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Mom Having Trouble with Formula
Asked by T.F. from Spartanburg
on September 24, 2007
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Hello Moms, I am a new mother of a beautiful 2 month old little girl.She has been really gassy with the Similac formulas.I have changed to the soy formula and now she ...
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- Hi T.! Congrats on your new sweet little girl! Our son was very gassy and colicky for the first few weeks and we ended up switching to the Enfamil Gentlease formul...
- A lot of children that are allergic to milk are also allergic to soy, so a change to rice milk might help - but you should definitely talk to her doctor first in case ...
- hey T.! i am sorry but i can't offer any advice about the formula part, my first child used enfamil and my second used similac adv. with no problems! However, i read ...
7 Week Old Miserable, Not Tolerating Formula... Any Thoughts?
Asked by R.M. from Boston
on January 30, 2011
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My baby is almost 8 weeks old, she was born 5 weeks early. She is formula fed (I was unable to breastfeed). Started on similac, then went to similac sensitive becaus...
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- I agree try the soy could be milk sensitivity. That is what worked for us. Now I will say she did continue to throw up constantly with Similiac until we switched to ...
- Hi, I think going to the GI is a great idea. They will probably try zantac then prevacid/nexium. Also try holding the baby upright for 30 minutes after feeding. This ...
- I had a friend that had a baby with a similar problem. He threw up EVERYTHING; Similac, Isomil, lactose free stuff, low iron stuff, soy stuff, Nutrimigen, Alimentum, ...
Seeking Some Advice About How Much Formula I Should Be Feeding My Five Month Old
Asked by C.Z. from Harrisburg
on July 21, 2007
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I am having an issue with getting my five month old to eat her bottles. She was only eating about 20 oz, so i went to the doc's and asked them how much she should be ...
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- "smiling" stop worrying. Your daughter is fine, she is just growing up faster then your son did. I agree with you, I don't think she has AR either. But what I do t...
- Hi there, It sounds like your little one is just ready for food! My daughter was completely on cereal and food by the time she was 6 months. She still took her bott...
- Hi, C.! One of the things I've learned is that as great as doctors are, sometimes they don't really know what a mother knows in her gut about her own child. If you...
Help! Screaming Baby! What to Eat When Nursing?
Asked by K.S. from Norfolk
on October 6, 2008
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I'm dyin' here!
My six-week-old is on Zantac for reflux, but she still cries...and cries and cries. For up to an hour and a half (usually right after I feed her.) ...
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- My daughter was colicly and had reflux as an infant. Our doctor told us not to lay her flat int he crib but to have it raised slightly. You can do this several ways:...
- Chamomile tea was the only thing that worked for my newborn. It naturally soothes the tummy and helps them be calm to sleep better. ~L.
- Hello, If you pump breast mils and give it to your baby in a bottle try adding 1-2 teaspoons of Karo syrup. This helped my baby with stomach problems. Good Luck!
Formulas/treatments That Work Well for Babies with Ger/acid Reflux
Asked by O.T. from New York
on January 31, 2008
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I have a 3 week old daughter that was just diagnosed with GERD/acid reflux. I am trying to get recommendations on formulas that are better tolerated by babies with GER...
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- My son was diagnosed with GERD at 1 month. The dr. recommended putting rice cereal in his bottle of Nestle Good Start formula. He was also prescribed zantac. His scr...
- We had the same with our son although probably not as bad. We also tried alimentum but our son didn't like the taste. We went back to Similac Sensitive (lactose free...
- Hi O., My son had a little reflux when he was a baby. What we did was hold him upright for a half hour or sit him up at an incline after feeding, to help him diges...
Experience W/ Colic Calm Gripe Water ? Prevacid/Zantac Not Working
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on May 4, 2008
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My baby is 5 weeks old and was diagnosed a week ago with reflux (GER) which she's had probably since she was about 3-3.5 weeks old. She cries nonstop all day basicall...
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- I'm sorry if I repeat what others have said, but this is what worked for us. I have a 15 month who doesn't have reflux anymore and a 5 week old with a bad cas of it...
- My daughter had acid reflux as well. She had burps and gas like a frat boy! We went to see a specialist and he gave us some type of formula that was broken down more...
- Hi Jeannie, my name is Lena Is your baby on formula or breast milk? What I would suggest is stop meds and give her Mylacon its for babys, and you dont need a prescript...
Acid Reflux in Infant
Asked by M.Q. from New York
on November 20, 2009
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Hello everyone. I am writing to get as much feed back on acid reflux in infants as I can. My daughter started spitting up when she was 2 weeks old i was breastfeeding ...
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- My 3 year old had bad acid refux as an infant. She could not tolerate any fomula but the Similac Lactose Free. She does not have a milk allergy but it was to heavy on ...
- M., My son was diagnosed with Acid reflux at 3 weeks. He had been eating 6-8oz in one feeding (which is a lot for a 3 week old)....little did we know he was doing ...
- try Enfamil Lactose Free formula. sometimes it is not the milk protein that the baby is allergic to, but the lactose. my son did amazing on this stuff.
Serious Case of Diaper Rash & Di
Asked by S.F. from Los Angeles
on April 2, 2007
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I would greatly appreciate anybody out there who has feedback on this issue. I have already been to doctor. My 11month old little boy has had diahrea for 6 days which ...
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- Hi S., Are you nursing? Is his tongue white? The diahrea & especially the diaper rash could be caused by too much yeast in his system. You can dissolve 1 tsp. bakin...
- Hi S.! I just had the same problem with my 4 month old! The rash was so bad it expanded to his legs and tummy. I trie the Mylanta with Corn Starch and the Corn Star...
- Hi S.! I use an ointment called Calmoseptine on my little guys bum everyday and he never has diaper rash!! You have to ask the pharmacist for it and if they don't have...
Reflux
Asked by E.D. from New Orleans
on April 30, 2007
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My 7 week old has really bad reflux, she's on 1.5 mil. of zantac 3xday & Nutramigen. Very fussy, worse than colic for hours at a time, 2-3 times a day. I just upped he...
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- oh, i'm sorry! my little girl (now 21/2) had it and threw up all the time and it came out her nose. we gave her maalox or mylanta, and it seemed to help a little, and...
- Try one of those wedge pillows you get from Babies R Us that will put the baby at a lean. My nephew had this problem and the pillow was a life saver for his parents!
- My son has has reflux since he can home from the hospital and was finally diagnosed at 9 months. They gave him zantac to begin with and it did very little. What they d...
Diaper Rash with Bumps?
Asked by T.B. from Jacksonville
on February 14, 2008
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My 21 month old has developed a bad diaper rash today. It is little red bumps and she says it itches. Is this a yeast infection? she does not have a discharge. I use A...
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- My daughter got a yeast infection every time a diaper rash lasted longer than a couple days. You can get Rx cream from the dr. that clears it up in a few days, but yo...
- Hello! I don't know if what your baby has is a yeast infection, but I can tell you what worked best for my daughter. I used Lansinoh (the breast ointment for breast ...
- Hi T., My daughter had the same kind of rash. The Dr. did give me a prescription for vusion & it worked great!.. but I also bought " Triplepaste" from walgreens or cvs...
