Overweight or Underweight: Similac
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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...
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...
, iAwesome Is Drinking Premixed and Powdered Similac Advance Formula Is That Ok?
Asked by S.2. from Bakersfield
on October 25, 2011
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My dd is on similac advanced. The premixed is sweeter and a little thicker ( I don't know just seems as such.) The powder is cheaper. So I've been giving the powder do...
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- It can affect her.. my daughter couldn't do the powder because of the amount of cornstarch in it.. we had to stick to the premixed, if anything she'd be getting consti...
- I crunched the numbers between the pre-mixed and powdered Similac Advance when my son was a baby. He seemed to do so much better on the pre-mixed, and the few dollars...
- My son drank breastmilk, powdered formula, and premixed, and no issued due to that. AS for the slee ing through the night thing, I am not sure how old your daughter i...
Daughter Not Gaining Weight
Asked by J.J. from Minneapolis
on May 27, 2010
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Has anyone experienced a problem with their child not gaining or maintaining weight? My daughter is almost 20 months old. She weighs just under 20 pounds. At her la...
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- tell the Doctor the other things you notice about her... the BM's, blue color, coughs, mucus. Don't guess. Just tell the Doc and let him/her decide/diagnose.
- I would take your daughter to a naturopathic doctor and have him run tests for food allergies and intolerances. I just had this done in Nov 2009 on myself; I had a fat...
- I would also get her testesd for cystic fibrosis...those are all common symptoms. The test is not invasive and you get results the day of.
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...
Equal Formula
Asked by K.R. from Syracuse
on April 7, 2009
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My friends baby is on Similac sensitive formula. She told me WIC won't cover it. They deal only with Enfamil. Is there an equal to similac sensitive?
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- If you go to the pediatrician he/she can write a script for the formula that you need despite the make. My daughter was on Similac Alimentum because she had an allergi...
- i think you can get prosobee...i had to put my daughter on that..i think wic covers it...on another note if i had babies all over again...i would never let them touch ...
- OK first issue, WIC goes by state. Depending on where you live, each state has a different contract. A state contracts for a particular formula. You did not put whe...
Generic Baby Formula and Name Brands
Asked by B.L. from Missoula
on August 5, 2010
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I'm having such a hard time with breastfeeding and I'm thinking about going to formula. Is the generic basically the same as the expensive stuff, such as similac?
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- If you are having a hard time breastfeeding, please do contact a local LLL leader before giving up on it. It is the best start you can give your baby and is recommende...
- I had a hard time breastfeeding my 2nd boy but I bought a pump when he was born. I pumped my milk for about 4 months and was able to put the milk in the freezer. He ...
- How old is your baby? The first few weeks are hard, and then it gets much easier. And I agree, it doesn't have to be all or nothing. If you need a break, give your ba...
My 8 Week Old Daughter Is Constipated and MISERABLE!! Please Help!!
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on August 1, 2009
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Okay so, I changed my dd formula from similac advanced to similac isomil, soy because with the other one, she was getting alot of uncomfortable gas. Well, immediately ...
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- You know, one of my son's had the very same problem.... I had found that there are some children's suppositories that work very well... and believe it or not the inex...
- Hello, I have a son who is 4 months old and little while back he seemed like he was constipated. His pediatrician said he could have 1 ounce of water a day but not ...
- I would suggest using a "sensitive" formula instead of soy. There is a lot of evidence against giving soy to babies. It's not especially good for adults, either, unle...
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 ...
Infant Formulas
Asked by C.S. from New York
on May 4, 2008
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I know breast feeding is best but I am not able to breast feed for medical reasons. I want some feedback on which formula is best and why. Can anyone help? I know of e...
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- I tried them all. Good Start worked best for us. There was less gas and fewer spit-ups. As an additional bonus, it was less expensive than the others.
- Good Start is much "closer" to breast milk than the others. It's also easier for the baby to digest because of the proteins. No other formula is like it. This statemen...
- Hi C., My dr. recommended that I keep my son on Enfamil until he was at least 2 1/2 months old. After that I switched to the Good Start products and he did better wi...
