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Milk Based Vs. Soy
Asked by S.S. from Lansing
on April 30, 2008
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I have a 4 1/2 month old daughter and we started with breastfeeding for 9 weeks (milk dried up) then transitioned to Enfamil Gentlease (for gas/fussiness). She seems ...
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- This is something you MUST discuss with your Dr. They are the ones that may detect allergies. You may need to be on a soy based formula. Good Luck
- Her stomach might just be a little out of whack. It's called a hiatel hernia, and trust me I had it for years myself! I'd have my dinner over and over until I took s...
- I had the same problem - I breastfed until my son was about 2 months old. My son would spit up A LOT when I had him on Enfamil and Soy Good Start formulas. I switche...
Is Enfamil Gentlease a Soy Formula?
Asked by K.H. from Des Moines
on May 8, 2010
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We switched my daughter to Gentlease due to her having a lot of problems with gas (despite vented bottles and gas drops in each bottle of formula). It seems to be hel...
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- The only way to be sure is to contact the company directly.
- No it is not a soy formula. It does have a trace like soy protien. It actually is the same formula as Lipil, it just has had the milk protien broken down more so that ...
- Hi K., I checked Wikipedia and found this Simethicone is an anti-foaming agent that decreases the surface tension of gas bubbles, causing them to combine into la...
Formula to Milk
Asked by C.D. from New York
on November 25, 2008
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My son is going to be 1 in 2 weeks. I want to start to wean him from formula to milk. How do I do it and what kind of milk do I use?
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- Dear C., I started with whole milk and added one ounce of milk to the formula while decreasing one ounce of formula. I did this for a whole day each ounce until I ...
- C., Well I was fortunate enought to not have any problems switching to cows milk. I just gave her cows milk one day and she didnt even know the difference. She sto...
- Hi C., I had a pretty easy time transitioning to milk. I didn't mix the formula and milk together. When we switched she was only taking 2 bottles of formula so I fi...
Won't Drink Milk from a Cup
Asked by A. from Milwaukee
on September 30, 2008
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My 13-month old daughter will not drink milk from a sippy cup...only a bottle. Her doctor said she doesn't need to drink much milk as long as she's getting dairy from...
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- She just holding out for the bottle. As long as she gets milk in the bottle, she won't from a cup. Throw away all the bottles and in a few days she'll want milk bad ...
- It took our 12-13 month old a full month of repeatedly trying before he would take milk from a sippy. But we never gave him the bottle again. Our doctor had suggeste...
- Our daughter wouldn't either. I figured it was just an association thing and since she is crazy about yogurt and cottage cheese we just let her go that route. If it'...
Sippy Cups and Whole Milk
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on October 27, 2009
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I have a thirteen-month old son, and I'm trying to transition him from bottles and formula to sippy cups and whole milk. He will only drink water out of sippy cups, a...
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- With my son we had to use the straw cups first then the soft, I think they were Nuby, sippy cups. It was only after a very long time of those that he transitioned to m...
- I flavored my daughters milk, Just a half teaspoon of Nesquick and her milk was a lot more interesting. It's not really an issue for me, because we brush teeth afterwa...
- Hi, K.! :) I had this same problem. It's really common. The little babies just need time to adjust to this new thing. People just have to have the patience to be c...
Milk in the Sippy Cup Strike!
Asked by Y.M. from Richmond
on January 26, 2007
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My 1 yr old daughter is going on a milk strike! She refuses to drink her milk from the sippy cup. She will drink her juice all day long but as soon as I try to sneak s...
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- Hi, I have had the same issue with my daughter and we mix a half cup of milk and half formula and she drinks that. i just dont think she is ready for the strong tast...
- I read somewhere to put water in the bottle and milk in the cup and most times they will take the cup because it's not water. I hope this idea helps, I've yet to try it.
- Hi! You might try a straw cup for the milk. I put my daughters juice in the sippys and the milk in the straw cups. I have done this since we transitioned her from the ...
Changing from Formula to Milk.
Asked by A.O. from San Antonio
on April 4, 2007
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I can not seem to get my daughter to drink milk. i really want to switch over to milk from formula. formula is so expensive. are there any tricks i can use? i have als...
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- I had the same problem. He just didnt like milk. So i added just a few drops of chocolate syrup. It took only a few bottles like that and now he loves his white milk. ...
- I breast fed my kids, but they too had a hard time switching to milk from breast milk. i found that if I microwaved the milk for about 10 seconds they started to drink...
- Hi A. I agree with other moms about mixing it a little at a time till it is 100% cow milk, keep in mind is the formual room temp, cold, warm, try to prep it the sam...
Giving My Baby Cow's Milk?
Asked by R.C. from Houston
on July 16, 2009
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When my son turns 1 in September I was going to start trying to give him cow's milk. My question is should I mix it with his formula first to see how he likes it? Also...
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- My son just turned one on Tuesday and he is on strictly cow's milk as of Tuesday. I started giving him 1,2,3,4 ounces of whole milk in his sippy cup since he was 11 mo...
- Hi R., I would first try to introduce the cow milk in a sippy cup and after a few days just make the switch- cold right out of the fridge- good luck and blessings
- Mix about 1/4 with the formula for a few days and serve at the same temp. at you normally do. Gradually work up to the full amount of milk also gradually work up the c...
Won't Drink Milk from a Sippy Cup!
Asked by B.M. from Boston
on April 30, 2008
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Hi there,
Since she turned 12 mos I have been trying to transition my now 14 mo. old daughter from the bottle to a sippy cup. She loves to drink water out of a sippy...
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- A few questions .. What did you have her on? Did you Breast Feed, use Formula, Etc. ... You might need to find a cup that she will drink from, maybe she wasn't ready ...
- Holly, Have you tried warming it up? My daughter won't drink it from a cup unless I warm it up, and I figure do what works, right? Good luck!
- Hi Holly, we actually had the same problem. My daughter loves water from her cup and didn't like milk from it. I bought her a "special" milk cup. Just one of those pl...
Making the Switch from Formula to Milk
Asked by C.G. from Chicago
on September 11, 2008
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My 12 month old son needs to stop formula and start milk. Also, the Dr. would like to see him off of a bottle in the next couple of months. He drinks a sippy cup wit...
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- I'd suggest just doing one thing at a time and, to take off some pressure or anxiety, try not thinking about what the doctor said. My MIL said the bottle to sippy cup ...
- It took me while to get my son off the bottle. At 14 months he finally took a NUBY soft spout sippy cup. After 3 weeks on that I gave him Gerber Take and Toss Sippy Cu...
- A friend of mine took her son to the store and let him pick out his own sippy cup and low and behold....he drinks milk from it now. Just a suggestion. Personally, I ...
