Lactose-Free: Similac
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Lactose Issues
Asked by T.K. from Cleveland
on March 8, 2007
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When my son was born, we started with Isomil in the hospital because my boyfriend is Lactose intolerant (very severe in infancy and childhood). Around 6 months we swit...
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- Yogurt isn't like most other milk products. In fact, for the lactose intolerant, yogurt is usually on the list of things they can have. However, are you using yogu...
- My neighbors daughter is lactose intolerant. They thought she was, but her Dr did a blood test for lactose intolerance to make sure and see what she was actually aller...
- Your pediatrician is right to encourage you to introduce him to foods containing lactose in small doses. (Good for you in choosing the cheese/yogurt route.) It sounds ...
Lactose Free Formula
Asked by L.G. from New York
on August 9, 2009
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Does anyone know if the nestle goos start milk based formulas are lactose free? I cannot find the info on their website.
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- Edited to add: According to their website all of their dairy formulas contain lactose as an ingredient: http://www.gerber.com/Products/Good_Start_DHA_ARA_Formula.asp...
- Hi L. Call your MD. MD should be telling you what formula your newborn is having. In my experience nothing that does not say it is lactose free is lactose free or ...
- Hi L., I don't have specific information about formulas, my youngest is 10 and I never bought formula, but if your baby cannot digest lactose, your pediatrician shoul...
Lactose Intolerant?
Asked by S.G. from St. Louis
on August 4, 2008
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Has anyone had any issues with their toddler being lactose intolerant and if so, what were their symptoms? When we started to run out of formula a few days ago, I sta...
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- When my daughter turned one we started her on whole milk and she got really bad diaper rashes and loose stools. We switched her to 2% milk and she has not had any pro...
- My little one (around 18 months) started having loose stools and really bad stomach cramps in the middle of the night. We took him to the doctor and she said it was no...
- I was not lactose intolerant as a child, but became intolerant around 13 yrs old. It got worse as I got older. My mom was intolerant as well, she coulnd't even put s...
Organic Formula with Cane Sugar Versus Regular Formula with Lactose
Asked by J.K. from New York
on July 16, 2008
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I have been feeding my 5 month old Similac Organic from birth. Back in May the New York Times article came out stating that Similac Organic uses cane sugar which is m...
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- Try talking to your doctor about a baby version of Lactaid. Most people are lactose intollerent so the switch could simply be from the type of sugar and not the organ...
- Hello J., I'd stick with the sugar cane. lactose is from milk w/ can give you Gastro Intestinal issues. it's very hard to find anything with sugar anymore! everthi...
- We used Earth's Best Infant formula. Our baby started off with gas issues when being breast fed, though this cleared up. He didn't get any gas from the formula. Below ...
Soy vs Lactose Free Formula?
Asked by C. from Minneapolis
on June 11, 2007
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My 2 month old daughter has had severe rash problems on her bottom since she was born as a result her stool. (It essentially burns her skin...) She has had a yeast in...
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- I raised by daughter since she was 2 weeks old on Isomil Lactose Free Forumla and she is a very healthy baby. For all her check up she has been within her target weigh...
- There is no lactose in YOUR milk, so I am not sure why changing her over to a lactose free FORMULA would be better. What about amedicine or topical something for her...
- There is another option that we used for my daughter. Our pediatrician prescribed a diaper rash cream that would basically soak up the bad stuff in her diaper and pul...
Switching to Formula- Wondering About Lactose Intolerance
Asked by R.O. from Tucson
on March 13, 2009
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My 5 week old daughter seems to have trouble digesting my breast milk when I eat dairy. She gets fussy and spots up much more than when I don't eat it. I will be weani...
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- My 7 mo old was fed breast milk (I pumped and gave it to her in a bottle) for a couple of months and when I went back to work, I couldn't pump as much and my milk drie...
- It can be totally related! My youngest could not digest milk protein, still can't at almost 2. At every feeding shortly after nursing, he would spit up and scream in p...
- My son is lactose intolerant... We didnt find out til he was 10 weeks old.. My son would eat and screm aznd cry uncontrollably, you could tell he wzas in discomfort bu...
Lactose Intolerant Newborn
Asked by M.F. from Los Angeles
on July 12, 2008
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Did/does anyone have a lactose intolerant little one? It was just recently determined that my nephew is lactose intolerant. He is 10 weeks old. My SIL is really concer...
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- My son has problems with lactose as well. I cut out all dairy in my diet so I could continue breastfeeding. That seemed to work fine. It was hard for me because I l...
- Both of my children were lactose intolerant. I put them both on Soy formula. One at 3 months the other I new sooner so around 6 weeks. I very successfully used Enfamil...
- Please try and stick to breastfeeding. My sister in law went through the same thing when it came to her daughter's food allergies. The biggest thing she regretted wa...
Similac vs Enfamil
Asked by G.G. from Dallas
on February 16, 2011
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Hi Ladies,
I have a question about the formula. Which one do you prefer similac vs enfamil. My friend told me that all her kids were getting sick when they were on ...
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- In reading the responses it really sounds like everyone is different. With my first child we fed Good Start and loved it. We really didn't know any better at the tim...
- I had to supplement my third child with formula. I was given a sample of Enfamil and I stuck with it. My baby had no reactions to it whatsoever. I have also heard f...
- After starting with Similac with my oldest and it not "working" for us (Similac is generally more gassy then Enfamil) we switched to Enfamil and it was great for us. J...
Recommendation on Different Baby formula...No More Similac Sensitive for Spit Up
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on February 13, 2011
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Mamas,
Originally I had my little one on Similac Advance and she had a hard time with that. Then we switched to Similac Sensitive for Spit Up and she was doing bet...
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- We tried all the expensive stuff with both our girls but little tummies couldn't tolerate them either. Our DR suggested we try Parent's Choice Gentle Formula (it's th...
- Earth's Best....that's what finally worked for our son. It's organic and a little bit more expensive, but our son didn't spit it up! You can find it Target, Babies R U...
- Enfamil A.R. or I have heard that the Target formula is the same. I prefer Enfamil over Similac but have to use Similac because I have WIC with my twins. A.R. is a bit...
Formula
Asked by E.E. from Cleveland
on August 27, 2011
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OK so moms out there, anyone have a good coupon place to go to for similac formula?
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- The similac site itself. The sent 2 whole containers and $25 in "checks" (not coupons, you just present the $5 check at checkout -or all $25- and it's decducted off...
- similac sensitive has a coupon on top of the cans at Kroger right now, 5$ off, not sure if it's specific to the type or good on any similac formula, but worth looking ...
- I use Similac sensitive and only found Similac to be the place for coupons. I signed up on their website. I remember getting more coupons through them with my first....
