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8-Month Old with Constipation
The past few days he has been painfully constipated. ... use a tiny bit of formula a day, but we found that Enfamil Gentlease helps with the constipation. ...
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- You say you offer him water only at mealtimes, try throught the day. The body needs water to help it stay "lubricated". Even as an adult, I sometimes get constipated-...
- Just went through this with my 6 mo old... prunes (baby food) or you can do 1/2 apple & 1/2 prune juice. If it get's to the point of little to no evidence of a bowel...
- Give him a couple of spoonfuls of prunes (baby food) until the transition is over. I had to do that with my son both when we started baby foods and then again when we ...
Mixing Powdered Formula
I had my son on Enfamil Lipil and had to change formula due to constipation and gas. Now he takes Enfamil Gentlease and his stool was softer. ...
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- I used bottled water - room temp and mixed each bottle as needed. You can warm up the bottle by placing it in a hot glass of water. I used playtex bag bottles when s...
- I have a 2 yr old and a 9mo old...I would always use regular spring water or the flouridated water and mix up a jug of formula...20 oz or so at a time, in a rubbermaid...
- Carnation formula might work well for him. I know several people who swear by it. The protein has already been partially digested. I always just used tap water to ...
Switching from Milk Based Formula to Soy
The Enfamil Gentlease worked for a week, but then he started becoming constipated from it. I switched him to Similac Sensitive Stomach for Fussiness and Gas ...
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- My daughter was born lactose intolerant and after a few weeks of spitting up after each bottle and having very bad gas, I swithced to soy. She'll be 7 next month and i...
- 29 years ago, in spite of my having massive mammary glands, my daughter was not getting enough milk. We tried Similac, but ended up switching to soy-based formula bec...
- My daughter was a very gassy baby and constipated. I switched her to Enfamil Gentlease and it cleared right up. If I try switching back to other formulas she has the...
Need Help!! Baby Has Terrible Gas I Yhink
I ended up putting my lil' girl on the Enfamil "Gentlease." It was great. She had hardly any gas at all and no constipation. Althought her stools were loose ...
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- Well i use the mylicon gas relief drops there safe enough to use at every feeding and they seem to help and i know that Enfamil has formula for gassy babys you could g...
- I recommend checking with your pediatrician. You may need to see a pediatric GI doctor. Also, check the bottles that you are using that she is not swallowing a lot o...
- Hi S.. I like you, had the same problem. And with the same formulas. I ended up putting my lil' girl on the Enfamil "Gentlease." It was great. She had hardly any gas a...
Could Formula Be Making My 1 Month Old Constipated?
my 2 1/2 week old got constipated too because he would be hungry still after ... one with iron constipated him so i tried this enfamil...gentlease for gassy ...
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- Hi J.! Absolutely, is my answer to your question! My daughter was horribly constipated once we made the switch around 5 months from breast milk to formula (the sam...
- My daughter had a problem with Enfamil Lipil. She too was getting constipated on her formula. Her dr put her on Enfamil Lipil Low Iron in the pink container. It helped...
- If the formula has added iron it more than likely is doing it. This happened to my son and it is hard to make people believe you. good luck
Constipation in Infants
My daughter had constipation alot. We switched to Enfamil Gentlease. It worked wonders! Also she din't have near th gas she had before. Good luck! Helpful? ...
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- My son, who is now a healthy strapping jet pilot, was raised on soy milk and has never had a problem with peanut allergies. You can quite safely give him soy milk wit...
- Hi S., First of all there is not a good formula out there, your baby can't digest formulas causing constipation. If you are determined to keep him on formula, try pu...
- try putting a little karo syrup in the bottle w/ the formula.it will help them to go..just a tbsp will do. its inexpensive and it works. no, its not super sweet so,it ...
Finding the Right Formula for a 5 Month Old
infamil and simalac are both harsher formulas my daughter was on good start after she became very constipated and fussy on infamil we tried the gentlease ...
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- Try goats milk. It is the closest to human.
- Good Morning, Have you considered that your child may have food allergies? My mother said that I was a collicy baby always crying. Come to find out, now at 37 y...
- He probably has a little bit of reflux! My daughter had the same thing and we did like every formula out there! We did pregestimil and it was $37 a can! It was insane ...
Constipation Causing Formula
Then I tried Infamil Gentlease and never had a problem. ... It's the iron causing the constipation -- I went throough this with my son. ...
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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...
3 Week Formula Fed Baby Constipated
I think it's the dark Karo syrup that helps with constipation. Helpful? .... Our first was the same way even on the gentlease. ...
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- Karo syrup is just corn syrup, one of the main ingredients in formula this is actually part of the problem for your son. You will find, C., that finding the right form...
- Hi C.! My daugher had the same issue. I don't know which formula you use, but I ended up switching my daughter to Enfamil Gentlease formula. It's a little bit more ...
- My son had this problem to at that age. i dont know what kind of formula you are using but we had to use nestle good start and once a day we would have to mix 1 oz of ...
Infant Constipation
In response to your constipation issue. My kids BOTH had the problem in there ... I had to switch my son to enfamil gentlease formula. just by doing that my ...
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- Hi E., My daughter is 5 months old too. Everyday I give her 1 ounce (4 times a day spread out, so 4 ounces total a day)) of half apple juice and half water. If I do...
- I am not a doctor but I am a mom of four children all under five years of age and constipation was common. The biggest issue is the formula. Try using a formula that c...
- ask your doctor about miralax. It is over the counter now but when my oldest was about six mo. old he had the same problem. Nothing worked for him so her perscribed ...
