Frequency & Amount: Enfamil
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Question Regarding Enfamil a R
Asked by M.A. from Miami
on January 13, 2009
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I just started feeding my six month old Enfamil A R because she was spitting up quite frequently and I have a question whether I should still be supplementing with ric...
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- That’s a great question! I was so confused about all this when I was going threw it When my son went in for his 2 month checkup he had doubled his birth weight (whi...
- My youngest daughter has been on Enfamil AR since she was a few weeks old due to reflux, she is now 5 1/2 months old. Due to medical reasons, we needed to switch her ...
- babies are supposed to gain weight. as long as you aren't stuffing her every time she wimpers, she won't have weight problems. at 6 months they can have cereal. It's n...
Feeding, Sleeping and Schedule for Twins
Asked by J.B. from Columbus
on February 21, 2008
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We are proud parents of twins who are nine weeks old. The last week or two they have become more fussy and life has become a little more challenging. My request woul...
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- I have not used it, but my good friend (who is also a Dr.)used the Babywise techniques for both of her children and swears by it. Good Luck!
- I am the mom of one year old twins, a girl and a boy. I went through much of what you are dealing with. My twins were also fussie in the evening. This would usually...
- J.- I do not have twins but my daughter is 3 1/2 months old now and has been sleeping through the night since she was 8 weeks old. WE had trouble with gas and constip...
Similac Vs. Enfamil
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on January 23, 2008
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Hello Mommies! I have a newborn, only 13 days old. We've figured out she has a milk intolerance so we started giving her Similac Alimentum formula about a week ago. ...
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- My Dr. recommended Enfamil. Both of my daughters had problems with formula. I ended up putting my first on Soy and my second on Lactofree and they did much better. ...
- I used Isomil soy for my daughter, I don't think it really fixed the gassy pain. I found something called GRIPE WATER, It's made with ginger root, fennel, and chamomi...
- I am a mother of 23 month old triplets. They were all started on enfamil enfacare (to gain weight). They all were switched to enfamil nutramigen for different reasons...
7 Month Old W/ Reflux Feeding Schedule
Asked by A.B. from New York
on April 7, 2008
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Hi, my daughter is going to be 7 months on saturday and I have been trying to find a good schedule for her eating. She has acid reflux and gets 1 tablespoon of oatmea...
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- hi mom, try feeding her and then offering her Formula with NO cereal At 7 months she should be out of the refulx stage. Try it , worst case she spits up M
- My 6 month twin girls have reflux and I had to up the meds for one of them because she would still get sick. Since then she is happy, eating like a little piggie! Fi...
- the best thing I learned from my daughter and from the countless books I read is that you should always trust your daughter. If she is hungry she will eat and if she n...
Feeding Solids
Asked by M.D. from Chicago
on May 17, 2007
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I feed Max 4 times a day at the moment and I am starting solids soon. I'm starting with a breakfast feeding only for a couple of weeks with cereal and then giving an ...
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- No offense, but don't listen to your mother in law. Babies don't eat 3 meals a day. I am amazed you already have him down to 4 feedings a day. You definately don't ...
- Do not cut a baby down to three meals a day! No offense to your mother-in-law, but she is probably of the generation that thought it was ok to smoke and drink while p...
- You are correct (and all the PP), you don't want to reduce the number of formula feedings. My daughter was like your son, she had reduced herself down to four feeding...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by K.R. from Madison
on November 3, 2009
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My son is always hungry. He eats 5 ounces every three hours. He screams for it at two hours. I was wondering what formula i should choose to feed him? One that will fi...
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- K.- You might want to ask your question again but let us know how old your son is, as that makes a difference for how often he eats/how much!
- Put a little rice cereal in the bottle to thicken it up... The doctor might not recommend it just yet, but if your kid is hungry, he's hungry!!! Good luck... :o)
- You didn't say how old your son is but if he is screaming for more formula at 2 hours it could be that he isn't getting enough at the time. You might want to increase...
Feeding 8 Month Old
Asked by K.M. from Grand Rapids
on September 4, 2008
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I have a son who just turned 8 months old and I am clueless on what to feed him and on what kind of a schedule. He has reflux so is still spitting up after ever time h...
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- Hi K., My son is just 10 days older than yours! He doesn't have teeth and is in the 75th percentile for weight, hence he eats a lot. In addition to 24 oz of formula a ...
- www.wholesomebabyfood.com They have schedules, how to make foods, recipes, etc.
- I wouldn't be alarmed that he isn't feeding himself yet, he is still very young. The Gerber Puffs are a great first finger food...I used them with both of my little o...
Brand New 3 Month Old to My Family Daycare---unusual Feeding Schedule
Asked by R.F. from Syracuse
on September 6, 2008
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First three days of caring for precious 3 month old baby boy. He is happy, loves stimulation and children being around. LOVES to be held and especially talked to. I...
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- Dear R., I know you've gotten a lot of responses already, but I wanted to add one more thing. This sounds a LOT like a cow's milk allergy. My son had similar sympto...
- My thoughts are that he could be hungry and ready for food, he could have an umdiagnosed hernia or he just might have a small stomach.
- i had a highly refluxy baby- didn't go away till about 9-10 months old. We eventually put him on pepsid(probably around 3 months) and after about two weeks he was trem...
Formula Feeding at Disneyworld
Asked by M.S. from Boston
on July 18, 2008
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Hi Moms! I'm hoping someone can give me some suggestions for formula feeding my daughter at Disneyworld. Our oldest daugher will be nearly 3 years old and the baby w...
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- Hi, I am going to Disney in September too! Can't wait. I will be traveling with a my 3 yo son and 19 month old son. We took my oldest for his first birthday, definatl...
- Hi M., When my daughter was younger I would prepare a days worth of formular in a tupperware style thermos. If you bring a small carry cooler it will stay cool whi...
- Try getting baby down to four to five bottles a day with maybe 6 ounces of formuls per feeding. Fill baby bottles with six ounces of spring water and then cap the top...
Help Feeding !!
Asked by I.K. from New York
on October 1, 2010
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Hi. My son is eight month old. He is exclusively breastfed. He refused the breast at eight month so I have been pumping and feeding him. I want to stop and don't have ...
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- I had the same problem with both my sons around the same age. I pumped and mixed for a few months and then transitioned to straight formula.
- I would definitely recommend mixing breastmilk and formula. That is what we did when my daughter started drinking more than I could pump. Perhaps it is also the type ...
- Mix formula with the breastmilk try enfamil gentlease
