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Soy Formula
Asked by L.J. from Reno
on July 1, 2009
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Because of medical reasons, I recently had to stop breastfeeding my three month old and transfer to formula. He is currently on Similac Soy. What are other's thoughts ...
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- Good morning L., everything I have researched about soy products isn't good. i would not give my baby soy. You can go on line and research soy, to see what I'm talking...
- why soy? did u have to go to soy? soy isn't even allowed i don't think in the UK for babies..i bf'ed and also used formula..i used Good Start Supreme comfort protein f...
- if you have the option, and it really bothers you I would then use the organic brand. I had to stop breastfeeding as well and used similac Soy and my daughter did woo...
Formula Questions
Asked by G.S. from Scranton
on October 14, 2009
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I'm not sure if I should be continuing with Similac Advance Early Shield. I am a first time mom with a 4 week old. I breastfed up until 3 days ago so I'm not sure wh...
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- Hi there! The best advice is nursing. My son felt miserable with any kiind of formula so I decided to keep nursing him. Now he is almost 11 months old and I still nur...
- Hey G. It sounds like he may just be having trouble with the switch to formula. It takes their belly time to adjust to the new food. Reflux is much worse than a l...
- It's hard to say without really seeing your baby, but it doesn't particularly sound like reflux to me based on what you've said. It still could be and maybe I'm just n...
What Formula Do You Feed ??
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on June 10, 2008
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My son is currently on Good Start with Bifidus. Was wondering what formula out there is good on eliminating gas (or helping it) and spitting up? I tried giving my son ...
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- I switched from Similac (hated it) to Nestle's Good Start Soy formula. We put her on Soy because she would have bad gas pains and we think she had a milk intolerance. ...
- My son had horrible reflux, and the pediatrician recommended both Nutramigen and Alimentum. Nutramigen smells and tastes (I made my poor husband try it) foul. We wen...
- my son was starting to get gasy a lot one day and beings my brother is lactos intolerent we tried some of that and it cleared up after a week we tried the raguler agai...
Formula Feeding
Asked by T.P. from Dallas
on July 21, 2008
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I am getting ready to have my second child and I formula bottle feed. Last time we used Carnation Good Start, but that was 8 years ago! I see the main competition th...
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- We recently switched to the Members Mark Gentle formula and have been very pleased with it. The nutritional info is almost identical to the Similac we were using, and...
- Hi! I recently juz had a baby myself after 5 yrs with my daughter. He's now 5wks 4 days old. We started using member's mark formula when he was around 3wks old after w...
- I used the Parent's Choice (Walmart) brand with my 14 month old son. My pediatrician's opinion is that all formulas have to live up to the same government standards a...
Soy Formula
Asked by J.K. from Austin
on September 2, 2009
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I recently started feeding my son soy formula (due to gas and fussiness issues). It is the Enfamil brand ProSobee. Since he has been drinking this, his bowel movements...
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- My son takes the Enfamil Nutramgin which is basically for those who are lactose intolerant. His movements are firm 90% of the time and he is just fine. It is just li...
- I agree with Tricia. soy is not a good idea for babies and children. you can read more on www.westonaprice.org. they provide substantiated evidence of the potential h...
- J., We had to start soy not long after I became pregnant with number 2. My milk supply would not sustain my son's appetite. We tried organic milk based formula, b...
Formula Problem???
Asked by J.M. from Phoenix
on January 10, 2007
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I have a 3 month old daughter and am having a hard time with finding the right formula for her. She was on Good Start by Nestle for a while and was spitting up all th...
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- My husband and I switched from one after another in the first months. Then we ended up with soy. The powdered soy was the best but we had to give him a little water t...
- J., I weaned my daughter from Breast to bottle at approx. 3 months and had horrible constipation problems to the point of having to stimulate her with KY Jelly and ...
- The reason Karo syrup works is because of the sugar... you can also try a little pear juice (2 or 3 oz) a day and its a bit healthier. I had the same problem when we ...
Problems with Formula
Asked by C.L. from Philadelphia
on September 12, 2007
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My 1 year old was on Similace with soy for the first 7 months of his life, he was diagnoses with refux also, so he threw up alot. When he was 7 months old the dr. sug...
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- At a year old most dr's have kids on milk... I would try switching him over to milk - maybe mixed 1/2 & 1/2 with a formula that doesn't make him throw up... do that fo...
- Hi C., My son was also diagnosed with reflux. He was in the hospital for a week when he was 3 weeks old because of the reflux and loosing weight. After switching ...
- Hi Candace! When breastfeeding didn't work for me, I put both of my girls on goats milk. They never had formula. Formula contains soy, which is very hard for humans...
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. ...
Toddler Formula
Asked by L.G. from Eugene
on April 17, 2011
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I've been reading about Enfamil and other toddler formulas on Mamapedia. So I looked up what is in the formula since most toddlers eat food. That is what I gave my s...
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- Are you kidding me? I was paying $150/month for baby formula...there was NO way that I was going to do the toddler formula when my ped told me that cow's milk is just...
- Most kids DON'T need toddler formula. My first didn't. He transitioned well from infant formula to milk. My 2nd did not. It took 3 tries between 12 - 17 months befor...
- Sometimes I use EnfaGrow and sometimes I use Pedisure. I only give it to my daughter when she goes through her days of not eating very much (which her doctor told me ...
