Night Waking & Crying: Similac
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Similac Advance - Formula Question
Asked by B.L. from San Francisco
on December 20, 2008
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Since our baby was born, she was breastfed, but needed a supplement. We continued using the formula we started on in the hospital - Similac Advance. She has been doing...
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- i also had to supplement and my daughter had the same problem. I used nestle good start and pre mixed it. I would make a blender full of formula at atime. After u blen...
- We switched to Similac Sensitive (for fussiness and gas), and our almost 6-month-old daughter is doing great on it. We also started warming up the water we mix it with...
- Try mixing the powder in advance and putting it in the fridge. Maybe the bubbles from mixing it are not agreeing with her. Satay the course as it takes a couple of fee...
Similac Vs. Enfamil
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on January 23, 2008
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Hello Mommies! I have a newborn, only 13 days old. We've figured out she has a milk intolerance so we started giving her Similac Alimentum formula about a week ago. ...
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- My Dr. recommended Enfamil. Both of my daughters had problems with formula. I ended up putting my first on Soy and my second on Lactofree and they did much better. ...
- I used Isomil soy for my daughter, I don't think it really fixed the gassy pain. I found something called GRIPE WATER, It's made with ginger root, fennel, and chamomi...
- I am a mother of 23 month old triplets. They were all started on enfamil enfacare (to gain weight). They all were switched to enfamil nutramigen for different reasons...
Question About Similac Alimentum
Asked by S.M. from Richmond
on July 11, 2008
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I have a two month old who has had some feeding issues. His doctor put him on Alimentum two days ago because of his spitting up. He had been gaining weight well. My do...
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- Wow, 6 ounces per feeding for a 2 month old seems a lot! But then again, like you said, he is a big baby. My daughter is nearly 15 weeks old and is taking 5 ounces p...
- Hello - My 6 month old has been on Alimentum pretty much since birth due to severe reflux. We tried other formulas, but he spit up a lot and didn't want to eat. ...
- Lots of babies I know, including my son. When I started supplementing formula when I was at work, he wouldn't eat much put was still gaining some weight, but very gas...
Discomfort Night Feeding
Asked by K.L. from Tampa
on June 9, 2008
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My son is three weeks old and I've been noticing for the past week that he becomes agitated after his night feeding. When I put him down to sleep afterwards he become...
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- Hi K., This is not really a solution, more of a ME TOO! With my first child she never had this but this (4 weeks old today) one seems to be extra gassy (bottom half...
- Congrats K.!! I used Mylicon after every feeding with my first daughter. I never heard of it causing constipation nor did it cause it with her. But what it sounds like...
- are you nursing or bottle feeding? if nursing, i don't think the mylicon causes too much constipation. I would try right after the feeding, try to get a birp, then g...
Good Start Formula vs Similac vs Nutramigen
Asked by P.D. from Lake Charles
on September 23, 2010
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I have been breastfeeding my daughter pretty much exclusively until about 6 weeks old when I started supplementing more with formula. I had tried the Similac Advanced ...
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- I had similar issues with my daughter - who is now 13 by the way! Dr. started me off with Nutramigen to supplement my breasfeeding as well... way too expensive! We s...
- I would derfinatly go with good start. Every company will tell you that they are most like breast milk, and Good Start really is. if you do reasearch on them, one th...
- my son hated how good started tasted...he absolutely refused it. lol. my sisters kids were on it for a while--- no problems. I am partial to similac senstive, though.....
Bottle Feeding
Asked by K.R. from Madison
on November 3, 2009
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My son is always hungry. He eats 5 ounces every three hours. He screams for it at two hours. I was wondering what formula i should choose to feed him? One that will fi...
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- K.- You might want to ask your question again but let us know how old your son is, as that makes a difference for how often he eats/how much!
- Put a little rice cereal in the bottle to thicken it up... The doctor might not recommend it just yet, but if your kid is hungry, he's hungry!!! Good luck... :o)
- You didn't say how old your son is but if he is screaming for more formula at 2 hours it could be that he isn't getting enough at the time. You might want to increase...
Feeding Problems
Asked by C.D. from Anchorage
on April 7, 2008
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I have been having problems feeding my 3 month old. About 2 weeks ago she started getting so much gas durring feeding(formula...tried to breast feed but it just did no...
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- i had this same problem with my first. he had to go to soy and he still had some gas but it was much better. my second was on gentlease and we had to switch him to sim...
- I dont remember if the gentlease is soy or just lactose free but i would try soy. We had this problem with both of our boys and my older one took to lactose free my y...
- Hi C., Your daughter sounds just like my 4 month old son, and yes I tried the gentlease, and it worked for a few days, but his tummy eventually rejected it and if it ...
Cluster Feeding??
Asked by J.K. from Kalamazoo
on January 10, 2012
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My little one is about 1 week old now. Breastfeeding is going well during the day until about 7 at night. Then he starts what I am told is cluster feeding, he goes b...
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- Ok First I want you to stop BREATH RELAX!!!!! You are doing awesome you are a fresh mommy again your drained and tired and doing very very very very very WELL!!!!!! No...
- I think it's less of a hunger thing at night and more of a "soothing" thing. I would try to pump one side while he nurses the other, then offer the other breast (the ...
- La Leche League! You can find a meeting/leader near you at http://www.llli.org/webus.html Also check out the leaky b@@B page on facebook! AndI'm with the other'...
Baby Is Crying During a Feeding
Asked by D.C. from New York
on June 20, 2008
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My baby was breastfed almost exclusively via bottle for 2 months, but now my supply is very low and I'm weaning her onto formula. We've switched from Similac with Iro...
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- make the hole in the nipple bigger and add baby cereal to the formula. She crys because she is so hungry and it tires her out to eat...thus only one ounce at a time. ...
- Have you tried soft music, talking or singing to her while feeding....maybe some pleasant distraction will help...
- I don't mean to sound so definite, but I am surprised that your pediatrician has not suggested to you that she may have acid reflux. My daughter has it and so did bot...
Introducing Bottle Feeding
Asked by C.K. from San Francisco
on February 14, 2009
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Would like to know what is the best way to intro my 3 months old baby to bottle feeding & which bottle is the best out there.
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- I personally like the Dr Browns Bottles. My daughter seemed to have less gas, lighter burps, and hardly to no tummy aches (that I know of). She did spit up but that wa...
- C., I don't know if you plan on continuing to breastfeed, but if you do-- the Adiri bottle is great- it is shaped like a breast and most babies like it. I also like...
- I used Playtex drop-ins premium, clear nipples. My daughter didn't have much colic with them at all and she adjusted to the nipples quite easy. When I have another c...
