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Formula
Asked by D.N. from Tampa
on April 17, 2007
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As some of you already know from my previous cries out for help, I have a colicky baby with GERD (reflux) who was being breastfed, but now is on formula (to 1-see if i...
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- When you transition from different formulas, do what the first mom suggested and ease her into it. I feel so bad for you and her! I hate that doctor's give the advis...
- I give my baby of 2months infant gas relief drops and it has worked. And i also give him the same formula you give your baby. AND MY BABY HAS A LITTLE RELEX AND THE DO...
- Hi D. - I would try the Enfamil again, but trying mixing it half & half w/the Good Start to see if that helps reduce the crying...if that works, continue with mixing t...
Formula Issues
Asked by M.T. from Boston
on May 25, 2009
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I'm hoping someone may have some advice or have experienced the same issue. My 6 week old daughter had started out on Enfamil Lipil. She seemed to have such severe...
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- Both my boys had the exact same problems. We put them both on Alimentum and it worked like a charm!!! Give it a try, good luck!!
- M. sorry for your heart break, have you tried the Nestle Good Start, has several breat milk proteins and was gentle enough for my son who was breast fed. Best of Lu...
- Hi, It seems you got alot of responses. I didnt read them, but for us we switched to Nutramgin. It is $$, but my insurance covered it for one year(dr wrote prescri...
Bf'g, Food Allergies and Supplementing with Formula
Asked by G.T. from Boston
on August 12, 2011
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Hi there. I have a 7.5 mos old who has numerous food allergies, and I am still BF'g - doing a lot of eliminating foods. I work, so my supply is not as much as I need i...
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- All 5 of mine has food allergies. I didn't supplement but I had to watch what I ate while breastfeeding. My first weaned himself when he was 9 months old and I never...
- Contact your pediatrician and ask him/her. There are prescription formulas that the doctor can write a prescription for, or they may know other specialty formulas (by ...
- I don't have a specific formula to recommend, but I do have a tip for you. My friend recently got her daughter's Nutramigen 100% covered by insurance because it was m...
Difference in Two Specific Formulas for Newborn with Allergy
Asked by T.B. from Miami
on March 20, 2009
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My newborn has a cows milk/milk protien allergy and must feed her either Elecare formula or Neocate. Has anyone used either one? Is one better than the other?
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- get a nanny goat for the back yard. It will kep grass ansnweed down and the provide mikf for the babies. ASk your doc.
- Hi T., I keep children in my home and one of the babies was on the Elecare for severe allergies. He seemed to do really well on it . I believe they tried the Neocat...
- I've used neither but was given Alimentum (Similac) and my daughter did great on it. She went to soy at 9 months and is now on whole milk. Hopefully your little one ...
Newborn Gas
Asked by D.R. from Denver
on February 20, 2009
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My newborn son who is now 6 weeks old gets bad gas around 4-6 am every morning and is obviously uncomfortable and does not sleep well during these hours. He gets a ful...
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- Sounds like my story. I didn't produce enough milk so we had to use formula. At about 6 weeks I noticed the same thing gas and irritability. At about 2 months I st...
- I don't think all babies go through this, but us lucky moms do! My daughter was the same way, the only thing that worked for us was to pump her legs and then bend he...
- Hi D. - My first was very gassy and had problems from his first weeks. Baby massage worked amazingly well to relax him and many of the movements are geared toward h...
Meds for Acid Reflux in infants...Reglan?
Asked by C.R. from Los Angeles
on August 20, 2009
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My daughter is 3.5 months with bad acid reflux. We first tried previcid and now she is also taking reglan because the upper GI test showed she was asperating the form...
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- My son was on Reglan for over a year. At first they started him on Reglan and he was still in a lot of pain so they added prevacid. It helped a bit. Then they increase...
- when my son started having reflux the only thing that helped was starting oatmeal early..the meds didn't help at all..so i started mixing oatmeal into his breast milk ...
- zzzzzzmy grandaughter has serious reflux at 14 days. They kept her in the hospital for 3 days for tests. She then took reglan, small doses 2-3x a day. Plue we put ...
Son Throws up Everytime He Eats
Asked by K.O. from Denver
on October 2, 2006
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My son is almost 4 months old and everytime he eats he throws up his food. I have tried breastmilk and formula. My Pediatrician has also recommened me to try Pedilyt...
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- K. I'm so Sorry to hear about your son. My son had acid ref too and he was on zantac for 8 months, it didn't help until he was 6 months and he is doing alot better. Yo...
- Does it look like he is having any pain, especially when he eats? My daughter was like that as a baby, it was because she had acid reflux.
- My daughter did the same thing. We had her on Infamil because we only wanted the best formula for her but she would more than spit up everytime. Our doctor said the fo...
Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
Asked by J. from Chicago
on January 11, 2006
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About five weeks ago my (then six week old)daugter had blood in her stool. Our pediatrician as well as the GI doctor that we consulted felt that the blood was an indi...
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- I am a little late in checking email so also late in responding. Don't know how much info you have gotten on this yet, but my son has a definite milk protien allergy. ...
- Athough I was allergic to cow's milk as a child, it was mild and didn't present itself while my mother was nursing me. However, I would suggest that you get "Is This Y...
- J., My 11-month old had very small amounts of blood in her stool early on, and they told me the same thing. I never really believed it, but hers was not that bad. ...
8Wk Old Cries ALOT!
Asked by T.C. from Boston
on November 14, 2008
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I need your help. Of course, my 2.5 year old was the perfect baby so we knew we were going to be in trouble with our new little one. He has acid reflux so he is on m...
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- First I would advise you to relax about the pacifier dear. The infant is not even two months old. Very seldom see a child five or older with pacifiers, they outgrow...
- My little guy is 9 weeks and very fussy too - unless there is a serious reason you can't breastfeed, I would try to relactate - formula is so, so hard to digest. Als...
- Hi T. .. just a thought, what formula do you have him on? He might be allergic to something and you might want to try switching him to a Soy Based Formula -- Lactosee...
Looking for Breastfeeding Advice
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on December 7, 2009
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Hello Moms.
Here's my dilemma. I have a beatiful new baby girl whom is about 9 weeks old. Before she was born I promised myself I would do the best I could when it c...
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- If I were you I'd just stick with the formula for now on. Who know's if the diet would even work and that's a very strict diet. I don't think I would try it.
- A., Congratulations on making it 2 months. You have made it a lot longer than many who didn't have your struggles. My husband has a rare and severe milk allergy a...
- Hi A., Here is my thoughts on this and I see that you have received several so I am not sure if someone else said the same. I don't think it has to be one way or the...
