Infant Travel Advice: Alimentum
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Advice on Unhappy Baby
Asked by A.F. from Minneapolis
on August 16, 2006
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I started out nursing my son who is 2 months old, But he was always crying, so we supplemented bottles, still crying, more attached to the bottle now than the boob, I ...
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- I wonder how often you are nursing? When my son was 2 months he still nursed every 2 to 3 hours during the day, and at night ever 3 hours. Sometimes in the evening h...
- This sounds exactly like my son who is now 4. I was breastfeeding and he wanted to nurse all of the time but when he did he would soon start crying and arching his ba...
- As an experienced mother, you know when something is "off" with your baby. Consider switching pediatricians. You need to find one who can take the time to talk to yo...
Need Advice on 2 Week Old Cryer
Asked by J. from Tampa
on August 28, 2006
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I have a 2 week old baby girl and all she does is cry, no matter what we do. we rock her, sing, walk, nothing seems to satisfy her. The doctor has checked her out and ...
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- My daughter started crying continuely when she was about 4 weeks old, the doctor said it was colic, it lasted about a month. I remembered watching something in our c...
- I am a single mom and my preemie screamed for 4 months straight. Switching to Soy formula worked IMMEDIATELY. My Doctor said that this was one of his worst cases in 3...
- I have a thing you could try that worked on my daughter Haylie. Like your daughter all she did was cry so we would "bounce" her to sleep. Because it was so difficult f...
Taking a Lot of Formula in Checked Luggage and Extreme Cargo Hold Temperatures
Asked by R.M. from Denver
on July 6, 2010
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My 10m baby is highly allergenic to cow's milk,soy and is on Alimentum powder. We are going on an international trip which takes about 20hrs flight time. I was planni...
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- I would agree to pack powdered formula but, also wanted to add something else...make sure the can is still sealed. While flying to Mexico we packed extra cans of formu...
- Hi R.~ I am so happy I came across your post, because I actually help prep parents to go to India many times. Congratulations on taking your baby to such an amazing pl...
- My girlfriend has her formula and diapers shipped to the location of her vacation I never thought of that but what a great idea. Did you also think about contacting th...
Pediatrician Told Me to Keep My Son on Formula at the 1 Year Visit. Need Advice
Asked by K.J. from New York
on April 27, 2010
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I am so sorry, this is going to be long. I like to get a lot of detail in.
My son is now 16 months. He does not eat well at all. When I took him to the one year vi...
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- Hi, Whatever formula you are giving you child or milk, you definitely need to give him vitamins esp. that they need the vitamin D! Also, try Goat's milk for his alle...
- Hi K. Are you asking if you should give your child vitamins at 16 mo? If that is the question, go to the local health food store and ask the owner/clerk what vitamins...
- Hi K., Please get another pediatrician, preferably one that isn't in a busy office. You need a little more specialized care for your little guy. I don't think fro...
Does My Baby Have Reflux??
Asked by N.O. from Detroit
on April 2, 2009
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I have an almost 4 week old baby. He's already on Similac Alimentum for the past week and a half because of him projectile vomiting and being extremely fussy and gass...
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- we didnt have a special formula when my oldest daughter was little...and it wouldn't have helped...reflux she has has to do with the end of the gastric tube into the s...
- N., it does sound like your baby has reflux but have you had the doctor do an upper GI? It also sounds like the stomach valve might not be formed all the way and that ...
- My daughter has acid reflux. She pukes constantly! She was also VERY fussy, crying while she was eating and pretty much most of the time. She would also scream when...
Cereal in Bottle for 6 Week Old
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on December 1, 2010
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Our Pediatrician suspects that my almost 6 week old has "silent reflux" .. She is very very fussy with crazy crying spells all day. Today when I had my oldest there i...
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- My son had gastro problems as well. We put him on rice cereal at 2 months by a spoon. Giving baby rice cereal in a bottle can choke them. BUTTT we also had to give our...
- Yes!! It is WAAAAAYYYYYYY to soon for cereal!!! ALL reputable, responsible organizations (World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, US Dept. of Health...
- Both of my daughters had issues with reflux. My oldest had silent reflux. We put her on zantac and rice cereal in the bottle at 6 weeks and it made a world of differ...
Need Help on Weaning 17 Month Old off His Bottle!!!
Asked by G.H. from Boston
on April 1, 2008
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I have a 17 month old son named gabriel and also a 3 1/2 month old named Caleb. They are both wonderful little boys and only 13 months apart! My oldest son Gabe was ...
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- Hi G.. When I transitioned my son off the bottle I gave him less and less each night. So for instance if he got 6 oz before bed monday night, I gave him 5 the next and...
- You are already doing the right thing... so very slowly when taking away the bottles. Try to give him just a little milk in a bottle and a full sippy cup at the sam...
- Hi G.: I JUST went through this with my daughter. First off, my oldest was off the bottle at 12mo, he hated it, yet he loved the paci. My daughter, who is 21mo no...
Needing to Get My Son's Poor Sleeping Habits Under Control.
Asked by C.B. from New York
on February 21, 2008
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Ugh where do I begin. I have been dealing with my son's poor sleeping habits since he's been two weeks old. He is now 17 months old and still not sleeping properly. ...
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- I have been exactly where you are (I too am a working mom and have a 28 month old who has had quite a few issue in the sleep arena!) What I found finally worked is be...
- Hi C., All the advice sounds good. Is your son a mover in his sleep? When my daughter was 11 mos. old, we started to go through the same thing. I refused to start s...
- (brief because i have a 1 month old baby in my arms): same history with our 19 month old daughter. she actually had a birth defect of hte small intestine which we ha...
Introducing First Foods
Asked by A.G. from Boca Raton
on December 16, 2011
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I have been exclusively breast feeding now for 5 months. With my older child I introduced rice cereal at 4 months and then fruits and vegetables at 5-6 months. I bre...
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- I did pretty much what you did with your oldest, but I started both my boys at 5 months. Can't remember why 5 months, but that's what I did. My oldest did just fine,...
- You do not have to start with rice or any grain. We started both our boys on pureed veggies. This website is very helpful www.wholesomebabyfood.com - it gives you a...
- 5 Months is too early for foods period. In an allergy family I would wait till 7-8 months. He will not starve. You can supplement if need be with Nutramigen or Aliment...
Putting Breastfed Baby on Formula
Asked by B.H. from New York
on April 10, 2008
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My husband and I are taking a trip in a few weeks and leaving the baby with her grandparents. She is breastfed, and has taken a bottle of breastmilk (even from me) wi...
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- she'll be hungry and she'll eat. :) for our daughter, we mixed the breast milk and formula. Half and half. I also used Earth's Best Organic formula. She tried others, ...
- I am sure you will get the same response from other moms....the baby may be more likely to take the formula from someone that she doesn't associated the breast with. S...
- B.- I'm a mother who nursed all 5 of my children until they swere almost 2 yrs. old. One of mychildren (the 1st born)never took a botle.) Then I learned-like others...
