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Asked by K.B. from Lansing
on January 9, 2008
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I have a 4 year old daughter, and we used Similac Advanced with her. I am currently pregnant with our second child and was wondering if I could get some input. My frie...
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- I was on assistance when getting formula for my daughter, so I had to use Similac, and have no first-hand experience with off-brand formula. However, the FDA regulate...
- K., My advice is to save the money. Our pediatrician says formulas are all the same...they have to be (due to FDA regulations, etc.) The difference between them is t...
- Hi, I think Off Brand is totally fine. Big companies often produce more than they can sell undera certain brand name and just put the same stuff in a container with a...
Formula Switch...
Asked by S.B. from Springfield
on February 23, 2008
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I tried breast feeding my neborn son, when this did not work I began formula feeding him. He did great with Similac Advanced with Iron. Now he is on WIC and they use...
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- S., I have a friend who I believe was able to get a note from a doctor stating that her son needed to have the Similac formula. She was also on WIC and I believe sh...
- I know the formula switch is hard on there tummys... I have a 9 week old who is very gassy. You can try gas drops, they are safe for the baby, after every feeding.
- i had your EXACT same problem - you can ask ur doctor about it and if he needs a certain type of enfamil WIC will change that for you with a doctors note. my son just...
Allergic to Formula?
Asked by S.T. from El Paso
on March 6, 2008
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I have been pumping and feeding my 5 month old breast milk up until now, but my milk supply is dwindling, and I am ready to put her on formula. We tried Similac formu...
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- Hi S., My little guy has been on formula since the get-go because he was adopted at two days old. However, he did not have a BM for 5 weeks w/o a suppository. Our p...
- hi try using soy milk my granddaughter was the same way and she did real good on the soy milk
- I had the same problem with my now 11 month old daughter. The doctors told me I had to even quit breast feeding her because of her milk protein allergy/lactose intoler...
Problem with Formula
Asked by L.W. from Minneapolis
on February 21, 2008
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I have a 6 week old baby boy. I have been pumping and bottle feeding him breastmilk so far, but I would like to start introducing formula slowly. Last night I gave h...
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- L., My kids never have done well with Enfamil. They have done better with Similac. If you have a small can from hospital I would just try some to see what the rea...
- Wow, good job pumping for six weeks! That's a lot of work- - but so good for your baby. Consider continuing with exclusive breast milk. If you are tired of pumping ...
- I started formula with my baby girl at about the same age you are with your baby boy. My daughter had a similar reaction to milk based formula. She would spit up, th...
Breastfeeding and Formula
Asked by E.L. from Fayetteville
on September 11, 2007
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Hello, I am a first time mom. My son just turned 10 weeks yesterday. I have been strictly breastfeeding him for the past 10 weeks and I want to start giving him a bott...
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- Hello E. and congrats and your new bundle of joy. I breastfeed my little boy (now 3) for the first two months then I pumped for a month after that and fead him with th...
- Hi, E. I definitely can relate to the spitting up part of your story. I attempted to breastfeed/pump for my kids, to no avail. The longest I went was 3 wks of pumpi...
- At his age, it's perfectly normal for him to wake up every 2 or 3 hours. Giving him formula isn't going to make him sleep more. If he's throwing up after nursing, it c...
Switching Formula's
Asked by J.R. from Fresno
on April 19, 2007
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I was wondering what to do about my 4 weeks olds fussiness. I just switched his formula yesterday hoping that it would do the trick, but it has seemed to make him even...
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- try EARTH'S BEST, it's the only one that didn't give my son horrible gas M.
- Hi J., I went through the same thing with my son when he first started formula. I ended up switching 3 times till I finally found one that didnt bother his tummy. You...
- Hello there, When My son was fussy when he was a newborn I tried enfamel gentelesse (I don't know if I spelled it right) but it is in a purple can. I had him...
Formula After Breastfeeding
Asked by L.R. from Phoenix
on October 26, 2007
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I have a 7 month old baby and just found out I'm pregnant with our second baby. The doctor has advised me to wean my son off breastmilk as quickly as possible, to ensu...
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- Hi L., I have had great results with Good Start Supreme, Natural Cultures with DHA & ARA. It's their new formula with the lime green label. My 7 week old son gets o...
- Editing to add that many galactagogue herbs (fenugreek and blessed thistle in particular) are contraindicated during pregnancy! Hi L., The concern is not so much ...
- I don't want to advise to ignore your doctor, b/c I don't know the details of your specific situation (and, I'm not a doctor), but I just wanted to let you know that i...
Formula Feeding
Asked by T.P. from Dallas
on July 21, 2008
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I am getting ready to have my second child and I formula bottle feed. Last time we used Carnation Good Start, but that was 8 years ago! I see the main competition th...
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- We recently switched to the Members Mark Gentle formula and have been very pleased with it. The nutritional info is almost identical to the Similac we were using, and...
- Hi! I recently juz had a baby myself after 5 yrs with my daughter. He's now 5wks 4 days old. We started using member's mark formula when he was around 3wks old after w...
- I used the Parent's Choice (Walmart) brand with my 14 month old son. My pediatrician's opinion is that all formulas have to live up to the same government standards a...
Question About Formula
Asked by J.R. from Jacksonville
on January 22, 2007
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Right now I am feeding my daughter Enfamil Lipil. As you all know, it is very expensive. The big can is $23.99. That is a lot especially when you have to buy 1-2 ev...
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- J., After trying to breastfeed my daughter for 2 months we finally switched full time to Similac, per the hospitals recommendation. Well, when she was about 7 or ...
- my daughter is a year old and i have had her on similac good start and publix...we stuck with publix because it is so much cheaper...my daughter loved it...we also use...
- Walmart has a formula... Parents Choice...My son was on it the whole time and his is happy and healthy.
Wondering About Formula...
Asked by L.W. from Dayton
on February 21, 2007
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I just recently switched my 3 week old daughter over from breastfeeding to formula.; Since doing so she has been considerably more fussy and gassy. I'm using Similac A...
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- I had the same issues with my son. When he started getting fussy and gassy we switched him to Isomil and started using Dr Brown bottles. Within 24 hours we noticed a...
- L., i did not breastfeed and my sons did have the gassy and fussy issues also. I was switched from the Similac formulas to the Isomil soy formula and also used my...
- SImilac advance was too harsh on my little girl, I ended up putting her on similac low iron, because the extra iron in the formula was hurting her belly and making her...
