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Changing Formulas
Asked by A.W. from Atlanta
on May 28, 2007
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My son has GERD and is on prevacid twice a day. He is extremely fussy with feedings, the dr. recommended nutrimagen as is thought the formula may have been the proble...
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- My daughter went through something similar. The first three months were filled with screaming and crying, she would throw up every drop of formula we put in her, it w...
- Hello A., I had a similar situation with my son who is now 9 months old. I tried every formula out their until i tried "SOY" based formula. I, my self, drank soy base...
- My son who is now 18 mos was diagnosed with gerd at 3 mos. He also is on Prevacid. We used Enfamil A.R. the added rice formula with him and it seemed to work well. It ...
Having Formula Issues.
Asked by A.A. from Indianapolis
on July 13, 2007
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My son is all most 6 weeks old and we can’t seem to find the formula that suits him best. I am beginning to wonder if it’s the brand we are using. He started out...
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- I second the Karo syrup if he is having trouble with his bowel movements - our son had the same problem and we used the light Karo syrup - 1 tbsp. per bottle and it wo...
- If you can't find anything else that works, try Similac's Alimentum. It's expensive because it's totally synthetic, but it was the thing - the ONLY thing - that worke...
- my daughter had trouble with similac and enfamil. she would get very constitated and have horrible gas. we switched her to nestle good start supreme and then she was...
Adding Thick-It to Bottles
Asked by J.D. from Minneapolis
on June 16, 2008
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My daughter spits up quite a bit. I did some research on-line and I've read that by adding Thick-It to the bottles, it helps weigh the formula down. Has anyone ever ...
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- Hi there, I've never heard of adding the thickener to formula, but I do use it regularly in my practice as a speech therapist with my patients. The reason we add it ...
- I had this problem with one. It is a real challenge! I ended up with a routine that other people just laughed at, but it worked. I added rice cereal to his formula ...
- My son is 5 months and has greatly controled acid reflex (thank god) and his upper gi doctor said to make 4oz of formula and 1-1 1/2 oz of rice to thicken the it and h...
Baby Weight
Asked by A.H. from Rochester
on February 24, 2007
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I have a 2month old that weights 7lbs 15oz the dotors are worried that shes nog gaining enuff weight she weighed 5lbs 12oz at birth any ideas thank you. Im no longer b...
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- Hi A., how much and how often is she eating? Are you breastfeeding or if not what formula do you use? My daughter is 4 months old and weighs 17lbs. Which is big for he...
- Hi, A.... I can understand what you are going through. Our son is almost 7 months old, and was 12 lbs 15 oz when we went in to the doc this past week. He was 6 lb...
- I think you should take a look at yourself and the father and the family. If she at least eats and is otherwise healthy I wouldn't worry at all. You want to know som...
Diet While Nursing Baby with Reflux
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on September 25, 2010
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Hi Moms! I have a wonderful baby girl who will be 8 weeks old on Monday. Very early on we realized she has acid reflux. We are on Previcid after trying 2 others medici...
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- I can't give advice but I can give sympathy. I'm having the exact same issue because I exclusively pump but have to supplement because of supply issues. I take care of...
- There is a couple of things I can think of since my baby went thru a similar phase too. One, usually around this time, most babies will go through a fussy, gassy, col...
- My DD was very sensitive to dairy in my BM... I'm not sure how long, since I just cut it completely out of my diet... But when I tested it out at 3 months she did fine...
Suggestion for Infant Formula That Creates Less Gas
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on August 23, 2008
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Hello:
I am hoping that one of you might be able to point me in the right direction. I am looking for a formula that creates less gas for my 2 week old son. We are ...
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- I don't know about formula but my son had lots of gas on his tummy I would use gas drops. I found them at Wal-Mart back in the baby area but I think you might also be ...
- We loved Carnation Good Start with all of our kids but my son needed the Soy (also only used Carnation) The mycoline drops are also the best thing ever and Avent battl...
- Try a lactose free formula. Both my kids were and to some degree still are terribly lactose intolerant. I found that soy also made them pukey and havee gas. Also, f...
Soy?
Asked by L.H. from Fayetteville
on August 15, 2007
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My daughter is currently 4.5 months old and was put on the Enfamil Prosobee Lipil(Soy formula) a day after I had her in the hospital. I had asked her doctor about swit...
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- I know I am really late on this one, but it sounds like she has a milk allergy instead of lactose intolerant. The only way to know for sure (according to my daughter'...
- It is unusual that she was put on soy from the beginning. Milk-based formulas are preferred but there are obviously situations that call for soy. Both of my children...
- I would wait before trying it again. It sounds like she has some sort of intolernece for milk based foods. she may not have a full blown allergy, but if it is upseting...
Best Formula Brands?
Asked by J.L. from Dallas
on June 8, 2007
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Hi Moms,
I have two children. My first was breast fed for 6 mos then went on formula. He was allergic to cow milk formula and i had to use soy. I used similac isomi...
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- I had a lot of free samples also. So I tried Enfamil, Similac and Good Start to see which one my baby did best with. We ended up using Good Start and still do. My b...
- Honestly, I'm not sure if there's any way to really tell what is the *best* brand for our babies. I think most Moms just go with which formula they feel is the health...
- I believe each child is different and will react to certain formulas differently as well. I have an almost 6 month old son...we first started with similac which was s...
Formula Feedings
Asked by J.B. from Omaha
on October 27, 2007
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I was breastfeeding my daughter for the first three weeks of her life when I developed a bad breast infection. I made the very difficult decision to switch her over t...
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- I used the soy formula with all 3 of my children. It helped with the spit up a lot.
- The soy is usually used for kids that have lactose intolerance. Formula is VERY different from breast milk, MOST ALL kids have this reaction when changing over. All ...
- We were never able to use Enfamil Lipil with either of our children. They would spit it up as soon as it hit their stomach. For our daughter, we used Enfamil AR and ...
My 7Month Old Baby Detests Formula
Asked by P.P. from Tallahassee
on September 7, 2008
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My 7 month old is normally a good nurser but she is teething and she isn't nursing very well right now. I also can't keep up with her by pumping. I want to supplemen...
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- Mix half and half formula and breast milk
- Hi, my son spit up a lot when he was a baby and his pediatrician recommended Enfamil AR -it has the added rice starch to thicken it and help keep it down. I found it ...
- Hi! I had the same situation when my son was a baby, just try different brands until you find the one that works for your baby girl. Good luck!
