Moving Tips & Advice: Enfamil
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Enfamil Vs. Similac
Asked by J.F. from Philadelphia
on March 22, 2007
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I was wondering how important it is to keep your baby on the same formula or is it ok to switch. When my baby was born she wasn't able to nurse and my milk hadn't com...
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- Personally, I would stick with the Enfamil. I think it is a better product. They have done studies that show that it is the only baby formula that improves brain and e...
- Hi J., I would highly recommend checking with the pediatrician. My pediatrician wanted me to keep my daughter on the same formula for 3-4 weeks to get their little...
- I haven't needed formula with either of mine, but I know what you mean about all the samples. My only thought would be that it might be good to stick with either milk ...
Seeking Advice on Colicky Baby
Asked by J.M. from Tampa
on October 23, 2006
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Does anyone have any advice on colick? My son has been experiencing this lately. I breastfeed and bottle feed him and he was experiencing some reflux. Then I heard t...
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- Hey. My 2 month old became colicky after changing her formula..it was PURE hell. The only thing that worked was taking her to the chiropractor. I know that sounds weir...
- They have this homeopathic dissovlable pill at GNC for colicy babies. My neice was extremely colicy and we put a pill or two in with her formula. (you can also place ...
- Sound like gerd ask your pediatrician about zantac or prevacid, I see donald george at nemours clinic. He will help you he is awesome ###-###-#### to get a new patien...
Seeking Advice on Changing Son to Cow's Milk
Asked by C.R. from Tulsa
on August 27, 2008
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I have a son that just turned one the first part of August and he will not take cow's milk. I have tried it with different flavorings, but he just will not take it. He...
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- hi C., i have a friend that has a little girl that is 4 now and she never has liked milk! some kids dont like the taste of it at all.. but some will eventually take it...
- Check with your MD, but as long as he's getting enough calcium from other sources, it may not be necessary to worry about milk. Try yogurt and low fat cheese as well ...
- try soy milk. vanilla flavored. it doesn't have any more sugar in it than regular milk and it contains just as much calcium as well. We had to do this with my dau...
Need Advice for Baby with Terrible Gas Pains
Asked by N.K. from Los Angeles
on April 4, 2009
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My baby is 18 days old and the first few days, he did fine on the premixed Enfamil formula they give at the hospital. Once we got home and began using the powder form...
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- Hi N., Try Carnation Good Start and Dr. Brown's Bottles. That combo will do it. Time and time again, my friends didn't believe me. Once tried, they won't do anythin...
- I remember this scenario with my son when we first bought him home. It was a nightmare for two months until we finally figured out what was going on. We took him to a ...
- We found that Gripe Water worked amazingly well!
Baby Formula
Asked by K.C. from Washington DC
on February 23, 2010
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He had feeding issues such as spitting up constipation, runny and firm bowels, fussiness, and gas. He has used Enfamil Premium lipil, Similac advanced and sensitive, E...
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- i used hypoallergenic nutramigen for my daughter and helped alot have you explored if he has any allergies? my daughter had a milk protein allergy good luck
- He is having issues because these formulas are cow's milk based. I cannot recommend one, but I suggest not using soy. There is a concern of the effects of the phytoes...
- First of all how old is your baby? Second, you should be talking with his pediatrician. He could be lactose intolerant or have an allergy. Only change formulas after d...
Looking for Advice on Acid Reflux
Asked by J.K. from Dallas
on November 29, 2005
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My son was diagnosed with Acid Reflux at 5 weeks old. He is now 3 months old and he still has SO many bad days. He is on 2 different meds, Prevacid AND Zantac. I ha...
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- J., I live in Houston and will be moving to the McKinney area in less than a month. I, personally, can not offer advice. I havea 13, 8 and 4 yr old. I have refulx mys...
- Hi J., I am the mom of 4 kids and also a pediatric RN. I have worked in an office for 13 years and do phone triage. The biggest medical problem w/ reflux is that bab...
- My son has had many problems with adic reflux. Our pediatrician is Dr. Chris Straughn at Forest Lane Pediatrics, and I've been very pleased (he's in MamaSource directo...
Constipation
Asked by J.L. from Oklahoma City
on October 23, 2007
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My 7 week old daughter is having trouble with some constipation. She started on Similac and changed it to Enfamil then to Enfamil Gentlease. She is going but having tr...
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- You may want to speak with her doctor about trying formula without Iron. My brother had that problem as a baby.
- My 8 week old son just got out of the NICU and had some trouble with this. Next time you change her diaper, pull her knees towards her tummy and hold them there for a...
- Don't know if you are still having the constipation problems. I work at a Children's hospital...and I recommend seeing a pediatrician first and foremost. If you have...
Need Advice on 2 Week Old Cryer
Asked by J. from Tampa
on August 28, 2006
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I have a 2 week old baby girl and all she does is cry, no matter what we do. we rock her, sing, walk, nothing seems to satisfy her. The doctor has checked her out and ...
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- My daughter started crying continuely when she was about 4 weeks old, the doctor said it was colic, it lasted about a month. I remembered watching something in our c...
- I am a single mom and my preemie screamed for 4 months straight. Switching to Soy formula worked IMMEDIATELY. My Doctor said that this was one of his worst cases in 3...
- I have a thing you could try that worked on my daughter Haylie. Like your daughter all she did was cry so we would "bounce" her to sleep. Because it was so difficult f...
Suggestion for Infant Formula That Creates Less Gas
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on August 23, 2008
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Hello:
I am hoping that one of you might be able to point me in the right direction. I am looking for a formula that creates less gas for my 2 week old son. We are ...
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- I don't know about formula but my son had lots of gas on his tummy I would use gas drops. I found them at Wal-Mart back in the baby area but I think you might also be ...
- We loved Carnation Good Start with all of our kids but my son needed the Soy (also only used Carnation) The mycoline drops are also the best thing ever and Avent battl...
- Try a lactose free formula. Both my kids were and to some degree still are terribly lactose intolerant. I found that soy also made them pukey and havee gas. Also, f...
Tips for Constipated Infant?
Asked by C.C. from Orlando
on March 4, 2011
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Hi Mamas,
My 6 week old is gassy and constipated. I have tried everything the pediatrician has asked me to do. Today they tell me to "just keep doing what you are doi...
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- my son was super gassy when I ate really gassy foods. After giving birth I was trying to lose weight so ate alot of veggies and high fiber foods and that made him have...
- Gripe water really helps. It worked better than the gas drops. Talk to a lactation consultant. Maybe the baby is taking in too much air when breast feeding. Try li...
- Hi C.- my son had the same problems. I took a nipple from his bottle and filled it with plum smart or you can use prune juice, he sucked it down an d not much longer ...
