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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...
Enfamil AR Lipil *******HELP!!!!!
Asked by M.C. from Huntington
on December 6, 2006
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Does anyone use this formula???? Does anyone have trouble with it??? It is the only thing my son can take.....he has been on it since he was 2 months old....but the ...
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- This may sound stupid, but did you consider just making a bigger opening in the nipple? When my son was a baby there were several times that in a hurry, and to mak...
- My son is on Zantac too...poor little guy:( I only breastfeed so I don't know about formula. But I can help on the warming it up problem! The sell bottle warmers th...
- My son is now almost 14 months now, but I did run into t his problem whem he took formula. We would travel to Kentucky a lot (his father's family is from there) so we...
Which Bottles Are Best???
Asked by W.D. from Charlotte
on August 16, 2008
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I am 33 weeks pregnant with a baby girl and I am trying to figure out what kind of bottles to get. Everyone that I know has thrown in their two cents about my plans no...
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- WOOO HOOO AMEN SISTER! I am so tired of Nursing nazi's lookin down on those of us who chose not to! I wish I had as lofty a plans as you do! :) I just plain didn't li...
- W., Congrats! Everyone recommended the ventaire to me, you know the crooked ones. So thats what we started with but she still got alot of air from those so we switche...
- Hi W.! I understand exactly what you mean about breastfeeding. I was unable to for various reasons but here is what I experienced with bottles. For me and my son ...
Help with Preparing Formula Bottles
Asked by E.C. from Lexington
on August 29, 2008
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I am returning to work tomorrow, and even though my 6 week old is currently exclusively breastfed, I am worried he will need to get some formula if my supply goes down...
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- We had to supplement with formula since my breastmilk production is SO LOW. We use distilled water -- or you can use spring water. You just don't want to use tap wat...
- E., When I was nursing my babies I would nurse them at night and put them to bed. Then I would wait about 15 minutes to make sure the baby did not wake up and need t...
- Looks like you've gotten a lot of great suggestions so far... Here is what works for me. I am a breast-feeding, part-time working Mom with supply issues. So I pump e...
Opinions of Dr. Brown Bottles
Asked by M.N. from Philadelphia
on January 8, 2009
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Anybody has anythng to say about Dr. Brown bottles. I have a 2.5m old, used to use Avent and hated them-she gulped too much air on them. Switched to simples narrow Ger...
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- I *loved* our Dr. Brown's bottles. We used the glass, which I would recommend. They now have the BPA-free plastic ones, but I always figure it is just a matter of ti...
- I have a nine month old daughter with reflux and we have used Dr. Brown's glass bottles from the start and it has been great for her. I use the Enfamil Lipil as well. ...
- Hi M.. My daughter is now 8 months old and I've been using the Dr. Brown's since she was a month old. She's always had very bad gas, as well as terrible spit ups. As f...
Bottles to Relieve Gas?
Asked by S.S. from Portland
on December 2, 2008
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Hello,
I am thinking of trying some different bottles to relieve what I think is gas in my 1 month old. We are currently using the Playtex bottles with the drop in l...
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- First, be sure u are getting all the air out of the liner.I used these for a long time with my daughter also and they seemed to calm things down.U have to be sure to s...
- Dr. Browns is a great bottle for issues like this. I have used it with both my kids. My son had issues latching and my baby girl I have to have one when we are on th...
- I used Dr. Browns for both my kids. They had terrible gas and reflux and these bottles seem to help. They have a few parts to wash which gets old, but worth it!
Dr. Browns Bottles
Asked by C.C. from New York
on October 13, 2007
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Hello, my son is 5 months old and I feed him with Dr. Browns bottles. He tries to hold the bottle but his muscles are not strong enough yet. My question is, when my s...
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- I used Dr. Browns with my daughter and she had no problem holding them. The do make a shorted fatter one if you want to try but it holds less milk/formula. Cant reme...
- I used Dr. Brown's wide neck bottle with my son. He did not hold his bottle until he was 10 months old. He was just lazy. If the bottle works with your 5 month old d...
- I have been using Dr. B's bottles since my son was born...he is now 7.5 mos. Personally, I would not change bottles unless he was spitting up or the bottle was not wor...
Bottles Through the Dishwasher Come Out with Residue?
Asked by L.L. from Hartford
on November 18, 2011
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The few times I have washed the bottles in the dishwasher they come out looking like they have residue inside of them, so I end up hand washing them again. It would sa...
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- We were told by our "appliance guy" that powder or powder packets should always be used in the dishwasher. That liquids and gels cause a build up. I was getting some...
- Do you use jetdry? That should help. The gel isn't enough.
- All good suggestions.. also make sure that the strainer at the bottom of your dishwasher is clean. You would be amazed the gunk that can get stuck down there. Pull...
Best Bottles for Gassy Baby
Asked by D.S. from Minneapolis
on April 2, 2007
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I am using the Playtex Drop-in bottles but my six-week-old has a TON of gas. We switched to soy formula and use gas drops, nothing seems to help. I was wondering if an...
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- My son was the same way. I started out breastfeeding and found out he was lactose intollerant so had to switch to soy. We also found out he had reflux which is not r...
- We used Avent bottles with our little boy who had lots of gas, and put him on Nutramigen. The Avent bottles has built in anti-colic technology and work like a dream. ...
- Dr Browns bottles worked really well with my daughter. She was much happier when I started using them. She was very gassy also. You can buy them at Walmart and Shopko ...
Breast Milk Storage and Adiri Bottles When I Go Back to Work
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on March 27, 2008
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I'm almost 7 months pregnant, and I am planning to breastfeed. When I go back to work after the baby is born, I plan to pump during the day so he can take breastmilk ...
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- If your baby will be using all your pumped milk at daycare, you can just pump into the bottles that he will drink from. But if you have a good supply of milk and want...
- Hi L.! I did not breastfeed thanks to pre-eclampsia causing me to be too big..yes it is possible, don't let them say otherwise, and my second child just was not int...
- I had the Medela In Style and most standard size bottles will fit onto the pump. My baby wouldn't nurse at the breast, so I pumped 100% of the time for seven months. ...
