Gas & Gas Drops: Alimentum
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Similac Alimentum Stool/Bowel Movements and Increased Gas on Prevacid?
Asked by J.M. from Detroit
on March 17, 2008
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I have two questions here - Sorry -
1. Similac Alimentum Stool/Bowel Movements
I recently changed my son over from Neocate (a special hypoallergenic formula for ...
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- Hi J., I know you will be bombarded by emails, and some will probably be the same as mine, so sorry for any repetition. Have you had any second opinions? My nephe...
- The side effects of Prevacid is "Side effects may include: Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness or headache (more common in children), nausea" this is di...
- I can't really give you any advice on the stools/bm. However, if you're concerned about it talk to the doctor. As far as the prevacid - any antiacid has a tendancy t...
Advice on Weaning off Alimentum
Asked by B.W. from Chicago
on February 18, 2008
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I have a 7 mo. old son who has been on alimentum since 1 mo due to colic and reflux. He has been doing great on all 1st foods and recently started 2nd foods. I wante...
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- B., Weaning my son from alimentum was no problem--he hated it! We simply went cold turkey to Nestle Good Start. If he's spitting up again, he may not be ready for...
- If he is spitting up again, i personally take that as a sign he's not ready to be off the Alimentum yet. I left my son on his very expensive formula til he was 13 mont...
- I have an 8 month old who we just weaned from Alimentum. We are now giving him Similac Sensitive for fussiness and gas. This is my 3rd child we have had to wean from...
Question About Similac Alimentum
Asked by S.M. from Richmond
on July 11, 2008
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I have a two month old who has had some feeding issues. His doctor put him on Alimentum two days ago because of his spitting up. He had been gaining weight well. My do...
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- Wow, 6 ounces per feeding for a 2 month old seems a lot! But then again, like you said, he is a big baby. My daughter is nearly 15 weeks old and is taking 5 ounces p...
- Hello - My 6 month old has been on Alimentum pretty much since birth due to severe reflux. We tried other formulas, but he spit up a lot and didn't want to eat. ...
- Lots of babies I know, including my son. When I started supplementing formula when I was at work, he wouldn't eat much put was still gaining some weight, but very gas...
Similac Alimentum Vs. Enfamil Nutramigen
Asked by N.S. from Dayton
on September 3, 2009
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Hi moms! I'm back again. My sweet boy is 12 weeks old and while this is NOT what I want to do, I'm beginning to feel its in my babe's best chance at happiness:-) I've ...
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- HI, i was in the same place with my baby. I really did not want to give up on the nursing since I really enjoyed with my son, however, once switching to alimentum she ...
- Have you already stopped breastfeeding? My little guy had very very bad reflux (enough to get the doctors concerned). We saw so many specialists testing for diseases ...
- We have only used the Alimentum, my son had a milk protein sensitivity, and I was breastfeeding--tried for 5 weeks to get all dairy out of my diet, and he seemed to do...
Newborn Gas
Asked by D.R. from Denver
on February 20, 2009
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My newborn son who is now 6 weeks old gets bad gas around 4-6 am every morning and is obviously uncomfortable and does not sleep well during these hours. He gets a ful...
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- Sounds like my story. I didn't produce enough milk so we had to use formula. At about 6 weeks I noticed the same thing gas and irritability. At about 2 months I st...
- I don't think all babies go through this, but us lucky moms do! My daughter was the same way, the only thing that worked for us was to pump her legs and then bend he...
- Hi D. - My first was very gassy and had problems from his first weeks. Baby massage worked amazingly well to relax him and many of the movements are geared toward h...
Does Somebody Use Similac Alimentum for the Baby? Does It Really Work?
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on January 20, 2010
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My baby is 5 weeks old. I have heard about Similac Alimentum. Who uses it for the baby? Does it work? pLease help... My baby is gassy and fussy the nost time of the day.
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- My baby drank this for six months because she has blood in her stool...and the doc said she was allergic to the protein in the formulas. Well the bleeding did stop but...
- With both my kids they were really fussy and gassy the first few weeks. It was so bad, I asked the pediatrician about changing formulas. He said to wait it out, that b...
- I used alimentum for my daughter. She refused to drink the regular similac. The gastroentologist finally recommended this one, the alimentum. I know it is expensive bu...
Gas and Constipation
Asked by D.B. from San Francisco
on December 8, 2007
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I am the Father of a 2 1/2 week old newborn. Both me and the mother are lactose intolerant. Baby started on a milk formula and later switched to soy due to heavy gas ...
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- There is over the counter anti-gas called simithecone, or something like that. It works wonders! Newborns digestive tract is brand new and not used to digesting the ...
- Hi D. - First, I acknowledge your frustration with seeing your little baby in pain so often. I know it is difficult, and I'm so sorry that you're having to go through...
- My son when through the same thing when he was a newborn. First the milk base formula and then the soy with little results. We took him back in to our Ped. and he expl...
Anyone Switch Their Baby to Alimentum and Have a Worse Day Before a Better Day?
Asked by A.R. from New York
on December 5, 2010
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Has anyone had a similar experience? I assumed that since Alimentum is predigested, it would not have the adjustment issues other switching of formulas would have. B...
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- My daughter was on Alimentum due to milk protein allergy. It was a life saver! But, it can take up to 2 weeks for the milk/formula to get out of their system. With ...
- I had to switch my son because in the state of NC the WIC there doesn't give Similac Advanced so the only other thing that worked for him was the Alimentium and it was...
- My daughter (now 1 year old) started Alimentum when she was 3 months old due to severe reflux and digestion issues. We had to add cereal to the formula for the reflux...
Infant Gas Problem
Asked by A.P. from Oklahoma City
on February 28, 2008
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My little girl is now 3.5 weeks old and over the past week she has started having really bad gas fits in the evening. They get so bad that she will come off the breas...
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- First off- a big thanks to you and your husband for his work in the Navy. Antbody who answers the call to defend this country's freedom has my full respect and suppor...
- Have you tried Mylecon gas drops? They are a life saver. They sale them in the baby dept. in most stores. Keep one in your diaper bag and one in your nursery. Good Luck.
- Mylicon, Mylicon, Mylicon...we would not have survived without it! My Daughter went through the same thing and changing my diet didn't seem to help(although I didn't d...
How to Get Rid of GAS in an Infant
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on June 14, 2008
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Does anyone have an ideas how to get rid of GAS? My daughter is only 1 month old, and has gas so bad, that she cries after she eats. I've tried rubbing her stomach, my...
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- We did all the same stuff as Christi H below including the Gripe Water and bicycle motion. It did relieve the gas. There is a chiropractor in town who specializes in...
- There is a product called Happi Tummi that I found for my daughter and it works amazingly well. http://www.happitummi.com/ Its a wrap for her tummy that has an herba...
- Hi, S.. When my kids were babies and got gas, the pharmacist gave me elixer of catnip and fennel. It relieved them right away. Admittedly that was a few years ago, b...
