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What Formula for a Colicky Baby?
The dr. put her on alimentum formula but that is very expensive. I too ended up putting her on Nestle (Carnation) Good Start. It didn't work AS good as the ...
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- Try the Target Brand Gentle Formula in the purple canister. Only about $12 a can I think and it's the same thing as the Enfamil. Also, try gas drops, gripe water and c...
- Similac Sensitive worked great for us. I also nursed so at that age she mostly had breast milk. Both of my brothers used it for their kiddos also. You can usually g...
- only 1 mo old is not too late to try re-lactating; it would be tough, and not as high a chance for success as if she were nursing from the beginning, but it could be w...
Formula and Constipation - Still Struggling
... went to Soy Nestle Good Start - unfortunately after a week, didn't work. ... it's just not available in bulk. alimentum is for babies with milk and soy ...
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- I am having the constipation problem currently with my 9 week old. I'm told by the pediatricians that switching formula is a last resort. I have been giving our son ...
- much to many people's amazement, soy is not always the best option for bebies. many are allergic and it's not that easy to digest. and contrary to previous beliefs, ...
- I went through all of this and the only formula that worked was Enfamil Gentlease for my daughter. I also want to add that I disagree with continuing any baby on a fo...
Sleepless Nights
Good luck Hang in there REmember theyre only this little once and before you ... formula are you using I have heard that Alimentum and Nestle Good Start are ...
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- hi C.- Sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time with your newborn- they are constant work and it is exhausting but it will get better. At 5 weeks- sleepi...
- Hang in C.... you can do it. I know that it feels like an incredibly long time that you've been going without sleep (and it is...) but I think that's it's somewhat n...
- Hi C., Is your baby only sleeping 5hrs in total a night, or is that the longest stretch of sleep? My daughter rarely slept as a newborn, day or night, 3hrs would be t...
Has Anyone Tried Enfamil Nutramigen Formula?
We decided to put him back on his Nestle Goodstart and we started giving him ... switch to Similac Alimentum (very similar to Nutramigen) to supplement the ...
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- Even if your son is allergic to soy, he should be able to drink the Nutramigen. The proteins are washed of the elements that cause allergic reactions. Both of my boy...
- A good friend had the same issues with her child's formula back in January, including her child's reaction to it. For about 2 weeks, she mixed half of the old formula ...
- My baby was throwing up gushers of formula & The only formula he held down was Enfamil AR, it has added rice starch to the formula & its thicker than a normal formula,...
Transition to Formula
I am happy to sat that i tried the nestle good start 0-12 months and for the ... He was put on medicine and he was on alimentum formula (expensive but it ...
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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...
Switching Formula's
If you are already using a soy based formula, you may try Alimentum. .... If you havent already you may want to try the Nestle Good Start. ...
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- try EARTH'S BEST, it's the only one that didn't give my son horrible gas M.
- Hi J., I went through the same thing with my son when he first started formula. I ended up switching 3 times till I finally found one that didnt bother his tummy. You...
- Hello there, When My son was fussy when he was a newborn I tried enfamel gentelesse (I don't know if I spelled it right) but it is in a purple can. I had him...
Any Suggestions on the Best Formula to Use for My 6 Week Old
I had to change my daughters formula from Nestle Good Start to Enfamil .... for problems with gas for us best worked alimentum advance with iron. in fact it ...
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- Hi ~ I switched from GentleEase to ProSobee Lipil (light blue can)-Enfamils Soy version & it seemed to really help my daughter's digestion. Also there is a terrifi...
- My doctor recommends the Enfamil formula. We only use the basic formula (not for gas or fusiness). We did try the specialty one but did not see a big difference. Howev...
- I agree with the pp who said the Walmart brand is just fine and less expensive. We used it. What kind of bottles are you using? The Playtex VentAire bottles are s...
Spitting up in Preemies
how about a hypoallergenic formula like similac alimentum? it worked for my ... Also the nestle good start is a very light forumla too and it comes in all ...
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- My son also was a preemie and he went through the same thing especially at night. He would spit up everything he drank it seemed like, he would cry for hours after fee...
- You shouldn't feed soy unless you need to. I found that out with my older daughter, it represses the immune system. I would change to regular formula and see what ha...
- try Enfamil Lactose Free and see if that helps. my twins were born at 33 weeks and very underweight, so they didn't eat as much as regular babies. try cutting back on ...
Formulas/treatments That Work Well for Babies with Ger/acid Reflux
My son was diagnosed with GERD at 1 month. The dr. recommended putting rice cereal in his bottle of Nestle Good Start formula. He was also prescribed zantac ...
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- My son was diagnosed with GERD at 1 month. The dr. recommended putting rice cereal in his bottle of Nestle Good Start formula. He was also prescribed zantac. His scr...
- We had the same with our son although probably not as bad. We also tried alimentum but our son didn't like the taste. We went back to Similac Sensitive (lactose free...
- Hi O., My son had a little reflux when he was a baby. What we did was hold him upright for a half hour or sit him up at an incline after feeding, to help him diges...
Formula Recommendation
Aug 29, 2009 ... We used Nestle Goodstart for our son, and he did very well on it. ... I know a mom who immediately switches to Alimentum with each of her babies the minute ...
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- D., My Ped said that due to the seriousness of formula, they are highly monitored by the FDA and that the store brand formulas are just as good as the brand name. ...
- My husband and i started looking into this out of curiosity and found that the cheaper...is usually the better. and get the liquid form. stay away from similac orga...
- All formula is sweet as is breast milk...God knew to make it appealing to the baby that way. If your baby is gassy/colicky....the absolute best formula by far is Ca...
