Visits & Tests: Similac
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Similac Vs. Enfamil
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on January 23, 2008
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Hello Mommies! I have a newborn, only 13 days old. We've figured out she has a milk intolerance so we started giving her Similac Alimentum formula about a week ago. ...
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- My Dr. recommended Enfamil. Both of my daughters had problems with formula. I ended up putting my first on Soy and my second on Lactofree and they did much better. ...
- I used Isomil soy for my daughter, I don't think it really fixed the gassy pain. I found something called GRIPE WATER, It's made with ginger root, fennel, and chamomi...
- I am a mother of 23 month old triplets. They were all started on enfamil enfacare (to gain weight). They all were switched to enfamil nutramigen for different reasons...
Pediatric GI Doctor
Asked by J.A. from Kansas City
on June 3, 2007
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One of my twins has reflux and crys 75% of the day. I took him to see a doctor on Friday because I believe he may be in pain. She believes he has reflux (but him on ...
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- I took my son to Children's Mercy South GI clinic. I don't remember the doctors name but I love them. Also my son's pedatrician is wonderful. We switched to him bec...
- i don't have any good pediatric gi doctors, the one i saw was rude and dismissive, but we switched our son to similac isomil advance soy formula, and it helped him gre...
- First, Children's Mercy is the best- hands down! I love Charlie Roberts in the GI dept, although you really can't go wrong down there. I'm not sure if you need a ref...
Acid Reflux HELP - Tips and Doctor Recommendations
Asked by I.A. from Columbus
on July 17, 2008
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Hi everyone,
I have a 4 month old daughter who was recently diagnosed with acid reflux. She had always been fussy and I took her to the doctor several times (in Can...
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- Ok now I know what you are going through I was just there with one of my twins so First thing is you should have your babies doctor get an appt with a GI specialist ...
- Hi I., First of all, you're not a terrible mom. You're doing everything you can to help your child but unfortunately your resources have let you both down. Second, My ...
- Hey there. Sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time. My son who is now 14 started life with a really bad bout of acid reflux syndrome. First, I cannot stres...
Switching from Formula to Milk
Asked by F.H. from Mobile
on August 5, 2007
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My daughter turned 1 on August 2nd and she has been on Similac Alimentum since she was six weeks old.The doctor said that if I gave her whole milk now it would make he...
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- Hi F. - I can't answer your question about WIC, but I can tell you how we transitioned my son to whole milk. I myself am lactose intolerant and I breastfed my son, so ...
- DD was on a couple of different types of formula (all lactose free, one soy based, and something else) Does your child eat food yet? When DD started eating food, I t...
- Did the doctor not suggest something to do?? If he says whole milk is going to make her throw up, then what does he expect that you give her? I'd call the doctor's of...
Is This a Food Allergy
Asked by T.P. from Chicago
on March 28, 2008
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My daughter is 6 weeks old and has a "rash" on her face. It seems to come and go. After she feeds (Similac Advanced w/ Iron) it gets red. About 20 min later it's just...
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- Hi T., I would say yes that seems like at least a sensitivity. My son was diagnosed with lots of food allergies early in life and sometimes the reactions to the ...
- Hold on for the next week appt. so dr. can see for himself what it looks like. As long as baby is not crying (like it's burning her or irretating her) don't worry till...
- We went through similar issues w/ my daughter who is now 4. We switched detergents to All free for all our laundry and started using Arbonne products. Unfortunately ...
Infant Eczema
Asked by T.M. from South Bend
on February 3, 2008
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My 5 month old daughter has had eczema since she was 2 months. When it flares up, it bothers her so much. We have been to the doctor and have tried various Rx and OT...
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- Trisha, My name is J. and I have 4 boys. The second to youngest has asthma and the youngest has eczema. I was introduced to an awesome company called Melaleuca and it...
- Our daughter has had the same since birth (she is now two years). Our doc. gave us a RX for hydrocortazone 2% and it works great at getting rid of any flare-up over n...
- Rx steroid cream worked for us. You can try something like hydrocordozone cream. I also found that PurLan (the pure lanolin ointment they give you for sore nipples w...
Changing My Babies Formula
Asked by L.L. from Albany
on July 16, 2010
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hello
i have a 3 month old son and i went to the doctor the other day because my son was cramping alot and is constipated from the formula i was giving him similac o...
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- I added rice cereal to the formula.. helped with the spit up, because it was just a little bit thicker and wouldnt come up as easy. I tried all the formulas and Good S...
- My baby went through a spit up stage when he was about 3 months old. It lasted about 6 weeks. He's 6 months old now and hasn't spit up in a couple of months. There is ...
- When my son was born I tried so many different formulas and the one I found and stuck with similac alimentum it's hypo everything, although he did continue to throw up...
Baby Throws up a Lot!
Asked by B.H. from Phoenix
on September 3, 2008
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My little guy is almost 3 months old now and pretty much after every feeding, he throws up when he burps. Sometimes he throws up in between feedings. It is enough to...
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- I haven't had this problem, but I spoke with a Mom in my Moms Group and she had those problems with both of her boys. It was very serious where they couldn't keep foo...
- My daughter had the same thing. She was on Zantac for her reflux. It helped a lot. If it is not helping your baby maybe you need to go to something stronger. My da...
- Hi B., I'm Chris. My second daughter, Brianne, had projectile vomiting when she was a baby. Our first never did, so we asked the Dr. He said she'd outgrow it... pro...
Switching Formulas B/c of Excessive Spit Up
Asked by A.M. from Cincinnati
on October 2, 2008
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Hello, I have an 11 week old perfect baby girl! She has been on Similac Advance with Iron since she as about 2 and half weeks after it was deemed that i was not going...
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- My son was on that too and he was spitting up alot, I switched him to prosobee and it stopped, that formula worked good for him
- that happened with my oldest child and i switched her to Nestle Good Start and it helped alot.
- my daughter spit up a lot too, and she was breastfed. some babys just spit up! she grew out of it... put a bib on her all the time to mop up the spit up, and keep ...
Eight Month Old Still Spitting Up!
Asked by A.C. from Phoenix
on August 17, 2011
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Hi Moms,
I'm not too worried about it yet, but my hubby is so I thought I would get some other opinions on the matter before I talk to her doctor about it at our ne...
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- sounds like maybe reflux and/or lactose intolerance maybe. is she spitting up the baby food as well or just the formula/breastmilk? my 3 sons all had/have issues with ...
- It sounds pretty normal to me as well. My daughter was a spitter and she stopped around that age. She went to all solids at 8 months (no baby food) and that really h...
- My son also spit up until he was about 13 months. Totally normal just had to wait for the valve to tighten up (the worst was when he would eat baby food chicken then ...
