Frequency & Amount: Infant, 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...
Vomiting Infant
Asked by K. from Indianapolis
on August 27, 2006
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Hello everyone. I have a newborn son who just turned three weeks on Friday. I have not had any problems with him eating (I'm breastfeeding) or with anything coming bac...
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- K.- I would definately take him to the doctor if you believe he's holding down such little food. I can tell you though that with the experiences I have had with suc...
- It sounds like your child is having a reaction to the breast milk. Some children do not reject it at first, but after a few weeks, the infant's body seems to (for what...
- My daughter started this at about 4 weeks old and was fine when she came home as well. After nearly 3 months of fighting with doctors and my daughter only sleeping for...
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...
Seeking Adice on Infant Formula!
Asked by J.D. from Los Angeles
on January 2, 2011
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My precious baby boy is 12 wks old and after 9 days of nursing I was no longer able to produce any milk. In utter disappointment and shame I quickly shifted to an org...
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- Try Good Start Supreme Comfort Proteins..introduce slowly..you can add a little more water than usual in the beginning when first introducing..i'm attaching a list i m...
- You need to make an appointment with the pediatrician, write out what you've tried and what happened and then let the doc help guide you.
- Do NOT switch to soy. So many things wrong with it: genetically modified, hormone disruptor, just as hard to digest if diary is a problem, could develop a soy allergy....
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...
Problems Breast Feeding --Help!!!
Asked by P.F. from Chicago
on October 22, 2006
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Alrighty moms. My wife is shy on posting, but she has been grappling with the idea of not breast feeding. (we have a 3 week old.) Our families (moreso mine) are really...
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- Hi! Let your wife know that formula is fine!!! I too tried to breast feed and gave up at the hospital. With the stress of a baby in the NICU I decided to give up--p...
- We have all had similar problems. I am deeply disturbed about the lack of support your wife is getting from places that are supposed to help. She needs to do what is...
- Speaking as a someone who could not breastfeed (worked at it for about 6 weeks), but I mostly pumped my milk and fed it directly to my daughter in a bottle, I can tell...
