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Wondering About Formula...
Asked by L.W. from Dayton
on February 21, 2007
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I just recently switched my 3 week old daughter over from breastfeeding to formula.; Since doing so she has been considerably more fussy and gassy. I'm using Similac A...
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- I had the same issues with my son. When he started getting fussy and gassy we switched him to Isomil and started using Dr Brown bottles. Within 24 hours we noticed a...
- L., i did not breastfeed and my sons did have the gassy and fussy issues also. I was switched from the Similac formulas to the Isomil soy formula and also used my...
- SImilac advance was too harsh on my little girl, I ended up putting her on similac low iron, because the extra iron in the formula was hurting her belly and making her...
Formula Recommendations
Asked by A.H. from Los Angeles
on July 24, 2008
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I posted earlier today about a gassy baby and my husband and I want to try and change his formula. We are currently using Nestle Goodstart Natural Cultures and I like...
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- Prosobee is very good.
- Hi A., It has been a very long time since we needed formula ( my daughters are now 13 and 15 yrs. old) but we sweared by a formula called Nutramigen. Both of my gi...
- Hi A., I used Simulac with all 3 of my babies, and we had no problems, I do recamend that you don't use soy formula. J.
Not a Formula Baby
Asked by K.M. from Indianapolis
on May 4, 2007
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I have a friend who has begun chemo and has a 4 month old son at home. With her first son she breastfed until 14 months. Her 4 month old had been an excellent feeder...
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- simalic is a very rich formula and can be very hard on babies lil tummies i would tell her to try a soy formula or carnation good start the ones with dhr and ara are g...
- I am so sorry about your friend and thank goodness she has such a concerned and wonderful friend in you. My daughter also refused to take a bottle after my milk dried...
- Breastfed babies are often said to be underweight for their age... The growth chart doctors use a lot of the time is for formula-fed babies, not breastfed babies. If h...
New to Formula
Asked by J.K. from Birmingham
on December 8, 2006
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I am a SAHM of 3. My youngest is 7 months old. I have breastfed them all, and very proud of that fact. However here is the problem. I was just told I am to have surger...
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- I don't need to know why, but are you sure that the docotors didn't say that you couldn't breastfeed before and after the surgery. If that's the case you can just pum...
- Hello When you have surgery you can pump and throw it away. Start using the bottle right way Avent is great to use for breast fed babies. I use the Similac form of fo...
- I stopped producing milk at 7 mos with my son so I was kind of in the same boat. We use Good Start w/DHA & ARA (those ingredients that are so important in breastmilk. ...
Which Formula to Choose???
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on December 28, 2006
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I have tried almost everything-I have a 3 month old that I breastfed for a month (do to circumstances I am no longer able.) Ever since I have been struggling with for...
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- Hi M., I work in a pediatrics office and we see this all the time, one thing is soy tears up a baby's belly, we use Simulac Alimentum, its real expensive but your doct...
- Hi there--- Not sure if this will help, but this is what happened for me. My daughter was eating Enfamil (just regular formula) and was spitting it up- all of it up-...
- Hi.. I went through the same thing.. I tried literally everything out there... I tried the neutramagin and that didn't even work and smelled horrible.. I thought Simil...
Breast Feeding and Formula Feeding??
Asked by J.B. from San Francisco
on February 7, 2008
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Is it safe to both breast feed & formula feed a newborn baby??
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- Hi, I breastfeed almost exclusively for the first 4 months and then went to all formula at that time. I gave about 1 formula bottle a day after about 3-4 weeks and my...
- I had my first in 1962 and I had a very progressive pediatritian. He told me to substitute one feeding a day with formula from the first and to change which time of t...
- I would breast feed exclusively for the first three months and then SLOWLY add formula. My baby had trouble latching on initially and I didn't want to jeopardize nursi...
Constipation Causing Formula
Asked by S.J. from Boston
on July 19, 2007
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My daughter is almost a month and though I am mostly breastfeeding, I had to supplement with formula, to get her weight up. The problem is now she is constipated and ...
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- Iron is the culprit! Try a formula without iron.... you will see a difference, we did with my daughter within 1 1/2 weeks.Congrats on your first baby! Relax and don't ...
- I exclusively breastfed for the first 9 months and my daughter would get constipated on occaision, as would some babies of friends of mine who exclusively breastfed (o...
- my daughter went through the same thing. her dr told me to mix 4oz of water with 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar. it really works and they love the tase. you may need to d...
Wich Formula Is the Best
Asked by D.C. from New York
on April 30, 2007
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My 6 weeks old son is having a lot of gas since he is on formula. I tried several formulas but there is hardly any difference. Also he has his stool only once in the 3...
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- Hi, Im not sure if you have already tried it or not, but my daughter is on similac advance with Iron and she has not had any problems with it. Have you tried a soy...
- D., I have a four month old son and I have the same problem with him. Firstly, try using dr brown bottle for him because with other bottles you will see bubles in the...
- hello. if you havnt already i would absolutly try good start supreme. it was like magic for my son. combined with the doctor browns bottle i never had any gas prob...
Baby Is So Gassy, Should I Change to Formula?
Asked by A.B. from Reno
on August 2, 2007
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My baby is two months old and for the last couple of weeks, he's been very gassy. I've been pumping my milk and giving him from the bottle since he was one week old, ...
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- Dont swithc to formula. You need to try the gas drops first. I did this all nursing my gassy baby and it helps You just give it to him at every feeding. Also watch ...
- My son who is now 19 months old was also very gassy as a newborn, so I put him on enfimil gentelese (purple can) (I don't think i spelled that right) after i started u...
- A., It sounds like he has a food intolerance issue to something you are eating. My son was majorly fussy to the point where I went on an elimination diet and figure...
Enfamil Lipil A.R. Formula
Asked by C.T. from Dallas
on October 11, 2007
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Has anyone tried Enfamil Lipil A.R. formula? My baby spits up all the time and I don't think she has reflux because she's been on Prevacid for 8 weeks and still spits...
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- Hi, C.! TRY the AR!!! We went through 7 different formulas with our little boy, including the Nutramigen and other expensive ones, and the AR was the ONLY one that ...
- Hi... well I am nursing, but at the same time I wanted to try and ween him to formula. I tried Enfamil lipil first and that's when my baby started spitting up alot. ...
- My son (who is 2 now) was spitting up too. So we changed to Enfamil AR and it worked wonders immediately! We have even used the Parent's Choice brand of AR and it wa...
