Milk, Dairy & Formula: Maalox
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Milk Allergy, Acid Reflux or WHAT???
Asked by J.L. from Charlotte
on January 21, 2009
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I daughter is 6 1/2 weeks old and is having issues with feeding.
Symptoms:
Spitting up - a lot now that on Nutramigen, before it was occasional.
Diarrhea - for a ...
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- Hi J., These sound like a variety of symptons. I was doing a little research for you, but hard to pinpoint. Look at this site. http://www.parents.com/baby/health/...
- J., I would take your child to Dr. Freeman (a GI doctor at UNC) and ask if perhaps your son had EGID (Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease). Tell her that someone...
- Hi J., I am so sorry for your frustration. I have been there myself. My son was breastfed until he was 4 mos old, and honestly, the symptoms were WORSE when breastfed...
Formula
Asked by A.S. from Albany
on May 31, 2008
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Is there anyone who's child is on ELECARE formula?? I was wondering mine has food allergies and needs to be on this. However, she has been very very fussy. We can't...
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- Sorry to hear about your baby's upset stomach. My daughter has suffered from stomach problems pretty much since she was born. She was both breastfed (low supply issues...
- How old is your child? It could be that is her fussy time. Many babies go through an evening fussy time. For my daughter, I gave he a little cap nap in the evening 30-...
- from everything i've read about babies 4-8 is the prime time for them to be fussy. often it's the time when all the parents, other kids etc...are getting home, the ho...
Is It an Allergy Rash, Hypersensitivity or What???
Asked by A.G. from San Francisco
on May 30, 2008
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Hello ladies: I have a 61/2 mos old boy and I'm very concern. He has developed a terrible rash, on his little butt that at this point I'm not sure what it could be. It...
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- We had something similar and ended up switching diapers and diaper creams. We had always used Pampers and A&D Gold with our first daughter and had no problems. Our sec...
- A., I am not sure what to tell you about your little one's rash. However, one of my daycare providers used to use a bed sore cream on severe diaper rashes that wou...
- Hi there. I am an acupuncturist and herbalist and I specialize in the treatment of children. Rashes like this are very common & unfortunately western medicine's only ...
Breastmilk to Formula Transition
Asked by L.D. from Columbus
on March 5, 2009
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I switched my 6 month old to formula this week. I tried to transition her (1/2 breastmilk-1/2 formula) for a week prior. She is having all sorts of trouble with her ...
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- If her bottom is that bad, try using cornstarch. I know that sounds crazy, but my oldest son used to get the worst rashes to the point that it almost looked blistered...
- Sounds like you have a lot of good advice on the breastfeed/formula. I am weighing in on the diaper rash. PINXAV (pronounced pink salve)is AMAZING. They sell it...
- Use corn starch on her rash and leave the diaper off as long as you can after you change it her little bottom needs fresh air and to be dry.The pure corn starch will d...
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, ...
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!
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.
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...
Diaper Rash
Asked by R.H. from Boston
on July 16, 2009
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Every once in a while my daughter goes from having perfectly healthy looking skin to having a nasty painful diaper rash in a matter of hours. Yesterday she had a bm, w...
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- Citrus caused terrible diaper rash with both of my children - oranges, orange juice, pineapple, even sometimes tomatoes and strawberries (those were milder and more ma...
- if she is having a lot of juices during the day ( apple or orange in particular) they could definately cause rashes. they tend to be very acidic
- I've used Vusion cream which is a prescription from our pediatrician for diaper rash. It works very well.
