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Can I Wean off Formula Before 12Months? Enfamil Death Has My Anxiety at 11
Asked by S.2. from Bakersfield
on December 22, 2011
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Okay so I fully understand that doctors recommend waiting until child is at least 1 years of age before starting cows milk. But what i'm realizing (now that ive been a...
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- I started my daughter drinking some cow milk at 10 months. I was tired of expressing breastmilk at work, it was just a hassle. So she got cow milk in her bottles tha...
- I would say from experience not to give cows milk. Like Dawn mentions below ,giving cows milk can cause your little one to develop an allergy to dairy. This happened t...
- I started whole milk at 6months in a sippy cup during lunch. It was not my kids main source of nutrition they were still on formula. By 1 they both were fully on who...
Recommendation on Different Baby formula...No More Similac Sensitive for Spit Up
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on February 13, 2011
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Mamas,
Originally I had my little one on Similac Advance and she had a hard time with that. Then we switched to Similac Sensitive for Spit Up and she was doing bet...
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- We tried all the expensive stuff with both our girls but little tummies couldn't tolerate them either. Our DR suggested we try Parent's Choice Gentle Formula (it's th...
- Earth's Best....that's what finally worked for our son. It's organic and a little bit more expensive, but our son didn't spit it up! You can find it Target, Babies R U...
- Enfamil A.R. or I have heard that the Target formula is the same. I prefer Enfamil over Similac but have to use Similac because I have WIC with my twins. A.R. is a bit...
Bottled Water Vs. Tap Water for 3M's Formula
Asked by M.F. from Dallas
on September 23, 2008
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As first-time parents, we have had to balance what the books ("Baby 411" et.al.) say, and what veteran mom friends and family say. The books say to use bottle water, o...
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- Tap water tastes bad to me. I can taste when they treat it with chlorine. I have a brita water pitcher with the filter in it. I give my daughter vitamins, and make sur...
- My strongest objection to tap water for baby formula is the fact that they do not give the boil order fast enough when contamination can be in the water supply. Tha...
- I bought the Nursery water for my daughter when she was born and my pediatrician said tap water is just as good. If it is good enough for us it is good for them as we...
Formula and Constipation - Still Struggling
Asked by L.E. from Philadelphia
on June 16, 2007
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Thank you for everyone's response to my concerns - I have received some great advice - went to Soy Nestle Good Start - unfortunately after a week, didn't work. So we ...
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- I am having the constipation problem currently with my 9 week old. I'm told by the pediatricians that switching formula is a last resort. I have been giving our son ...
- much to many people's amazement, soy is not always the best option for bebies. many are allergic and it's not that easy to digest. and contrary to previous beliefs, ...
- I went through all of this and the only formula that worked was Enfamil Gentlease for my daughter. I also want to add that I disagree with continuing any baby on a fo...
1 Year Old Baby Refuses to Drink Cow's Milk--and Now Is Refusing Formula
Asked by L.C. from Portland
on March 9, 2009
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Last weekend we started to transition our one year old boy to cow's milk. We mixed a little into his bottles, tried offering it to him straight in a sippy cup at meals...
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- Cow milk is for baby cows. In spite of the Dairy industry's millions spent to convince us other wise. Many, many children are allergic to cow milk and survive jus...
- I started to offer a sippy cup of enriched rice milk along with regular breast feeding at that stage with my boys. I personally don't feel that soy milk is as good for...
- When I transitioned my first child, I did half formula and half milk so it wouldn't be too foreign and slowly moved to straight milk. When my child was probably 15 mo...
My 2Yr Old Son Likes Eating My 5Mnth Old Sons Baby Formula Powder Is It Harmfu?
Asked by J.X. from Bakersfield
on October 7, 2010
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my 2yr old son likes eating my 5mnth old sons baby formula powder... its not mixed, i keep it nxt to me for night feedings and i would wake up in the morning 2 find th...
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- Just put the Formula container where he cannot reach it.
- Hi, Have you read the ingredients on the label? Baby formula is mostly sugar in the form of corn syrup, so that is why he is eating it. Yes, sugar can be harmful ...
- Why don't you just keep it out of his reach. I don't think its harmfult to him but i would check with you pediatrician for safety sake.
SIMILAC On Recall...
Asked by R.B. from Boston
on September 24, 2010
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i can't believe this...jus as my son getting use to a formular something goes wrong! it came on the news (jamaica) this morning that all mothers sould stop use the Sim...
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- I don't think Similac will be on the shelves for a while so you don't really have a choice about trying something else. Just buy a small can if you're worried he won'...
- its the powder only!!! not the premade...
- Get a prescription for breastmilk or ask a local breastfeeding club for donations. Our club, Cape Cod Breastfeeding Moms, set up one mom who couldn't nurse with enoug...
Crib Vs. Bassinet
Asked by M.R. from Provo
on July 2, 2010
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We are buying items for our first child who is on the way soon :). I am looking at all the things to buy, and was wondering about a crib vs . bassinet. I know bassine...
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- We used only a crib with both of our kids. We formula fed (please no bashing), so there was no advantage to having a bassinet. We had to get up anyway and walking 10 f...
- I agree that the bassinet is a waste of money too. With my first we only used the crib and #2 we started in the bassinet. It was nice having the bassinet so close to m...
- If you buy a bassinet I HIGHLY recommend you purchase one that has a LIGHTED UP MOBILE! (Ours is Kolcraft.) Our kids LOVED it. It would put them to sleep all the ti...
Similac Formulas
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on September 24, 2010
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Well I'm sure most of you are aware of the Similac recalls because their formula may contains parts of beetles or beetle larve! NASTY... Well I used Similac with my ...
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- A choice to breastfeed would solve all these problems, not that there aren't occasionally problems with this but virtually impossible for the milk not to agree with ba...
- Have you considered breastfeeding? It's actually quite easy and you don't have to think about what is in it or how your baby will react.
- I used Nestle(Now Gerber) Good Start with both of my children and they loved it. I would recommend Gerber Good Start. It was easy on their stomach and they weren't gas...
HELP Switching 13 Mo Old to Whole Milk/weaning from Bottle
Asked by S.H. from Nashville
on March 6, 2008
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My 13 month old is not taking to whole milk. I have been mixing it with his formula like either 1/2 and 1/2 or 2 oz formula to 6 oz whole milk ... most of the time he...
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- My daughter could not tolerate any formula. After we tried everyone of them the doctor finally told me to start her on milk.. Whole milk is very thick,, so I started ...
- I hate to say it but my son is nearly 2 and is still drinking milk from a bottle! I had followed what some of these other moms have suggested. Just doing it graduall...
- you might start by trying his formula cold from the fridge like milk would be, and formula in his sippy. if you can get him to do cold formula in a sippy, you are one ...
