Nighttime Feedings: Enfamil
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Enfamil Gentlease
Asked by T.M. from Miami
on April 7, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone has ever given their baby enfamil gentlease formula. Please advise if it helped with the gas. He recently turned one month old.
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- I have not used the enfamil gentlease but my baby did have a lot of gas and reflux. She was switched to Similac Sensitive at one day old and then to Enfamil AR Lipil a...
- I have tried it and it didn't seem to be any different from regular formula, I wound up still having to give my two month old son ovol drops or gripe water after feedi...
- Hi T., My son had the same problem with gas. We switched from the powder mix to the premixed (it's more expensive, but it was worth my son's comfort) and Dr. Brow...
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...
Anyother Moms Using Enfamil A.R. Lipil
Asked by L.R. from Detroit
on December 13, 2007
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I now some of you will say that brestfeeding is best, BUT she is adopted and was started on formual and I am ok with that. We have been having formula issues for a few...
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- My son had the same issues. He was put on medication for acid reflux and we were advised to thicken the formula with cereal. We used a #3 nipple instead of a #1 and ...
- I am giving my daughter the same formula. I use the Parents choice bottles for anti cholic (Dr. Brown style). I had to take the nipples and make the hole a little bi...
- L., I am a breastfeeding dietitian/nutritionist (haven't worked since second child though). I just wanted to say the way you are going about finding the right formu...
Enfamil Lipil W/ Iron vs Kirkland Formula
Asked by L.M. from Chicago
on April 21, 2007
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Hello,
I'm down to breastfeeding during the night and using formula for all other feedings. Formula is expensive!!! I'm using Enfamil Lipil w/ Iron. At my last C...
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- Try making your own formula. We tried the Kirkland brand but our daughter got horribly fussy on it. Take rice milk (4 oz) and add .5 or 1 tablespoon of Flaxseed Oi...
- HI L.! I used the Kirkland brand, as well as other store brands for both of my children. They are way more cost effective, and according to my doctor, they are jus...
- Although they are all pretty similar in nutritional value, I HATED the way that all of the formulas created so many bubbles when you shake it. I felt like I was feedi...
Frequent Night Time Breast Feedings
Asked by J.B. from Dallas
on November 13, 2010
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Thanks in advance moms for your help. My daugter is about to be 3 months, and started going thru a growth spurt last week. She was cluster feeding during the day. Tha...
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- Would you consider bringing her into bed with you until the growth spurt is over. When my son has growth spurts I just bring him in bed and sleep while he eats. I do t...
- she is just snacking! there is no reason she needs to be eating that much at night. Once she is 10lbs she can sleep 6 to 8 hours at night without eating. Should be get...
- I have a 10 month old he is 100% breast feed dont sleep through the night at all. Just latch her on at night time let her suck and go to sleep. Unlike bottle they hav...
NO Bottle at Night
Asked by A.S. from Detroit
on March 11, 2011
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My Daughter is going to be a year old in a couple of days, The last couple of days probably about a week now, she has not taken a bottle at night. If i try to feed it ...
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- Could she be ill? Earache? Teething? My kids took the bottle long after 1 year. That was the very last bottle they gave up.
- Don't freak out just yet. Being that she is 1 she is probably just ready to stop taking the bottle. You can try getting her used to a sippie during the day while she h...
- if she doesnt want the bottle then she just doesnt want it. probably doesnt need it anymore or just plain isnt hungry. My oldest son, he will be 2 in a week, was total...
Cereal in the Bottle at Night?
Asked by J.V. from Sioux Falls
on February 15, 2008
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Hello all...
This is my first posting on this site so bare with me if you can for a bit. I had my baby 5 weeks early and just got to bring her home from the hospital...
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- I would have to say that I was shocked at some of the advise you have recieved. I personally belive that a premature baby such as your child should not have anything p...
- I agree with Jaime, some of the advice you've gotten is downright scary. Your baby is a PREEMIE, a NEWBORN PREEMIE. Her tummy is tiny, and if you start force feeding h...
- First of all, I think your baby might have her days/nights a bit mixed up...that can be fixed. CALL THE DOCTOR FOR ADVICE ASAP. I second Jaime's advice. It's WAY to...
Need Help Sleeping Through the Night!!!
Asked by L.H. from Spartanburg
on January 24, 2008
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I need some help with getting my 6 month old to sleep though the night. I am still nursing her at night and so when I get her in bed she will only sleep from 3-6 hour...
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- hi L., this is an email just to let you know you are not alone. I too am a breastfeeding mama. my child is 18 months old. she has never wanted to take a bottle an...
- I know what you are going through! We had sleepless nights for 13 months until I quit nursing her during the night. It was the hardest thing we have had to go throug...
- My son did the same thing. He was just hungry, thats why he would wake up. Thats when I started introducing formula and cereal. I would mix it with my breast milk ...
Fussy Baby at Night
Asked by A.A. from Chicago
on June 27, 2008
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My 6 week old daughter becomes fussy at night time between 8 and 10 pm. Nothing can calm her down not even holding. She cries so much that she vomits her feeding and...
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- Oooh, having a screaming, vomiting baby that can't be comforted is really rough. Like a lot of the moms who responded, I ran wtaer, turned on the vaccuum, shussed very...
- Buy, Read, and Try the Method in Happiest Baby on the Block!!! I swear by it and so do all of my friends with babies. It can take about a week of vigilance, but work...
- it looks like you've received a lot of responses.. my 1st daughter was exactly like yours & gas drops did the trick! good luck!
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...
