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Advice on Weaning Baby from Bottle/formula
Read all 16 responses: "My daughter will be one on Sunday. She was 5 weeks premature so I have planned to put the bottle weaning on the back burner for ...
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- My daughter is on second step completley after about ten months of nursing her. It took a little while before she would take the bottle, we just tried every other day ...
- I agree with some of the other mothers who say it is easier to wean now when she is young, although it doesn't hurt to wait another month or two. As they get closer t...
- My advice would be to get her switched to milk, then worry about the bottle. What my ped. suggested was to do 3/4 formula, 1/4 milk the first day, mixed together...th...
Can Not Get Baby to Take Formula
Read all 12 responses: "My baby is 8 months old and I will have to look for new employment in the coming weeks and will not be able to pump for daycare ...
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- Start mixing expressed breast milk with the formula. more breast milk to formula ratio at first then ease it down so that eventually you are giving him strait formula....
- I guess the first answer to your question is a question. Does he drink from a bottle yet? If you've already gotten him to take breast milk from a bottle, then I sugg...
- Have you tried using breast milk with a little formula mixed in? Over time increase the amount of formula and decrease the amount of breast milk. For example, start ...
Not a Formula Baby
Read all 10 responses: "I have a friend who has begun chemo and has a 4 month old son at home. With her first son she breastfed until 14 months.
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- simalic is a very rich formula and can be very hard on babies lil tummies i would tell her to try a soy formula or carnation good start the ones with dhr and ara are g...
- I am so sorry about your friend and thank goodness she has such a concerned and wonderful friend in you. My daughter also refused to take a bottle after my milk dried...
- Breastfed babies are often said to be underweight for their age... The growth chart doctors use a lot of the time is for formula-fed babies, not breastfed babies. If h...
Formula Issues with New Baby
Read all 26 responses: "My 5 week old daughter is on formula exclusively now. We tried the Enfamil Gentlease - too harsh for her tummy (lots of gas and big ...
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- Hi! I was on Enfamil with my first baby after I lost my milk and she seemed to always be fussy too. I now have a 3 1/2 months old who is now exclusively on formula an...
- My son had Colic and Reflux. We tried many formulas. The one that seemed to work best for us was Nestle Good Start with Comfort Proteins. I believe that it is broke...
- My friend is having the same issue. There is lactose intolerance in the baby's family, so she switched to a lactose free formula. That has helped. They've switched ...
Nature's One Organic Formula for Baby?
Read all 6 responses: "Sadly I have thrown in the towel for breastfeeding my twins, age 6 months. I have started them on Nature's One formula - the can says ...
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- Yes. I use it and it's wonderful. I use the soy formula. They only say it's for toddlers because the company is a big supporter of breastfeeding until the child is 1 y...
- Yes, this is a BM is best kind of post, I do understand that there are sometimes reasons that nursing is not an option. The U.S. Dept of Health recommends that all ...
- We do Earth's Best to Supliment.
Formula Feeding
It's broken down a bit more than average formula to help with the gassiness. (In fact, it's specifically for babies that had trouble with gas). ...
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- My baby had the same problem. I tried almost all brand (Enfamil, Good Start, Walmart, Soy, etc), and the one that worked better for him was Similac. However, I think ...
- My daughter was the same way... She was very sensitive to formula after nursing for 2 months, but to help her with gas we used gas drops (mylicon or generic) and that ...
- Hi, C.... We use Enfamil Lipil Gentle-ease. It's broken down a bit more than average formula to help with the gassiness. (In fact, it's specifically for babies th...
Do I Need to Change My Baby's Formula
Read all 13 responses: "My daughter is 3 months old. When she passes gas it is really bad smelling. Lately, she seems to have been having very fowl smelling ...
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- I sent this to my friend who had the same problem with her daughter and son. Here was here reply: *******************************************************************...
- This happened with my daughter when she was ~ 5 months old. I was really worried becasue my older daughter never had anything like this. Turns out that my father-in-...
- Sounds like you need to switch to soy formula but check with the doctor first.
Organic formula-Earth's Best? Has Anyone Used This? Is It Hype?
I nursed my first baby for 7 weeks and when I switched him to formula it took his .... Babies on formula don't poop nearly as much as breast fed babies so ...
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- Be aware, that when you put baby on formula, she will need some nutritional supplement or starting of solids to make up for lost nutrition from BF. I've heard of the ...
- simalac is very rich and hard on many babies little tummys. nestle good start is the easiest on them. in my opinion its not worth the money to shell out for the nature...
- I used Similac Advance and loved it. I had very few issues if any with either of my childen. Maybe some gas, but Myicon worked very well to eliminate it. Babies on ...
How Much Formula/food Should a Ten Month Old Take?
8:30 breakfast 2-3 TBSP Cereal mixed with 1 oz juice, 2 oz yo-baby, 15ish cheerios and 1-2oz formula in cup 10:30 - 11:30 anytime in here there is a 6 oz ...
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- Hi K., I think that is actually a good thing. My son actually stopped taking a bottle all together at 10 months and it was very healpful in the weaning process. Some ...
- It sounds like she is taking in plenty! By age one when you transition to cow's milk, she will only need to take in about 14 oz of milk. So sounds like she is headin...
- I agree - I think you should try to have her take some, if she will let you. I also know the recommendation is 18-24oz/day for this age. Either that or try to sneak in...
Formula
I would also try a soy based formula. Babies under 3 mths can have stomack problems from milk based formula. Good luck and if you need to talk about it ...
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- When you transition from different formulas, do what the first mom suggested and ease her into it. I feel so bad for you and her! I hate that doctor's give the advis...
- I give my baby of 2months infant gas relief drops and it has worked. And i also give him the same formula you give your baby. AND MY BABY HAS A LITTLE RELEX AND THE DO...
- Hi D. - I would try the Enfamil again, but trying mixing it half & half w/the Good Start to see if that helps reduce the crying...if that works, continue with mixing t...
