Overweight or Underweight: Alimentum
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Similac Alimentum Spit up Issue
Asked by L.S. from Detroit
on January 13, 2012
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I have tried 5 formulas now for my 2 1/2 month old son. Started with Enfamil Newborn, which made him gassy and constipated, then went to gentleease, which still made h...
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- with all the stories about babies and spit up issues - I'm really wondering if it's partly due to all this powdered stuff!?? I just didn't have these issues with my t...
- It might not be too late to bring your breastmilk back. You might contact Le Leche League or a lactation consultant to see how you might go about that. It might be we...
- My daughter was on the same formula from 2 months until over a year. Even with that she was still constipated but it helped. Im thinking maybe you need to give it more...
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...
2 Month Old Not Gaining Weight
Asked by B.K. from Washington DC
on December 1, 2006
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I have 4 kids. My oldest 3 did very well. Now I have a newborn. He is 2 months. At birth he was 8 lbs 11 oz. We left the hospital & he was 8 lbs 8 oz. Well I took him ...
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- My youngest went through this as well. He weighed 8lbs. 3 ozs. at birth and by 2 months old he had lost close to 4 pounds before they got everything figured out. He wa...
- B., i know how frustrated you must be feeling right now. i have a 22 month old son who is just now weighing in at a little over 21 pounds. we have triend everythin...
- my bestfriends son did that and he was just little for ever then at about 6 months he just started to gain alot all at once His mom was so scared she had him looked at...
Gerber Good Start
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on November 24, 2010
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Hi.. I have a very fussy (might be colicky) 1 month old daughter. She has already been on Alimentum since about 1 week old because the Doctor didn't think she was dig...
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- I had tried several different formulas with my daughter and the one that seemed not to bother her was the Carnation Good Start(not sure it is the same one you are refe...
- my son is on the good start soy and does well with it.he has acid reflux also. i tried alimentum with him and hated it.
- The reflux meds might be worth a try. My almost 4 month old did not spit up but I could here it coming up and her swallowing it back down. And she would start cryin...
Two Questions - Switching Formulas & Preemie Smiling
Asked by K.K. from Lafayette
on April 12, 2010
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OK, I'm back again with questions for all you Moms of preemies (and non-preemies). First, I must apologize for any typos, I'm doing this one-handed - as I do most thi...
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- I think that you can expect him to do things about 6 weeks behind "normal" kids. Like if a "normal" kid smiles at 3 months (no idea if that's right..just a number I pi...
- Our adopted son was not a preemie, but he had to use Alimentum as well. It is expensive, but comparison shop so you can get the best deal (the manufacturer (Similac) ...
- I never had a premie, but I remember reading that you can expect the milestones to happen when he would have been 3 2-3 mos old if he had been born at term. It'll com...
Cereal in Bottle for 6 Week Old
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on December 1, 2010
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Our Pediatrician suspects that my almost 6 week old has "silent reflux" .. She is very very fussy with crazy crying spells all day. Today when I had my oldest there i...
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- My son had gastro problems as well. We put him on rice cereal at 2 months by a spoon. Giving baby rice cereal in a bottle can choke them. BUTTT we also had to give our...
- Yes!! It is WAAAAAYYYYYYY to soon for cereal!!! ALL reputable, responsible organizations (World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, US Dept. of Health...
- Both of my daughters had issues with reflux. My oldest had silent reflux. We put her on zantac and rice cereal in the bottle at 6 weeks and it made a world of differ...
Formula Sensitivity?
Asked by N.O. from Richland
on April 2, 2010
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I am breastfeeding my 7 week old and he consumes way more than my daughter did at the same age. I'm having trouble keeping up my supply with him...especially in the e...
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- Heading to the pediatrician sounds like the right thing to me, too. I'm a little surprised they won't see you the same day after having blood in his stool - did you me...
- We supplemented for my son because I DID have supply problems. I really like Baby's Only Organic Formula http://www.naturesone.com/ and we never had any problems. Yo...
- My son had a milk protein intolerance which developed when I was breastfeeding (I love to drink milk...). We ultimately put him on Nutramigen (just Enfamil's version ...
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...
3 Month Old with Reflux "Spitting Up"
Asked by L. from Dallas
on April 16, 2008
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My sweet and wonderful 3 month old has acid reflux. We are controlling the acid with 15mg of Prevacid daily and, with that, the pain now seems to be under control.
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- My almost 3 yr old had acid reflux from 7 wks until 15 months and yes it was VERY Projectile and excessive. I do feel your pain but hang in there it shall pass. I did ...
- My daughter had this issue-Enfamil AR helped quite a bit as it is pre-thickened with rice cereal. This along with feeding her cereal was an improvement and she at leas...
- We had the same issues with my daughter who is now 7 months old. I do not give my children medicine unless it is absolutely neccessary. I switched my little girl to ...
Should I Bring My Baby to Children's Memorial Hospital?
Asked by T.D. from Chicago
on November 21, 2008
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My son, almost 7 months old, has had excessive spitting up for months now. It began when he was 4 months but the problem became extreme around 5 months. By 6 months th...
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- If your son is losing weight or not gaining weight, this is definitely a more urgent concern. Central Dupage Hospital has an affiliation with Children's Memorial (the...
- hi T., I'm sorry that you and your son are going through such frustration; I hope you discover something that gives him some relief soon!! I would strongly suggest th...
- Absolutely! 1 800 Kidsdoc will screen you and get you in with the appropriate doctor! (Just be prepared to spend 1 hour on the phone, sometimes on hold. Have a book...
