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Breastfed to Enfamil Next Step or Cow's Milk?
Formula really isn't good for babies. Cow's milk is fine at one year, .... How Can I Get My 10 Month Old Breastfed Son to Start Taking Formula? ...
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- I believe that after a year, he should be getting all of his nutritional needs met by table foods, so cow's milk should be sufficient. There is really no nutritional ...
- You don't need to give him formula after weaning. At one year, kids can start to drink regular (cow's) milk. I started my son on yo baby yogurt when he weaned at 11 mo...
- There is no need for the toddler formula. Your child will get everything he needs from table food and Vitamin D milk. Our doctor also put our daughter on a vitamin whe...
Constipation Causing Formula
My daughter is almost a month and though I am mostly breastfeeding, I had to supplement with formula, to get her weight up. ...
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- Iron is the culprit! Try a formula without iron.... you will see a difference, we did with my daughter within 1 1/2 weeks.Congrats on your first baby! Relax and don't ...
- I exclusively breastfed for the first 9 months and my daughter would get constipated on occaision, as would some babies of friends of mine who exclusively breastfed (o...
- my daughter went through the same thing. her dr told me to mix 4oz of water with 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar. it really works and they love the tase. you may need to d...
Is My 10 Month Old Breastfed Baby Failing to Thrive?
Breastfed babies grow differently then most doc's charts Docs generally have charts for formula fed babies or for a mix of breastfed and formula fed Also ...
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- definitely get a second opinion before doing meds (I would get one before the test too). General info...most kids double their birth weight by 6 months & triple thei...
- I didn't read all the responses so this may be a repeat... Congrats on keeping up the breast feeding it is no small feed so be proud!!! Our son tolerated some jar ...
- I know this is late but just a quick note....same thing happened to me and when I went to get a second opinion we found out that guess what? They hadn't calibrated the...
Supplementing with Formula
I currently only breastfeed my 10 week old and I would like to start supplementing with a little bit of formula- starting with one bottle a day. ...
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- Great job breastfeeding this long. Keep in mind that supplementing will probably increase the baby's reflux issues unless the reflux is due to you having a milk overu...
- Until my daughter was six weeks old, I breastfed exclusively. Between 6 and 8 weeks, I gave her breast milk that I had frozen and formula (alternated bottles). When ...
- When my now three year old was born, she only had breast milk for the first 3-4 weeks but my pedia. suggested I supplement w/formula since I was having issues w/breast...
Breastfeeding & Napping Issues
Formula is sweeter than breast milk Some babies refuse breastmilk after they get the tast of Formula You breastfed for almost 4 months that is great She ...
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- First the cat nap thing. Don't let her fall asleep. Tickle her toes, use a cool wash clothe or undress her. If you keep her awake and only allow her to sleep at des...
- hello A., i'm not sure about the breastfeeding issue, since i exclusively breastfed my baby, no bottles. However the napping was exactly the same when she was that ...
- My daughter is 4 months old, also breastfed, and also named Elizabeth. What a coincidence. I believe its just a phase. Have you started her on baby food yet? S...
Transition to Formula
Are you breastfeeding? What's going on that the baby needs to go to formula? Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- each change takes a good two weeks to see a difference. is your baby a 'happy spitter?" or full of pain & shrieking & howling that goes along w/ the spitting? unfor...
- Are you breastfeeding? What's going on that the baby needs to go to formula?
- Don't change the formula that fast. They say to give each formula 2 weeks to see what the results will be. Could your baby have acid reflux? My son had bad acid r...
Formula. Which Do You like or Dislike?
Formula Which Do You like or Dislike. I have a almost 4 month old beautiful baby girl I just weaned her off breastfeeding due to my own health issues that ...
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- I tried Enfamil and Similac and both gave my daughter gas and seemed to upset her tummy a lot. I switched the Nestles Soy Formula and it was the best thing I ever did....
- Hi J., I started on Similac Sensitive with my daughter since she had a lot of spit-ups. It was past 3 months I switched to Similac Advance. Since new concerns came ...
- Hi J., I like Similac Advance With DHA and ARA. My son had major tummy issues and this one was the one that he liked the best. It also doesn't have that horrible sm...
Eliminating All Dairy/soy from Diet of Breastfeeding Mom
Many doctors use a chart for formula fed babies or a mix of breastfed and formula fed to gauge weight gain So their charts are incorrect for an exclusively ...
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- Aww man! I see "whole foods" in your future-LOL. We are Gluten-free and limit dairy and soy here due to my sons allergies. It is hard and expensive!- boo. We buy mostl...
- Not sure, but are whey and casein parts of gluten? If so, there are lots of "gluten-free" foods. Sorry I couldn't be more help, just thought I'd give it a shot! :)Good...
- When my ten y/o son was a year old he developed severe GI issues. It was to the point that the pediatric GI asked me to only breastfeed and to eliminate all dairy/soy...
Breastfeeding
Sep 16, 2009 ... I was just about to give up breastfeeding. I gave my baby one bottle of formula (after hours of crying from both my baby & me!). I was at my wits end, ...
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- Like someone else said, the first 2-3 weeks are the worst but it *does* get easier & won't always hurt. I promise nursing at 5-6 weeks and older is totally different t...
- I would just sit down with him and explain to him how hard it is on you & that you think you want to stop. Guys have no idea what it's like to breastfeed a baby, so j...
- Well, I don't have any ideas about how to tell your husband, but I can tell you that I felt the same way a few weeks into breastfeeding. I ended up sticking it out a ...
Month Old Son Wont Breastfeed
Sep 28, 2009 ... I'm just going to reiterate what others have said... formula is fine. Your boy will be great. Breastfeeding doesn't work for all of us. ...
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- I had almost the exact same scenario and I had tried all the same things including the consultant with my daughter. Unfortunatly she never latched on. I was able to...
- Hello! I know exactly where you are, because I have been in the exact same situation! Breastfeeding did not work out well with our now 4 year old. I simply did not ha...
- I struggled with breastfeeding my second child. Because I had a good experience with my first I was very determined to stick with it for my second. What really helped...
