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Foamy Formula
I have used it for several months, and every can does it. Hope this puts your mind at ease. Your formula is not expired or bad. :). 1 mom found this helpful ...
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- My daughter is 5 months old now and used to be really fussy and gassy. I was using regular Similac and switched to Similac Sensitive. I did notice that it would bubble...
- Hi J.. I don'tknow how you are mixing it, but do not shake it. In fact only shake a bottle if you absolutely have to because it puts extra air into the formula which...
- I am so excited to help you... My husband found that mixing the formula in a blender made it nice and smooth. what a great dad!!! He would make a pitcher full every...
Advice on Weaning Baby from Bottle/formula
He takes a 7 oz bottle of formula, so I mix 6 oz formula and 1 oz milk. I'd do that for about 3-4 days and then 5oz formula/2oz milk, etc, etc. ...
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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't Switch My Daughter over from Formula to Milk
make her bottle with 3/4 formula and 1/4 milk and slowly reduce the formula and ... I used soy formula with one of my sons, and when it was time for milk, ...
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- The best way to wean them is to mix the formula and the milk. With my daughter, we started with 6 ounces formula, 2 ounces milk for one week. The next week it was 4 an...
- have you tried mixing...say, start w/ 1/8 soy milk for 3-4 days, then 1/4 soy milk,for 3-4 days, then 1/2 and 1/2, and so on until you get to full strenth soy milk. if...
- Try adding just a small amount of the Soy Milk to her formula for about a while (2-3 days, maybe longer). See if she sees th difference. For instance mix 1 oz with 7o...
Help - Started Feeding Baby Formula and He Has Constipation
My son James is 2 1/2 months old. He has been weened off breastfeeding and has been formula feeding with soy for 2 weeks. Shortly after changing over, ...
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- We called my son "the constipation kid". As of when he turned 5 weeks old he was miserable with constipation. We would put a "splash" of prune juice in his bottle th...
- A.: I am now the Mother of a 17 year old! (my niece sent me this link to see an article of interest and I happened to see your post). Without meaning to pry, I could...
- There are 2 good options. One is Karo syrup in the bottle. You'll have to experiment - I found one spoonful per day (I put it in a bottle I knew would be finished co...
Sweeten Formula??
I had the same thing happen with my daughter, breastfeeding was going so well that I could never get her to switch to formula. One suggestion I could make ...
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- Hi L.! I nursed all of my kids, and my first two absolutely refused formula after they decided to stop nursing at 8 and 9 months. I put them straight on whole milk, ...
- My son never took formula. I think I tried to give it to him too late in the game. So, I just tried to feed him really healthy baby foods from the time he was 6 months...
- I breastfed for 10 mos also, my supply started dwindling & pumping was not amounting to much. I tried various formulas & the one my dtr took was similac organic ready...
7 1/2 Month Old Boy Refuses Babyfood, Doesn't Increase Formula and Won't Sleep.
Read all 4 responses: "My 7 1/2 month old used to be a great eater and pretty good sleeper when he was more of a newborn. Now he refuses to eat baby ...
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- Have you tried making your own baby food? I found that I could control the consistency and taste when making it at home. That way I could add less water, maybe a lit...
- Do you think his taste has matured to grown-up foods already? Maybe cereal just isn't interesting enough for him in regards to textures and flavors. I cherish my s...
- Hi M.. I JUST went through this with my daughter 7.5 months and still am going through it. She would not eat anything, no rice cereal, oatmeal, barely, baby foods, i...
13 Month Old Stopped Drinking Milk and Formula
My 13 month old daughter all of a sudden stopped drinking formula and milk. We had been mixing 1/2 formula 1/2 milk for a couple of weeks with no problems ...
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- You should substitute with yogurts and cheeses. Trader joes has really good yogurts for kids. My son loves them!
- My son stopped drinking milk for a couple of months. I just kept offering it to him, and eventually he started drinking again. I also added a little chocolate to it. N...
- The main thing is to make sure she get calcium from other sources. My daughter went through a stage like that around one, and now at two ALL she wants is milk and do...
Go and Grow Formula by Similac
I had no problems using the same formula with each of my kids (Similac - but the Kirkland Signature brand, it's the same)until they turned one and then ...
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- Do what works for you!!! My son never transitioned with some special transition formula, rather I started him on other foods and then, when he was about 1 yr, started...
- The rest of the world seems to be able to get by without Go and Grow so I think you'll be fine! Seriously, I've never heard of it, but it seems like one more way to...
- Hi L.! My best friends mom is a dietician and she told both of us that it really is a waste of money. I stuck with my Kirkland brand formula with DHA until we made t...
Breastfeeding, Formula and Travel
Whatever formula you choose, I would introduce it now, before you leave, so you know that your baby will tolerate it. On Day 1, start out with 1 ounce of ...
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- We breast fed our daughter and when we switched to regular formula (she was a premie so had to be on special formula for a while) we went with Goodstart. It is what h...
- I exclusively breast fed but my son wasn't gaining weight so I had to add a scoop of formula to every breastmilk bottle (no water, just the powder of the formula to gi...
- I have had to supplement with formula. What my ped.MD recommended was to add just a bit (maybe even jsut 2 oz) to a breast milk bottle. That way you can stretch the ...
Next Step Formula
I agree with Stephanie, I also switched my son to milk at 1 yr and skipped the " next step" formula based upon my ped's advice that the next step was nothing ...
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- J. formula is expensive enough for a whole year. I agree with the rest of the moms, Its the same thing. If you are concerned about making sure your baby gets the nutri...
- I think Stephanie's doctor made a very good point because I read the labels very closely and found hardly anything different between Next Step and regular infant formu...
- I agree with Stephanie, I also switched my son to milk at 1 yr and skipped the "next step" formula based upon my ped's advice that the next step was nothing more than ...
