively breast-feeding and I want to start supplementing formula once or twice a day. I tried pumping a co...
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- Your baby knows what is good for her and what is not! To introduce formula would hamper her immune system and predispose her to illness. Formula is totally different...
- Try Sassy Mam Ultivent bottles - the nipples are shaped just like a real nipple - they are also BPA free if that is important to you. I breastfed too but had to finish...
- I breastfed my last baby she is now 39 but I tried to breastfeed all my children but for one or the other reason the doctors wouldn't let me so when I became pregnat I...
Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by K.W. from Evansville
on February 3, 2007
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My daughter is now 3 months old and I'm having trouble getting her to take a bottle of expressed breastmilk from me or anyone else for that matter. I've tried differ...
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- have you had someone try when you are out of the house? Often a breastfed baby will refuse if mom is in the house because they so prefer the warmth and comfort of mom...
- I've been there... it's very frustrating. With my son (1st born), I followed all the standard advice about waiting 2-3 months to introduce bottles until breastfeeding ...
- Hi there! I know you've tried a lot of different bottles/nipples, but have you specifically tried the Playtex Natural Latch nipples? My daughter would only use those...
