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Any Moms Concerned with Sweetener in Similac Organic Formula?
Asked by C.W. from Los Angeles
on June 7, 2008
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My three month old son is breast and formula fed. I've been using Similac Organic liquid formula to supplement. I eat mostly organic foods and was happy to find an org...
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- Hi C., First of all I had a baby girl in April and we named her C.! With my first baby we supplemented breast milk with Goat Milk instead of formula, the formulas ...
- Hi C.! That is a very good point to bring up on the message board. What I suggest to my clients is to make their own formula. There are recipes that you can find thro...
- I use Earth's Best organic formula for my twins. It's the only truly organic baby formula on the market, even though SImilac claims to be organic, it's not entirely tr...
Good Start vs Similac Switch?
Asked by A.T. from New York
on October 14, 2009
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Hi, I'm thinking of switching my daughter from Similac senstive to Good Start easy digest. She seems to really dislike similac & it's making our feedings diffcult & lo...
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- Are you giving her powedered or premixed formula?? The premixed, though more expensive, tastes better than the powdered. My first daughter did amazing on good start ...
- Hi A., I don't know how much she is drinking, but you should ask your pediatrician if the baby is eating enough in terms of ounces. However, a 2 pound weight gain in...
- I agree with Diane P above, you shouldn't switch without talking to your doctor. Your daughter may just be inquiring about things going on around her and it may seem ...
My Son Won't Drink Milk..
Asked by C.S. from Salt Lake City
on December 17, 2008
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My son just turned 1 about a week ago, and he will not drink milk.. well Chocolate milk he will, and juice, and he used to drink water but now he won't have anything t...
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- We do store bought milk mixed with white milk. Our boys both love it. If you have a sippy cup that doesn't leak, you can always do half and half juice/water and let ...
- You can lead a horse to water..... Just keep offering the favorites to him. My one child stopped drinking milk (can't remember when), so he gets the calcium enriched ...
- He will probably get to like cow's milk over time, but it is not really taht important for him to drink allot of it. In fact many children drink too much milk or too ...
Ready to Wean but Baby Wont Drink Formula
Asked by A.D. from Norfolk
on May 25, 2011
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any tips or tricks out there to get my baby to actually drink the darn stuff? She's 8.5 months old and will drink juice or water from a sippy or bottle, but she won't...
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- I agree with mixing part breastmilk and part formula for a few weeks. Slowly decrease the amount of breastmilk you add on before you know it she will be drinking formu...
- As others have said I think the best thing to try right now is mixing some breast milk with some formula. At first you might need to so something like and 80/20 split...
- I used Enfamil, but my boys got both the breast and formula from birth so it was never an issue getting them to switch back and forth. I would try what I did when swi...
My Son Won't Drink Milk
Asked by G.K. from Salt Lake City
on September 6, 2006
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My son who is 13 months won't drink milk. I have tried different flavors and soy milk but once he takes a sip of it he throws his sippy and won't touch it again. I sta...
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- I have a friend that is in the same boat...he just doesn't like milk. She just makes sure he is getting enough dairy from other sources and her doctor said to give hi...
- Do remember that, despite what the Dairy Council would have you believe, milk is not the only source or even the best source of calcium. Try leafy greens, calcium-set...
- Hi, My son has the same problem he is almost 2 yrs now but he stopped drinking milk after 12 months,he was on breast feed. He didnt like any brand any flavour, i trie...
Milk Dried Up, Won't Drink Formula!?
Asked by E.K. from Salt Lake City
on August 2, 2008
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My daughter is 9mo old. I have been trying for the last 9mo (with no success) to get her to take some formula in addition to my milk (she won't even drink breastmilk ...
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- Depending on how long your milk supply has gone down, perhaps you can boost it back up. Does your baby still nurse? If not, do you have a pump? Breast stimulation (...
- Contact your local La Leche League leader - your doc may be wrong. My dd dropped in percentile as well, but she was so active, her metabolism couldn't keep up. It was ...
- Contact a La Leche League leader- here is the number of one of the leaders in my area: Tammie ###-###-####. Chances are your supply is fine! You might have to give l...
1 Year Old Doesn't Drink milk...what to Give Him
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on August 23, 2008
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My one year old was on Nutramigen as an infant and refused it at 10 1/2 months. We tried whole milk but it was tough on his system. We tried Rice Milk and he would d...
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- Is it that his system can't handle the milk, or he just doesn't like the taste of it? If it's that his body can't digest it, I'd talk to the doctor about other altern...
- Add Ovaltine to the milk to flavor it with the chocolate maybe. That is the only way my six year old drinks milk. As for V8, the V8 Fusion is good. My 2 1/2 year ol...
- Hi D. My daughter didn't drink alot of milk if any. I found that she liked yogort, So i use to give the the drinkable yogarts and gave that to her. One in morn...
I Can't Get My 16 Month Old to Drink Milk
Asked by J.B. from Charlotte
on October 7, 2008
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I can not get my 16 month old to drink milk. The doctor wants him to drink 2 8oz glasses of milk everyday. He is on a sippy cup. I have done everything I can think of ...
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- my nephew hated milk too. There are other things to get him the calcium and vitamins he needs from milk, that he may love. Yogurt, ice cream, and a good multi=vitami...
- Why does he have to drink so much milk? Calcium can be found elsewhere. And protein. I dont think there is anything in milk that cant be consumed in other ways. Do...
- My 15 month old daughter is the same way. I even tried giving her formula again and she wouldn't drink that. Her doctor said she just might not like milk. He didn't se...
Can't Get Baby to Drink Milk or Formula Out of a Sippy
Asked by V.K. from Philadelphia
on May 7, 2008
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My daughter is 13 months old and she refuses to drink anything but water from a sippy cup. I have tried formula, soy milk and regular milk in several different kinds o...
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- Some children have a hard transition to cup from bottle. Basically you need to go cold turkey. It'll take a while for her to start drinking, and that's ok. Just put a ...
- My son was the same way. He completely refused to drink milk the minute I put it in a sippy cup, he would drink it out of a bottle though. Its hard because they trun...
- Transistion it over slowly, like many of the other moms are suggesting. I did that with my son and he had no problem with the bottle. I did warm it. Also, I couldn'...
Need to Take Baby off of Formula but He Will Not Drink Any Other Milk
Asked by K.W. from Atlanta
on June 26, 2008
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Dear Moms,
I have a 13 month old son who will be 14 months on July 1st. Since he was newborn, he had to drink Similac Alimentum. However, now that he is 1 years o...
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- Hello, my baby was breastfed and then weaned herself at 9 1/2 months. So I started with formula (at the time she refused milk and it would make her throw up). At 13 mo...
- I had the same problems with my now 15 month old son. He refused cow's milk, so I put him on Stage 2 Nestle Good Start formula for a couple of months. I then introduce...
- My 2 year old boy refuses to drink milk. After stopping the formula at 1 year -which we just stopped, we didn't really "wean" -he won't drink milk. I hated milk too as...
