Hypoallergenic: Infant, Alimentum
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Advice About Hypoallergenic Formula
Asked by G.R. from Boston
on February 17, 2008
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Has anyone had success getting an infant to drink Allimentum? And/or has anyone had an infant who had problems with it?
My breastfed 6 month old is allergic to mil...
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- Try Nutragimen (not sure of the spelling). It's the same hypoallergenic formula, but your baby may like the way it tastes better. I had the same issue with my twins w...
- My daughter was allergic to milk protein and we got her to take both Alimentum and Nutramigen as well. Also I cut all milk out of my diet so I could continue to nurse ...
- Three of my four boys ended up on Alimentum. Only two had issues with the taste. I had to pair it with breastmilk, for example 3 oz. breastmilk: 1 oz. alimentum. (or...
Allergic to Formula?
Asked by S.T. from El Paso
on March 6, 2008
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I have been pumping and feeding my 5 month old breast milk up until now, but my milk supply is dwindling, and I am ready to put her on formula. We tried Similac formu...
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- Hi S., My little guy has been on formula since the get-go because he was adopted at two days old. However, he did not have a BM for 5 weeks w/o a suppository. Our p...
- hi try using soy milk my granddaughter was the same way and she did real good on the soy milk
- I had the same problem with my now 11 month old daughter. The doctors told me I had to even quit breast feeding her because of her milk protein allergy/lactose intoler...
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...
How to remedy formula allergy on infant?
Asked by C.D. from New York
on January 13, 2008
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My six month old daughter developed face rashes and eczema after I stopped breastfeeding. My doctor said I should switch to a Hypoallergenic formula. I was feeding h...
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- All my children were colic and I gave them Alimentim or Nutramagin. I always used the ready to feed. Whenever I tried the powder they would get sick. The powder doe...
- C., My heart goes out to you, my sons all went through the same thing, what we found was it was the tap water, so try using spring water and see if that helps. Also I...
- Maybe it's something in your water, like the clorine. You could try using the baby water and see if it makes a difference. You should be able to find that either near ...
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...
Flavoring for Alimentum Formula to Make It Taste Better?
Asked by J.W. from Las Vegas
on July 14, 2008
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Hi there I have a 5 almost 6 month old baby who drinks Alimentum formula, it seemed when she was younger she would drink it fine but now that she is older it she acts ...
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- Hi there. I had the same problem with Nutramigen (a different elemental formula). Elemental formuals taste horrible! I found that if I warmed the bottle, I had more su...
- Sounds like her taste buds are developing and she just does not like it! Perhaps your Dr. can suggest another option.
- Mix baby food with it. Try applesauce or bananas.
Does ALIMENTUM (Ready to Feed) Help ECZEMA?
Asked by K.A. from Seattle
on January 12, 2010
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My daughter has eczema, I breast feed and I know that the eczema is related to food allergies. I have been on a restricted diet able to eat only rice and meat with wh...
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- yOUR DAUGHTER will get plenty of vitamins from your milk regardless of your diet. They have a way of drawing what they need from you regardless of your intake. Taking ...
- I'm not familiar with alimentum. I also don't think that, if your daughter has food allergies that switching to a formula is necessarily going to help. She may be al...
- I've never used it, but my son was allergic to tons & I had ot do your diet. Ultimately, after about he was about a year old his allergies went away alittle at a time ...
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...
Baby Formula
Asked by A.S. from Washington DC
on June 15, 2008
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I'm so confused about baby formula.My 7 week old had a problem with similac advance she would spit it up very bad. So i changed her to similac lactose free it worked f...
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- I always had my son on soy based formula. Whole Foods grocery store carries natural products. However, I would definately keep in close contact with your pediatricia...
- My daughter had the same problem. Try Sililac Sensitive RS! It took about a week or two for her to get use to but now she is fine!
- It sounds to me like your baby might have acid reflux. The problem won't be solved by formula, you might have to use medication like Zantac for the symptoms. In the ...
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...
