My Breast Friend: Infant, Nestle & Carnation
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What Formula for a Colicky Baby?
Asked by A.V. from Dallas
on December 9, 2008
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One of my friend needs a recommendation for the formula she should use for her 1 month old colicky baby. Appreciate your responses.
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- Try the Target Brand Gentle Formula in the purple canister. Only about $12 a can I think and it's the same thing as the Enfamil. Also, try gas drops, gripe water and c...
- Similac Sensitive worked great for us. I also nursed so at that age she mostly had breast milk. Both of my brothers used it for their kiddos also. You can usually g...
- only 1 mo old is not too late to try re-lactating; it would be tough, and not as high a chance for success as if she were nursing from the beginning, but it could be w...
Where Can I Get Neocate Without Taking Out a Loan???
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on August 7, 2008
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ok, my DS has a few baby issues we are working on, now our specialists has informed me we need to start using Neocate Infant formula. For those of you who are SAH you ...
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- We bought ours through ther WIC store. First i would suggest seeingif you qualify for WIC. It cost up about $450 a month for dd's formula, and WIC payed for about ...
- I just wanted to share my story with you before you start refinancing everything you own just so you can purchase baby formula. I have shared this with several people...
- I was at the website www.neocate.com and it you can order a case of 4 cans of 14 oz for 50.00 a case if you place a order with them with the code NJCAUG the original p...
Weaning My 6 Month Old
Asked by A.W. from Phoenix
on March 4, 2008
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I plan on starting to wean my daughter after she turns 6 months old next week. I have about a 3 months supply of breastmilk frozen and plan on pumping until my supply...
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- I did a similar thing with my now 1 year old daughter. I pumped exclusively, but sometimes had to supplement with formula when she was consuming more that I could pro...
- A., I'm with Deneen, I don't know why other people are adressing why you are weaning instead of how to wean. It is your choice and works best for your family. I don't...
- I had problems with supply when I was nursing my daughter so I had to supplement. I found that since her body was used to digesting breast milk, she could only handle ...
Formula
Asked by K.B. from Lansing
on January 9, 2008
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I have a 4 year old daughter, and we used Similac Advanced with her. I am currently pregnant with our second child and was wondering if I could get some input. My frie...
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- I was on assistance when getting formula for my daughter, so I had to use Similac, and have no first-hand experience with off-brand formula. However, the FDA regulate...
- K., My advice is to save the money. Our pediatrician says formulas are all the same...they have to be (due to FDA regulations, etc.) The difference between them is t...
- Hi, I think Off Brand is totally fine. Big companies often produce more than they can sell undera certain brand name and just put the same stuff in a container with a...
My Dr Won't Suggest Carnation Good Start...
Asked by A.R. from New York
on November 13, 2010
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I used Carnation GOod Start with first baby, and had some luck with it. It was the old purple basic formula, supreme, before they added the DHA... I had very bad luck...
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- I had the same issues with my boys and switched anyway with good results. What I did find out was that the doctors get the formula samples from the pharmaceutical comp...
- A., all I can say is that I hate Nestles. I don't think they have ethics. They gave formula to nursing women in third world countries, telling them that formula was ...
- I had some problems breast feeding my daughter and had to give her formula starting at 3 weeks old. My milk had totally dried up by then. My dr. (dr. Sears) recomended...
Formula or Breastfeeding
Asked by E.M. from Pittsburgh
on February 24, 2008
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I am a mother of a 11 year old girl i did not breastfeed her i did not have the time i was 18 and single. I am 14 weeks pregnant and i am thinking about doing it now d...
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- Hi E., This is such a tough decision on anyone and everyone has their own opinions and advice. So I can offer you mine only based on my experiences, but I hope it wi...
- E., if you can birth a child -- bf. I found the hardest part is getting the routine down. My dd is 18. I was a single mother, went back to work full time and I clot...
- E., Compared to childbirth, the pain of breastfeeding is nothing. Actually, it really only hurt a bit in the beginning. It's probably not as bad as you think....
Toddler Refuses milk...need a Calcium Supplement Recommendation
Asked by S.Y. from Pittsburgh
on February 11, 2009
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My 17 month old dd will NOT drink milk, or have cereal with milk in it, cheese, etc. Not even fortified OJ (she won't drink juice, either, but I'm okay with that). She...
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- I've yet to meet a vegan who has suffered due to lack of dairy ... there are plenty of foods with high levels of calcium. (If you do soy, I know that Silk products ar...
- check w/your pediatrician before starting any supplements, some seemingly harmless supplements can be dangerous. Also, as another poster said kids don't actually nee...
- Hi S., Will your toddler eat green veges? That is the best way to get calcium. I used to give my son those gummy bear supplements (they have a calcium one), but t...
HELP! I Have to Supplement My Milk with Some Formula- My Worst Nightmare!!!
Asked by D. from Chicago
on August 30, 2006
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Hey Mamas,
I have been strictly nursing my lil'man and he is now 9 1/2 months. He takes plenty of jar food and cereal in addition. My milk supply has dramatically dec...
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- Personally, I think there are far "worse" things in the world than having to resort to formula. Your child sounds healthy and happy; using formula won't change that--...
- I had to supplement as well and I wanted to breast feed but we had too many problems but my daughter started on similac and she was constipated and of course most doct...
- D., I applaud you for not wanting to give up breastfeeding as it is what is best for babies but nature does not always agree. I had to stop breastfeeding my son whe...
Newborn with Horrible Gas
Asked by M.W. from Atlanta
on October 6, 2008
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My 4 week old is having horrible gas pretty much all the time but it seems like it gets worse in the afternoon & evening. She will wake up in the middle of a nap cryi...
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- Hang in there...When my son went through this we tried several types of bottles. We found that the Playtex Venti-air bottles worked the best. They actually pull the ...
- It always seemed as if my kids would get bad gas not when they finished a bottle but right before a bottle! I always called it empty gas! If I could read their minds a...
- We had a similar issue with our daugter (she is now 13 months old). The only thing that brought her relief was Enfamil Nutramigan. It's pretty expensive, but it was ...
