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What Is the Best Soy Formula and Why?
Asked by A.D. from Seattle
on June 23, 2009
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My 12 day old baby boy has been having a horrible time with formula. I have tried few different types now, he spits-up a lot and has severe gas. I called my doctor ye...
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- Like a previous poster suggested... Since he is only 12 days old, perhaps you could try to breast-feed or at least pump breast-milk. I highly doubt that your milk is ...
- A., Any soy brand is fine. We used on our twins a few years ago. After feeding try sitting baby up for about 20-30 minutes (we had to with one of our boys). This wi...
- My 3 month old daughter has the same issues as your little one. She also didn't do well with the gentlease. We give her similac Isomil formula and she's doing much bet...
Soy Formula and Constipation
Asked by B.N. from Los Angeles
on June 3, 2010
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My six week old is on Similac Soy formula and is getting very constipated. We put her on the soy formula because she seems to have milk sensitivity. We even tried the ...
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- my baby girl had the SAME EXACT problem. And I also tried everything you listed. I finally ended up going to a doctor to help me figure this out. He told me to get lax...
- soy is very hard to digest (especially in "new" organs). If you can find an alternative that is not soy based that might solve the problem. In the meantime you can...
- My son has the same exact problem right now. He is nine weeks old. We discussed his situation with his doctor and she said that as long as his poop is soft, not hard l...
Giving Soy Formula to Baby
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on May 20, 2010
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My son is 9 months old and breastfed but also gets formula. We've never had an issue with giving him any type of formula - he takes any and all hungrily! I found some ...
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- Ive heard that soy is like a fake estrogen or makes you get too much estrogen or something... ive never researched it because ive never had to put mine on soy but my ...
- you need to stay with the same formula he normally takes. Switching formulas no matter what brand can cause problems. Soy is usually used for babies that have proble...
- Unfermented soy is not healthy for anyone. Soy acts like estrogen in our bodies, so it is especially bad for boys, and even worse for babies. Would you give him 10 o...
Mom Wondering About Soy Formula
Asked by R.H. from Grand Forks
on February 25, 2009
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I have a 7 week old boy, on milk based formula he spit most of his bottle up after. So we swithed him to soy and he does not spit up half as much and is not so fussy a...
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- I have heard that too and my son is 3 and a half months and when I quit breastfeeding about a month ago I had the same problem , my sister who had the same problem tol...
- i had heard of it before, and googled to find this article: http://www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/food/soy_story.html maybe that will give you some more ...
- Hey R.-when my son was the same age I had the same thing happen. I originally thought it was that I went from breast feeding to formula-I started with a milk based for...
Question About Soy Formula
Asked by B.D. from Springfield
on September 5, 2007
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My son will turn a year in a few days and I am worried about switching from his formula to milk. I nursed until he was 6 months and then switched to formula. His tum...
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- B. - I have three children - I nursed all of them until ten months and then switched to soy formula for the same reason you did - they did not tolerate the milk. They...
- My son had allergies to both soy and milk protiens. He was on a specialized formula made from amino acids. when it came time to make the switch I was very nervous. M...
- you could call his ped and ask to have him tested for lactose allergies or just try soy milk.. some kids who have trouble with cows milk can tolerate goats milk.. my s...
Milk Versus Soy Formula
Asked by N.S. from Tucson
on May 28, 2009
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Hi moms! Our baby is currently on soy formula. When his sister was 18 months, we found out that she was allergic to the milk protein, and probably had been since she...
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- anther thing to consider is that soy allergies are just as prevelant as milk allergies. my son was sensitive to milk, so i gave him a lot of soy his second year. he en...
- N., If I were you I would go to www.mercola.com and type soy or soy formula into the site search box. This should provide you with a wealth of information. I don't ...
- It's good that you listen to your gut instinct and are seeking information about this. Soy is not good, but dairy isn't really either. A better solution is good, pure,...
Switching to Soy Formula
Asked by B.W. from Louisville
on April 23, 2009
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We just switched my 3 week old to Similac Soy Formula (From Similac Advance). She now has a bowel movement at almost every feeding...Good news: she does not seem as f...
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- Hi B. W., My daughter was born a premmie. I started out breast-feeding and when I stopped, the doctor put her on soy because the other formulas did not agree with ...
- give her time to adjust. I had both my babies (now 5yrs and 3yrs) on soy and the fussiness practically disappeared. My daughter always seemed to drink 4oz then about a...
- hey B., I never did formula, but from I have learned through my nursing mom's group, soy is one of the best to go with. The fact that she wants to eat less more freque...
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...
Switching from Soy to Regular Formula
Asked by D.C. from Phoenix
on August 20, 2008
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When my youngest son was born, he was very fussy. His doctor said he was colicky, then he also had acid reflux. After trying different formulas, we finally got him on ...
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- Hello D., I saw your post and even though I cannot provide much insight I am going throuhg the same thing as you are. I have been exclusively breastfeeding my baby ...
- Hi D.- My son had difficulty dealing with anything but breast milk, though I tried all the alternatives. I would say to keep with whatever works (the soy formula) un...
- You might want to call and ask your dr what he/she thinks. My youngest had to be on soy formula also and we switched him to regular milk a month before his 1 yr birthd...
Acne/Rash From Soy Formula?
Asked by T.B. from Los Angeles
on April 15, 2008
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I've had to supplement with formula as I'm not producing enough at the moment. I gave my daughter a soy formula (earth's best brand) one night. My husband used a lacto...
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- Hello T.-when I went from breastfeeding to formula my baby developed dry skin also. There is nothing more pure then mommy's milk so I wouldn't doubt that her body is ...
- many different elements can cause skin rashes on a child, but it is wise to try to find the source. because dairy can be hard on young digestive systems and the soy f...
- Hi T.-- I agree with Natalie on the regular formula thing...unless there is a ethical or medical reason, you should probably try the regular 1st. I would just chec...
