Hypoallergenic: Preschooler
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ADHD In 3 Year Old
Asked by M.N. from Denver
on December 24, 2008
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We have been observing our 3 year old for the last year and 1/2 for signs of ADHD. Well her symptoms have escalated in the last month. She is very defiant, gets frustr...
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- M., I believe that your question is on the minds of many parents these day, because I believe that more and more children will be seen as ADHD. I am in the process of...
- Hi M., I am also the parent of a 3 year old, soon to be 4. My daughter is a live wire from the moment she wakes up until we can finally get her to lay still and go...
- M., Merry Christmas! There is a book that I highly recommend. It is called, "Is This Your Child" by Dr. Doris Rapp. She is an Pediatric Environmental Allergist, a...
Formula
Asked by A.S. from Albany
on May 31, 2008
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Is there anyone who's child is on ELECARE formula?? I was wondering mine has food allergies and needs to be on this. However, she has been very very fussy. We can't...
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- Sorry to hear about your baby's upset stomach. My daughter has suffered from stomach problems pretty much since she was born. She was both breastfed (low supply issues...
- How old is your child? It could be that is her fussy time. Many babies go through an evening fussy time. For my daughter, I gave he a little cap nap in the evening 30-...
- from everything i've read about babies 4-8 is the prime time for them to be fussy. often it's the time when all the parents, other kids etc...are getting home, the ho...
8 Week Old So Miserable... Allergy, Intolerance to Formula or Colic?
Asked by R.M. from Boston
on February 7, 2011
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we switched to alimentum last week for my poor little one. she had been so so gassy and cranky and spitty on similac sensitive. since on the alimentum she's still ga...
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- my daughter was like that we start to warm her formula up and do only an oz or so then burp then an oz more and burp we made sure to burp very often and we also switch...
- I'm not sure I have any helpful answers, but my now 11 year old daughter has acid reflux and when she was a baby she had both the acid reflux AND colic - so yes, it is...
- Good news! I went through a similar situation with my son. Regardless of what people say, my son was breast fed and STILL so very unhappy (with some tired and unhap...
My 18Month Old Is Allergic to Milk!!! What Do I Do???
Asked by W.J. from Los Angeles
on January 14, 2009
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My 18 month old daughter is allergic to milk. She's not lactose or anything like that sh'es can't digest the milk protien. So every since she stopped taking formula i ...
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- Hi W., My son is allergic to the protein in milk also. I used soy formula (prosoybe) until he was about 2 years old. Then I switched to Soy Milk - vanilla flavored ...
- How bad is the allergy? Did you get the blood tests that confirm the allergy? Do you HAVE to eliminate milk/dairy? Does your daughter have issues with it, or just a ru...
- First, don't worry. There are plenty of other ways to get calcium. MANY people are intolerant. You could try NAET it is an allergy elimination technique and it has do...
Soy Formula Connected to Peanut Allergy?
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on October 15, 2008
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I am starting to switch my six week old son to formula and the lactose based ones do not seem to agree with him. I recently heard that soy formulas have been connecte...
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- I don't know about allergies, but in researching formulas for my own daughter, I recently learned that both similac and enfamil make formulas that are dairy based but ...
- I'm not sure about that but I breastfed my daughter and she has a peanut allergy. I have to be extra careful with her diet. She is a healthy three year old active pres...
- Nutragemin (spelling?) is what my son had to have for his intollerances. He had bloody stools from the intollerances. I found that his teeth rotted from have the produ...
Natural Way to Help ADHD for 4 Year Old
Asked by M.C. from Las Vegas
on September 30, 2008
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My son is 4 years old and was just recently diagnosed with ADHD. My husband and I tried medication for 2 1/2 weeks because he was having a hard time at school and at h...
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- I have a 12 yr. old son that was diagnosed w/ ADHD at age 8 and a 3 yr. old diagnosed w/ autism and after a lot of research found out that their diet has a lot to do w...
- Common to both Autism & ADHD is the negative impact certain foods - esp milk products and glutens - have on children. My mom's best friend works with children with au...
- There are MANY natural remedies that you can try. I personally went with a friend of mine who had ADD and her daughter had ADHD to Robin at Health Hut on Rainbow and ...
Milk or Formula?
Asked by M.A. from Omaha
on October 27, 2006
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When my 1st daughter (now four) was 10 months old, her ped told us it was fine to take her off of formula and put her on Vitamin D milk. He was an older Dr and did al...
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- No if i recall right I switched my daughter on the milk as well sure didnt take long. I cant remember if we warmed it up if we did it was just a tady bit cause it will...
- Hi M. A, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002448.htm Scientific research shows that cow's milk has the wrong blend of fats and carbs for human inf...
- Amazing how things are changing in the medical world. Seems like they push the solids faster than ever but put the breaks on when it comes to milk. Go with your momm...
Soy Formula
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on January 14, 2008
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Does anyone know any negative effects of switching my son to soy formula? The doctor recommended it but I was wondering if I should pursue other options. input? Als...
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- If the doctor recommended it, it's probably the best for your boy. I do have to warn you though. It smells HORRIBLE when it comes back out/up. My girl had gas to begin...
- Hey K.. Well I hope my other message did not post I was in mid sentence. But this is what happens when you have a nosey 3 year old. Anyway my little one would not ta...
- The only real side effect of soy is that it really smells. As far as switching it depends on why the doctor said that. If it was only because he only eats 2 oz or an...
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 ...
Switching Formula
Asked by S.M. from Detroit
on January 30, 2008
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Does anyone have experience with Soy based formula. I recently switched from regular Similac to Isomil. My 2 month old was really fussy, spitting up sour milk, and onl...
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- Carnation Good Start worked so well for my 2 boys, the comfort proteins really helped! They would scream from the Similac and Enfamil.
- BM's definitely change when you change foods. If your baby is happy and thriving I wouldn't worry about it. Our 3 year old had a hard time digesting cow's milk form...
- Yes it is normal..I did the same with my youngest gal when she was a baby "now 5!" she had GERD badly and had to be on the soy..and i found her BMI"s did change in con...
