Formula??

hangerland

Thinking about giving up EBF & adding formula. I'm completely exhausted. She wants to be held constantly so I have no time to pump and when I do I'm only getting 2-3oz from one breast. Plus I'm finding pumping very awkward. My question is if I decide to stop BF what type of formula should I try? Right now we just started Zantac for possible reflux. If it doesn't get better in 3 days we are going to try a lactose protein free formula per our pediatrician. But if the Zantac seems to help my VERY fussy baby then what formula if needed? She's 3 weeks as of yesterday.

ziggy903

Ask your ped.

littlepig2

ziggy903 said:

Ask your ped.

this. each ped recommends something different especially if you think LO has an allergy or reflux.

Virgo&Aquarius

We use a soy formula per our pediatrician. She had issued keeping regular formula down, even emfamil gentlease. We use similac soy and have seen great results.

ziggy903

Virgo&Aquarius said:

We use a soy formula per our pediatrician. She had issued keeping regular formula down, even emfamil gentlease. We use similac soy and have seen great results.

Which is exactly why she needs to talk to her doctor about it.

hangerland

Obviously I would take of my doctor about it. I was just asking opinions....

Now I know why I never post anything on here. Some of you are very rude when in reality we are all in the same boat...tired, stressed, overwhelmed.

NoelMarieFrey

Wow, I find what was said was helpful, and GREAT advice. We all use different formula for our babies, because news flash sweetheart, all of our babies are DIFFERENT and require different ones.

Someone telling you to simply ask your pediatrician, isn't rude or anyway offensive.

Your comment was rude, calling out people because they didn't answer the way you wanted them too. Boo woo!


Edited because spelling.

hangerland

Asking your peditrician is an obvious answer...that's all.

shellbell3845

The formula I use to supplement might not be the best formula for you to use. That's not rude; that's truth. Asking your pediatrician is the best answer to your question. It's not a rude answer; it's an honest, good answer. Also, twenty moms could give twenty different answers which isn't going to help you. Your ped will have a good answer.

ziggy903

Brookie8511 said:

Obviously I would take of my doctor about it. I was just asking opinions....

Now I know why I never post anything on here. Some of you are very rude when in reality we are all in the same boat...tired, stressed, overwhelmed.

I would LOVE to know how someone was rude to you. You asked a question we can't answer, so we directed you to the person who can. Not rude, not at all.

ziggy903

Brookie8511 said:

Asking your peditrician is an obvious answer...that's all.

Then why ask the question, if it has such an obvious answer?

NoelMarieFrey

Brookie8511 said:

Asking your peditrician is an obvious answer...that's all.

Ok, then why ask! Better yet, why be rude when you're given the obvious answer!

ziggy903

Where is @DreamingBabies‌ with her picture?

magentawarped

Brookie8511 said:

Asking your peditrician is an obvious answer...that's all.

And yet, you asked anyway.

No one was rude to you. We aren't doctors or formula experts, and even if we have kids with the same issues as yours, what works for our kid may not work for yours. Your pediatrician knows what your kid needs and what might work best.

I've found a great correlation between people who ask "obvious" (read: dumb) questions and people who think everyone on TB is rude.

hangerland

I asked a question just for opinions...my 2nd time ever posting a question and it will not happen again. I think a lot are rude on here. I've read replies that others have posted and they are rude. Unless you post a lot then the majority of you are rude tend gang up on others. It was just a question for opinions because I don't know what type of formulas there are besides the samples I have gotten.

I will obviously ask my pediatrician, but I thought ppl could tell me what has worked for them. Signing off because I have other things to do besides argue with ppl in cyber space. And yes that is rude of me.

RondackHiker

So giving the obvious and best answer is rude?

Is there some part of the world where people truly believe not hearing exactly what they want to hear is rude? Because if so, I want to avoid that place.

magentawarped

littlepig2

but guuuuiiissseee I asked for your opinions and you gave me good, solid advice!! what I wanted was 400 different formula suggestions that wouldn't help me at all and could potentially make LO sick! no one understands the struggle. #everyoneismean

ShePersisted

Ok a non rude response - I started supplementing with the sample of similac I had, I also had a sample of enfamil and so I used that too. DS threw up a lot so I called his pedi who suggested gentlease. So we have him gentlease for a week but then he was grunting a lot so his pedi thought he might have a food allergy so he put him on similac alimentum. We tried it for another week but DS hated it so we went back to gentlease and now he's a little better but we may try another formula as I think he may not love the taste and gets fussy.

Now if that's helpful to you for your LO please go ahead and take my "opinion" . If not call your pedi!

keags5496

@KatyBriggs‌ I think grunting can sometimes be a reflux thing too.

keags5496

And OP ill second the comments about asking your pedi but I will add that generics are the same as name brands.

ShePersisted

@KatyBriggs‌ yes my LO was grunting like every 3 minutes really loud at 2-3 weeks. Initially his Dr said if it's only at night it's not a big deal but if it's happening round the clock he was concerned. I took videos of him grunting which by the way includes him arching his back all the time. That is when he suspected intolerance to something in the food. He took a full on approach as to cutting all dairy and very strict control in my diet. However he was miserable on the soy formula and had double the spit up. His grunting automatically reduced by 50% so I put him back on the gentlease to see how he does and he was fine.

He still grunts but it's getting lesser so I think it has to do more with his reflux than allergy. Still experimenting to identify what works for him.

ShePersisted

KatyBriggs said:

Our genetics doc suggested reflux because he does this crazy back arching thing, but it's not just because of eating. It's on my list to ask the pedi about this week though.

Oh btw after observing him closely for few weeks now and starting reflux meds I am even more convinced the grunting was related to reflux than food allergy.

littlepig2

@KatyBriggs‌ DD grunts and arches but she has reflux and a milk/soy allergy. our pedi said reflux normally shows up between 4-6 weeks so the fact that DD had it at 1.5 weeks meant it was reflux caused by an allergy.

Audsx

Our Lo usually grunts when she has wind/ gas. We work on her tummy, bycling legs etc. We also now use colic drops and switched formula - to aptamil Op - which made a big difference, she doesn't seem as uncomfortable anymore.

Giraffealaff

Brookie8511 said:

Asking your peditrician is an obvious answer...that's all.

But it was still the best answer...