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Questions About Using Soy Formula for My 3 Month Old Baby
Asked by V.G. from San Francisco
on January 13, 2008
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I have a 3 month old baby girl. We originally started using breast milk but not enough was being generated. We started feeding her carnation good start at 1 month ol...
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- My son is 6 months and we have had him on soy formula and he is just fine. I wouldn't believe EVERYTHING you read. I did daycare and had infants who drank regular form...
- Hi, I'm no expert, but my Dr. told me not to use Carnation or Nestle formula. My sister-in-law had problems with Carnation just like you. Your baby may not need soy...
- Imediately switch back to soy. There are some children who cannot handle milk based formulas and damage can be done. Sometimes permanent. I have a cousin who will a...
Should I Go Back to Regular Formula After Feeding Hypoallergenic
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on June 24, 2008
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Anyone have experience with going back to the standard formula after being on a hypoallergenic formula for a while? My 3 month old daughter has been on Similac Alimen...
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- I would not go back. If she is doing better then just wait until she is off formula and into milk. If the reflux continues on milk then she probably has an allergy o...
- Hi Jeannie.. My youngest had reflux as a newborn also. He was put on Zantac and I was told to switch to soy and add a bit of rice cereal to his bottles. He absolu...
- I'm not a doctor so I couldn't tell you for sure, but my son had acid reflux and we never took him off of his regular formula. After starting the medication he was per...
Seeking Advice on Formula: Enfamil or Similac?
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on May 12, 2008
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My baby drank the standard milk based formula and breastmilk since birth. The constant stomach irritability started soon thereafter. So, tried soy and now am using S...
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- My daughter who is 7 now was on Enfamil via a WIC(women infant children program provided by the state) back then so now that I have a newborn they provide Similac. Th...
- My niece has the same condition. She uses the pink/white Similac. Her mom did the breastfeeding/formula combo and she was constantly cranky. The mom got sick and had t...
- My daughter started having stomach issues when we put her on Enfimil. I was told to switch to soy, but that was just a gross formula. I am a big believer in not feedin...
3 Month Old - Trying to Figure Him Out
Asked by D.P. from Minneapolis
on February 10, 2011
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Ok mom's I am hoping you have some thoughts. So my 3 month old is around 15lbs. He's a chunk. He has never been easy to burp. If we keep him sitting up for a while...
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- Sounds exactly like my 3 month old daughter except that my daughter is VERY grumpy! She has her cute happy moments, but omg night is probably the worst! She has been...
- For bottle feeding, try putting a drop or two of Mylicon in each bottle and shake it up before feeding. This gets all the excess air out of the bottle, and helps get a...
- Have you heard of the "I love you" massage?? If not LOOK it up! ITs the coolest thing. Its basically a tummy massage for your lil one that helps with digestion & gas....
Frustrated Baby While Bottle Fed - Please Help, This Is So Upsetting!
Asked by E.V. from New York
on July 2, 2009
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My 7 weeks old daughter is constantly fighting the bottle (was never breastfed). She started off great, but at about 3 weeks she just became frustrated with it. I trie...
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- Try taking her to a chiropractor. There are chiropractors who take care of babies. It's gentle and effective, try it. It may help
- Hi E. Congrats on new baby!!! Since you are seeing a problem and you don't know what it is you have done much to help. Good job, mom. Your words say he is frustrate...
- Could this possibly be gas? Try burping her properly, then giving the bottle again. If she spits up a little, thats not too bad, but keep trying to burp her, and i...
Fussiness and Gas in Five Week Old
Asked by K.D. from New York
on August 6, 2009
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My daughter is five weeks old and about two weeks ago, my husband and I started to notice that she was becoming very fussy. It seems to be due to gas pain. After eatin...
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- Hello I had the same problem with my son I tried every thing that other parents told me. Until his doctor told me to give him 1oz.prunejuice and trust me it worked als...
- Hi K., I went through the same thing with my daughter and nighttime was the worst. We switched to Neutramagin and she was a different baby. Also, I own a childcare...
- My 2nd child was extremely sensitive to EVERYTHING and feedings made her scream with pain. We tried many different formulas both milk and soy. The doctor wanted us to ...
Very Fussy 7 Week Old
Asked by K.G. from Boca Raton
on November 24, 2006
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My 7 week old son is on Enfamil Gentlease formula.. I don't know if it's his formula or him just being fussy.. The reason I'm thinking it's him just being fussy is bec...
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- TRY the Similac Alimentum - It turned out my son was allergic to soy and cow's milk---- he was miserable all the time and it took the doctor forever over a year to...
- try alimentum. the can is smaller than the similac regular formula and a bit more expensive but it did wonders for my little girl. she had such stomach problems to the...
- Hello K.! First of all - CONGRATULATIONS on your new baby boy. I know how tough it is those first few months and from your email it sounds like you are doing GREAT! ...
Should I Change Formula ?
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on November 16, 2008
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My newborn (16 days old) has recently started displaying signs of pretty bad gas. I've tried some Little Tummies Gripe Water and Mylicon Gas drops and that doesn't se...
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- Hi there. Our daughter had the same problem and those drops didn't work (my husband thought they did, but they didn't) Our doctor switched her formual a few times unt...
- I only endorse Carnation Good Start. They say it is the closest to breast milk, and I believe it. My first child had sooooo many problems with all those other formul...
- My son had lots of problems too. WE had him on nutramigen until he was 7 months old and then he was able to tolerate regular formula. WE put him on nestle good start...
Reflux Sling/sleep Question
Asked by J.R. from Columbus
on July 10, 2010
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My dd who is 3 mos old now is suffering from reflux. She is on 20mg of Zegerid a day after trying zantac and prevacid. She is mostly breastfed, but gets 3 bottles of...
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- My ds has had reflux so bad that he is still on Zantac at 3yrs. The only way he slept through the night was on his tummy. I know, the official word is not. Desperat...
- Let her sleep in the swing. Don't worry about bad habits. My son was up every 2 hours around the clock until 9 months. Some kids just need to be up more, especially...
- Our son had the same problem. He was "colicky" until 11-12 months, so sleep was an issue for a long time. My best advice -- use the swing while it works. Our son di...
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...
