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Enfamil Lipil w/Iron vs Enfamil Lipil w/Iron Next Step
Asked by J.B. from Amarillo
on January 10, 2008
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Ok, here's the situation that I'm in. My son just turned 10 months old and he's been on the Enfamil Lipil w/Iron since the day we brought him home from the hospital. ...
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- I used Enfamil Next Step with my son when he turned 1 and was very pleased using it. We ended up using it until he turned 2. I thought it was great to have because at...
- My doctor said the same thing as Christina's- it is a gimic from the formula companies. We did regular formula until one and then switched to cow's milk for both my b...
- I put my son on Next Step when he was 9 months old just because I figured if he did not like whole milk he could stay on it until he was 24 months. I don't think it i...
Switched Formula - When to Give up and Switch Back?
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on August 7, 2009
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Last Saturday I switched my son’s formula from Enfamil LIPIL to their Gentlease formula, on the recommendation of my pediatrician, to help with his gassiness. They s...
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- We had to switch a few times too. Our dr. said the old formula should be gone from the system in about 3 days and we should be able to tell about the new formula in a...
- First of all, 6-7 poopy diapers is not really that unusual for a 3 month old. That can be perfectly normal. I know that my daughter went that many times a day at that ...
- To me it seems that constantly switching formulas will be hard on a baby's system, but I don't know that for sure. All babies on formula are going to have lots of gas...
Poopy Diaper
Asked by E.E. from Cleveland
on March 24, 2009
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i had to go back to work for a week so he has gotten more bottles of formula then he is used too but still is getting bottles of breastmilk due to me pumping, and when...
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- I think prune juice is quite harsh for a 7 week old I would suggest Karo(dark) water.
- Your baby is to young for prune juice. This is common problem. The best thing to do is try increasing your breast milk supply for more feedings, if this is not possibl...
- The same thing happend to me last week with my 8 week old son (only he hadn't pooped in 11days). The doctor told me to give him a little apple juice or pear juice. I ...
Nursing Baby Won't Take Formula --- Need Advice.
Asked by J.L. from Los Angeles
on December 16, 2008
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My baby girl is 7 mos old today. She has been exclusively breastfed with the exception of introducing baby food at 6 mos. She now eats baby food 3x a day and nurses. S...
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- Why do you want to wean a baby that young? Breastmilk is the only milk they should have upto a year old, and then they can have regular milk. Formula is basically pr...
- I went through the same with all my kids (3 so far and I'm currently nursing baby number 4 our 5 months old and no matter what I try, my milk supply starts to disappea...
- If you can hang in there a few more months, or pump and freeze enough to get her to the one year mark you wont need to give her formula :) Good luck! Great job on excl...
New Born Feeding and Fussiness
Asked by J.S. from Milwaukee
on February 5, 2009
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I'm a new mom of a 3 week old daughter. She is formula fed and doing really well except in the evening when she seems to have some gastro-intestinal pain and gets quit...
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- My daughter went through the same thing. The Dr. perscribed 15 ml. of prilosec and to put some rice cereal in her bottles. She hasnot had a problem since.
- First of all, congratulations. Second, my son did the same thing. He has never been regular, and he was always gassy at night. There are mylocon drops that really h...
- My son also had gas with the formula that I had him on, at first I gave him gas drops to help. But then I changed formula, I now use good start and haven't had any gas...
Too Much Formula? Daycare?
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on December 8, 2007
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Help! I'm a single mom of my first child, a beautiful 7 week old boy. I'm still on maternity leave and plan to go back to work after the first if the year. I have a ...
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- My 10 month old has been going to St John La Lande in Blue Springs since she was 12 weeks. We have been extremely pleased with the care and concern of the nursery staf...
- I'm sorry I do not know of a good daycare provider in your area but as far as the feeding goes he will eat as much as he needs. If he quits eating and there is an oun...
- S., my son's pediatrician is THE BEST!!! He is at Children's Mercy. His name is Scott Colliton. The number is ###-###-####. I highly recommend him. My son had a l...
7 Mo Old Won't Eat Formula
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on July 19, 2008
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I am wanting to make the switch from breastmilk to formula for my 7mo old. He takes a bottle just fine w/ breastmilk, and he has been okay w/ the new solids we try, bu...
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- I dunno...I think he's smart if you are asking - and I guess you are asking. If you must use formula though, you should just keep on trying. I would have done anythi...
- i know this reply is late, but i wanted to send a note JIC it would help. try mixing the formula w/breast milk & changing the ratio over a few days. it worked for my d...
- What if you mix the breastmilk and the formula. That is what I did with my son when I was transitioning him. In an 8oz bottle I would give him 6 oz of breastmilk and...
Can Only Give Baby Ready-to-use Formula????
Asked by K.E. from Reading
on February 5, 2007
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I'm wondering if any other moms have/had this problem. I can only feed the baby ready-to-use formula which is super expensive. When I try to give him the powdered ki...
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- ask the W.I.C office to which to the concertate where you mix one can to one can of water. And see if he wll drink that
- My daughter had the same problems with the powdered concentrate when she was a baby, and I also received WIC checks for formula. The solution that worked for us was u...
- As long as you get a prescription from you doctor for the formula wic will cover it... i had the same problem..
Good Start Formula
Asked by K.F. from Dallas
on May 17, 2009
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Just taking a survey on all the formula using moms who use Good Start. I recently switched my 4 week old from Similac to Good Start on the advice of a friend. I feel l...
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- All four of my kids did much better on Good start. I would stay with it if it's making your baby feel better
- I used good start on my first daughter & loved it, now i use it for my newest little girl to. With any formula they will probably poop only once a day. Breast feed u...
- Hey K., Sorry, this is really lengthy, I actually copied and pasted it from an older post I answered: We tried Good Start w/natural cultures after our 5 week old...
Sick Daughter
Asked by B.O. from Spokane
on January 4, 2009
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Hello Everyone
I am a stay at home mom with a 10 month old and we recently got back from a trip for Christmas with family. While gone my daughter got sick and we too...
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- Hmmm... Ten months old.... Have you explored the possibilty that she is teething? The symptoms you listed are pretty much what I remember when mine were that age... I...
- Isomil DF (Diarrhea Formula) does wonders for diarrhea. That's what my doctor recommended. Sounds to me like it might be a good idea to take her in though. She soun...
- Hi, My kiddo was sick a while ago and she refused to drink to,. So I just gave her a lot of applesauce and canned fruit. They have lots of juice, so that kept her h...
