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Formula Feeding
Asked by J.V. from Dallas
on November 28, 2007
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How much is too much, or too little? Is there somewhere I can go on the web, like a chart that shows by age how much formula she should eat? I need to know how much ...
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- let your baby tell you how much she wants. When she does not want more she will move her head away.
- I heard the way to figure it is, multiply their weight by 2.5 and then divide by how many times they each per day, and that's how many ounces they should take at each ...
- Call the wonderful ladies at A Woman's Work, ###-###-####. They can take the age and weight of your baby, and they can tell you how much you should be giving her. You...
Formula Feeding
Asked by C.S. from Minneapolis
on March 7, 2007
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My four month old son has had problems with Enfamil formula. The powder made him constipated and the concentrate made him very gassy. Has anyone used Good Start? Any ...
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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...
Formula Feeding
Asked by A.F. from Dallas
on July 9, 2009
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I have a three and a half month old daughter. She is solely formula fed. I never know how many ounces will satisfy her. She typically eats 4 oz. but an hour and a half...
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- Um, I don't know if I'm going to answer your question correctly or not, but... You can always make your daughter a bottle of 6 oz, then feed her what she wants to e...
- Babies are constantly changing and sometimes your daughter may want more than at other times. Feed her when she is hungry and feed her as much as she wants. Don't wo...
- HI! ny baby's at tree month take 4 oz avery 3 hours i don't give any milk before 3 hours now they are 6 month they take 6 oz each feeding ,i use the paci if she cry...
Question About Formula Feeding
Asked by H.J. from Raleigh
on October 31, 2006
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I am planning on formula feeding our daughter. My question is will the hospital test out formulas on her in the hospital and then tell us what she tolerates so we can...
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- they pretty much start you on enfamil lipil with iron and from there its up to you. i think they may supply a small amount but usually with all the prenatal bags and w...
- While I have breastfed exclusively for personal reasons, my sister-in-law quickly gave up breastfeeding to formula feed while in the hospital. In the hospital we both ...
- Congratulations! Don't worry! Its all going to be great! Before you leave the hospital, they will give you formula to take home to get you through. They should h...
Formula Feeding and Cereal
Asked by J.S. from Washington DC
on April 10, 2008
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I have a 3 and a half month old infant who in one feeding can eat up to 6-8 oz of formula, we tried to give her cereal but she didn't really want it, but does anyone h...
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- Hey Jodi, I am a mother of 3 children, ages 7,4, and 5 months old. If you try a spoonful of baby food applesauce or pears that may help sweeten the taste. Plus, y...
- Your baby probably isn't ready for solids yet. Most peds say not to start solids (even cereal) until 6 mos. That's when I started with my son (who is breastfed). Some ...
- J., My family doctor told me not to feed my infant solid food until she was 4 to 6 months old. I don't think you should worry about it yet.
Formula Feeding and Solids
Asked by K.S. from Topeka
on February 21, 2008
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My daughter is 7 months old and now that we have started feeding her solids more regularly, we have a hard time getting her to drink her formula. I have tried giving h...
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- Since she is 6 months old, try having her drink out of a straw or a sippy cup.
- My daughter once she started eating solids did not tolerate her formula. We switched her to a soy based instead of milk based & she drank it all up. A few months lat...
- We had the same problem with our daughter. Our pediatrician was adamant that the breast milk (we didn't use formula until she was almost a year) was more important th...
Formula Feeding Support
Asked by R.N. from Albuquerque
on September 13, 2006
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I am looking for other moms with similar problems. I have a 3 week old boy (Logan), we started out breast feeding exclusivly but Logan had to be readmitted into the h...
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- I did not breast feed either of my children, due to the fact that my body never produced milk when I was pregnant with my son or after I had him, and then again with m...
- R., honey, bless your heart! You are doing everything right. As a first-time mom, I had such trouble breastfeeding and coping with PPD. My son was a chomper with no...
- Hi,R., How sad that a support group should make you feel that way. Good riddance, I say. Anyway, I breastfed my first child until he was 6 mos with no formula or anyt...
Feeding
Asked by D.L. from Kansas City
on October 30, 2008
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I am just curious on feeding. I have a 2 1/2 week old daughter and she seems like she is still hungry after 2 oz of formula at what point can I increase her formula t...
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- I'm sure plenty of people told you to give her what she wants. My girls all ate 8 ounces before we even left the hospital. It won't hurt her to have whatever she is ...
- If I were you I would try adding only a half ounce at a time- that way you don't have to deal with a big amount of spit up...she may want 4 oz or even 6 but her little...
- I would say go ahead and add one ounce onto what you are giving her see how she does, and keep adding on as you feel she needs you dont want to starve like the previou...
Feeding
Asked by S.M. from Houston
on February 18, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 Month old girl. When is it the righ time to start feeding your child more solid foods other than cereal and juice? Right now she eats a 6oz. bottle of f...
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- I agree with S.'s advice on solids and cradle cap. Although with my son, I did end up using a very small amt of dandruff shampoo (neutrogena t-gel) and that cleared i...
- i'd wait at least 6 months. the earlier you introduce foods/juices, the more likely they will develop allergies to those foods as well as allergies in general. cradl...
- All the advice written out there say to wait till they are 4 to 6 months to introduce food. So I waited till he was a little over 5 months cause I got tired of nursing...
Formula Feeding and Nutrition
Asked by E.G. from Dallas
on October 22, 2007
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Hi Moms,
I recently stopped breastfeeding my almost 3 week old baby this past Saturday and have been powder formula feeding since then, she is consuming 4 oz...
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- I have a ten week old and he drinks almost 7 ounces every 3-4 hours. When he was your daughters age he was also drinkine 4 ounces every 3 hours. When I took him for hi...
- My 2 1/2 year old son was not allowed to come home from NICU at the hospital until he WAS eating 4 oz every 3 hours! He was 17 days old when he was discharged. Nei...
- Hi E., I have a three month old daughter who is also formula fed... she may be having a growth spurt! My daughter is just now taking four regularly, but during growt...
