Milk, Dairy & Formula: Similac
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Allergic to Formula?
Asked by S.T. from El Paso
on March 6, 2008
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I have been pumping and feeding my 5 month old breast milk up until now, but my milk supply is dwindling, and I am ready to put her on formula. We tried Similac formu...
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- Hi S., My little guy has been on formula since the get-go because he was adopted at two days old. However, he did not have a BM for 5 weeks w/o a suppository. Our p...
- hi try using soy milk my granddaughter was the same way and she did real good on the soy milk
- I had the same problem with my now 11 month old daughter. The doctors told me I had to even quit breast feeding her because of her milk protein allergy/lactose intoler...
Milk Allergy
Asked by M.N. from Philadelphia
on January 12, 2009
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hello everybody. my 2.5 m was just diagnosed with a milk protein allergy and put on Nutramegen. does anybody know if thats the best formula for milk allergic babies?
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- For my daughter it was. She couldn't handle regular formula, or soy, but this worked like a charm!
- You could try soy formula, but many babies who have a true milk allergy also have sensitivities to soy. Otherwise, the nutramigen or alimentum will be your best bets. ...
- I know it worked wonders for my daughter. Her first month or so of life was filled with discomfort, gas & vomiting (not just typical baby spit-up, but serious whole-b...
Newborn Dairy Allergy Predicament
Asked by J.H. from Austin
on December 11, 2008
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Just wondering if anyone has had this happen to them. We went to my son's 2 week checkup and the pediatrician tested his stool and found traces of blood. She switche...
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- J., My son has been on Nutramigen and he has done awesome on it. The doctor has said that it is one of the best out there so if you feel guilty about not breast feed...
- First of all, you are not alone. I echo those who've suggested you contact the La Leche League. I got a tremendous amount of support from the ladies posting on the m...
- Basically, every thing you eat affects your baby. I have seen mom's drinking diet 7up (apartame)and breastfeeding. I am Vegan, never thought I would be. Everyone thin...
Allergic to Formula?
Asked by M.M. from San Francisco
on December 21, 2010
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My Son is just 5 months and I have breastfed exclusively until now. I intend to go back to work in January and have been trying to wean him onto formula while I'm at ...
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- I understand pumping at work is a pain, but I'd think that the additional cost of the hypoallergenic formula would make pumping look a bit more appealing! Especially s...
- why is he having regular milk? he should be on formula. my daughter was on good start formula
- my oldest son was allergic to his formula and never had the issues your describing. what about a latex allergy instead.,
Breast Fed Baby Allergic to Dairy Products
Asked by J.R. from Tucson
on November 11, 2007
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Well, after a long seven months of not knowing why my son wouldn't gain weight like he should, and being a very coliky baby.. we have finally figured out that he is al...
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- Same happened with my son and I didn't eat dairy for a year. But, every baby is different. I didn't have to avoid small amounts of dairy like in baked goods or dress...
- I had the same issue. Fortunately I realized this on my own after about 2 months and was able to change my diet. I just had to stay aware for the obvious dairy (milk...
- I had the same problem w/ 2 of my 3 babies. I found that eliminating everything w/ dairy was neccessary at first. It seems like everything has milk in it. After a few ...
10-Month-Old Allergic to Milk
Asked by C.M. from New York
on July 14, 2008
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Hi There,
My 10-Month-Old is allergic to milk. Any advice on what I should try?
Thanks!
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- C., Is he lactose intolerant or truly allergic to milk? From my experience children who are truly allergic to milk also can't eat any dairy products and usually have ...
- You can try rice milk or goat milk.
- My youngest is allergic to milk and he used soy formula until he was one then he went to soy milk, which he still drinks - he is now 4 and we found out when he was abo...
Similac Formula... to Switch or Not???? Need Advice Please!
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on November 2, 2010
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Hello Mamas,
I have a 4 1/2 month old that has been on Similac Advance brand since she was about 2 weeks old. Not sure if you have heard about the big recall, but ...
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- My son did not handle Similac well - we thought he was getting colic at one point - until we switched formula's - and he was a different baby. Several of my friend re...
- I switched from Similac Sensitive to the Target brand partially broken down brand. I was really forced to- after the recall, there was no other option. All the Enfamil...
- You can switch to anything that is a powder dairy based and she will probably be fine with it. Enfamil is the equal of Similac, just another name brand. Like buying G...
Formula Allergy?
Asked by A.A. from Toledo
on December 21, 2007
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My daughter's face has a rash on it... we assumed it was dry skin or just a nb rash and put lotion on it. Well, it was getting slowly worse over the week and yesterday...
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- My son went through this just one year ago. He is allergic to the milk based formula. You sound like you have the same thing going on that he went through. You migh...
- when my son was that little his face looked like that to and i asked his pedi and he said that it was exzema or how ever you spell it (sorry) but anyways the only way ...
- Yes it is possible. My son's milk allergy didn't come out for several months, since I was primarily BFing and the supplemental formula hadn't "built up" in his body y...
What Formula Do You Use for Milk Allergic Baby?
Asked by C.H. from Casper
on August 8, 2008
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My 2 month old has a cow's milk allergy. I breastfeed, so i have to avoid dairy. she is much happier, but i would like to supplement sometimes with formula. what formu...
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- Neither of my kids are allergic to milk, but it was almost impossible to breast feed for me, as I had major problems but when I started using formula I noticed that my...
- C., My daughter had an allergy to my breastmilk so very reluctantly we had to put her on a special formula called Nutramagen(sp?). It smells awful but it worked wo...
- They have lactose free formulas. I am not sure how you could tell a 2 mos old was allergic to dairy? Was it just the upset tummy after breast feeding?? Just curious...
From Formula to Milk
Asked by N.P. from Salt Lake City
on March 21, 2008
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My baby is now 1 and has been given the green light to switch to cow's milk. I have given him a bottle of it and he seemed fine with it. He didn't even flinch at the ...
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- I was given a can of Enfamil Next Step, designed for babies 9-18 months. My son isnt old enough yet, but maybe you can try something like that.
- Feel lucky he seems fine with the switch, all of mine did but some kids really struggle with it, formula isn't really needed at this point he should be getting other o...
- Hi N., My daughter is almost 18 months and right at about 13 months, we switched her to a supplemented milk called Nido. This is designed for childeren between the ag...
