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Nataliachick7

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Posted: 01-05-07 21:19pm


Just a thought: my son was like that, he cried constantly and I was told he was "colicky". Well I refused to take that for an answer and I dug deaper. Turned out he had acid reflux which was burning his esophogus, and was intolerant to milk and soy protein, which was giving him stomach aches. It had nothing to do with gas. I switched him to a hypoallergenic formula called neocate and once he was on meds for his reflux he is now 100% better.

Magical Logic

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Posted: 01-05-07 21:59pm


They told me that too she is just colicky. But than she got bad diarrhea and they kept telling me for the past 3 weeks its ok babies go through that than she got a bad diaper rash that blistered up. So I went and seen another dr and she switched her formula to alimentum .Day after she started it she dont cry that much at all

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Posted: 01-05-07 22:15pm

chase4 wrote:

they told me that too she is just colicky. But than she got bad diarrhea and they kept telling me for the past 3 weeks its ok babies go through that than she got a bad diaper rash that blistered up. So I went and seen another dr and she switched her formula to alimentum .Day after she started it she dont cry that much at all

the same exact thing happened with .Kaylee, she's been on .Alimentum for about 2 months now & we've never had any problems since.

.Michelle

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Posted: 01-05-07 22:45pm

sunflower_pie81 wrote:

same here foxy Shocked

why havent you gone down to get .W.I.C, .Gen?? They offer it here... My aunt got it and she makes $11 an hour. I'm thinking of getting it just cuz the formula im gunna be putting .Caty on is like, 45$ a can.

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Posted: 01-06-07 10:58am

rainfire1424 wrote:

sunflower_pie81 wrote:

same here foxy Shocked

what kind of formula is that! Its $13 dollars for a medium sized can of enfamil (powder not premixed) over here.

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Posted: 01-06-07 11:14am


Its called .Nutramigen.... I think shes allergic to soy too so thats my next alternative.

Nataliachick7

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Posted: 01-06-07 12:11pm

rainfire1424 wrote:

its called .Nutramigen.... I think shes allergic to soy too so thats my next alternative.

my son couldnt even tolerate nutrimagen-it still has milk proteins in it, they are just very broken down. I wasnt paying 45 for nutri, I was paying like 25. Now pay $30 a can for neocate which is used in like 3 days, its terrible.

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Posted: 01-06-07 13:29pm


Natalia is right about one thing too many dr dismiss crying infants as being colicky when in reality is actually acid reflux. Alot of people suffer from it and dont know that they do sometimes. Another thing is babies really like to be bundled the first few weeks, came never slept in his bassinet or crib but we got him to sleep in the playpen>corner.

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Posted: 01-06-07 16:41pm

nataliachick7 wrote:

rainfire1424 wrote:

its called .Nutramigen.... I think shes allergic to soy too so thats my next alternative.

yeah her doc cant think of anything else that would help.. We've already had her on organic soy, and stuff still curdles in her mouth.

Nataliachick7

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Posted: 01-06-07 17:47pm

rainfire1424 wrote:

nataliachick7 wrote:

rainfire1424 wrote:

its called .Nutramigen.... I think shes allergic to soy too so thats my next alternative.

yeah her doc cant think of anything else that would help.. We've already had her on organic soy, and stuff still curdles in her mouth.

my doctor didnt even know about neocate until I researched it. Many docs just arent up to date with this stuff. Neocate is completely milk and soy free-its amino acid based. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins-so the proteins are entirely broken down. It has made a h.U.G.E difference for my son.

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Posted: 01-06-07 18:23pm


Similac made my cousin's son spit up eeeeeverytime he ate, &he was so gassy that it was incredibly painful for him. She switched to the generic brand of enfamil at walmart &she said it was amazing &that she never had any problems with him after that.

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Posted: 01-07-07 13:35pm


Acid refulx for an infant must be horrific...Poor thing...I pay $32 for 12 cans that need equal part water .......And its one of the leats expensive....Im sorry but I would never use a generic brand of formula... So can anyone tell me what spit up at every feeding means?

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Posted: 01-07-07 13:42pm


Alyvia spit up (actually, she projectile vomited) at almost every feeding for the first few weeks. My doc told me to burp her halfway through the feeding and again immediately after the feeding was done. She also told me to elevate the top half of her crib mattress by putting a rolled-up towel underneath it, or to let her sleep in her car seat. She told me it was either air caught behind the milk (when she burped, it pushed the milk back up) or it was an immature... Umm... Whatever the opening to the stomach is called. I think that's what she said. She said one of the valves in there was probably still immature and kicking back some of her meal each feeding. It passed after a few weeks, and now she only spits up a little bit. And usually that's our fault - tickling her tummy or "flying" her in the air too soon after mealtime.

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Posted: 01-07-07 13:45pm


Yeah the nurse at the hospital told me to put a phone book underneath the crib to elevate the mattress.......I just think my son eats too fast and I do burp him half way through and as well as after .....

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Posted: 01-07-07 14:08pm

emma2 wrote:

im sorry but I would never use a generic brand of formula...

i'd always planned on using enfamil but when I saw the *major* price difference between that and the generic I compared labels and saw that they're exactly the same. There are fda regulations so it's not like the generic can skimp on anything. Also I think I just read somewhere that similac and the generic similac are made by the same company.

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Posted: 01-07-07 14:11pm

iheartmybostonterrier wrote:

emma2 wrote:

im sorry but I would never use a generic brand of formula...

guess you have a good point...

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Posted: 01-07-07 15:24pm

rainfire1424 wrote:

sunflower_pie81 wrote:

same here foxy Shocked

far as I know wic doesnt cover many things, I think they only cover like 2 name brand formulas, otherwise it has to be genaric

im not psative though, my brither was on alamantium (or something like that) and I know we were all on wic as kids so I could ask my mum, unless you already talked to wic about it, just letting you know so you arent surprised when you get there

they dont even cover jucey juice anymore, aat least not here, not sure if those are just state changes or orginization changes

~alicia~

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Posted: 01-07-07 19:28pm


There is a certain formula that .W.I.C does pick up, but you need a doctor's note for .W.I.C to approve it. You can't just go to the store and get it - the vouchers are very specific. It's hella expensive - not sure if it's the one .Sandy's talking about or not.

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Posted: 01-08-07 09:33am

lil_blaze2004 wrote:

nancy, nestle is the worst!! It was the only formula that made trey gassy and spit up. I had 2 docs tell me not to use it.

Switch him to something else!

How's he feeling??

that explains alot, my son was on nestle goodstart and omg he had colic and spit up alot , cried all the time, my daughter I am breastfeeding and ocassionaly supplement with enfemil the one with taht stuff thats found in breast milk I forget what it is . Glad I didnt go with the nestle again but she hardly spits up, only one day did she spit up alot but I think she just wasnt feeling good. She sleeps longer then joseph did as well. So maybe it is that formula lol

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Posted: 01-08-07 09:38am


Wic overseas is the best, I get wic here and u can pretty much choose the formula for your child, the ones they offer at the commisary, we still can get juicy juice and cereeal and eggs, but here u get more options on that stuff wich is sooo awesome. Might just be certain states taht change stuff