If you switched from BM to formula...

iteachk

1.  What kind of formula do you use?  (My LO is dairy sensitive)

2.  Do you use a special kind of water to mix with it?

3.  Did your LO quit BM cold turkey, or did you phase in the formula?

My LO has been miserable her entire 2 months of life & medicine is not helping.  As much as I don't want to, I think it's time to switch to formula.  I'm trying to get through to the pedi to ask these q's, but no luck yet.

 TIA 

 

Ashley Pharez

ITeachK:

1.? What kind of formula do you use?? (My LO is dairy sensitive) ?Similac Advance but you could use Similac soy

2.? Do you use a special kind of water to mix with it? nope plain old tap water?

3.? Did your LO quit BM cold turkey, or did you phase in the formula? cold turkey and it was a little hard on his tummy for a few days but now all is fine

My LO has been miserable her entire 2 months of life & medicine is not helping.? As much as I don't want to,?I think it's time to switch to formula.? I'm trying to get through to the pedi to ask these q's, but no luck yet.

?TIA?

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jess1984

ITeachK:

1.  What kind of formula do you use?  (My LO is dairy sensitive)

2.  Do you use a special kind of water to mix with it?

3.  Did your LO quit BM cold turkey, or did you phase in the formula?

My LO has been miserable her entire 2 months of life & medicine is not helping.  As much as I don't want to, I think it's time to switch to formula.  I'm trying to get through to the pedi to ask these q's, but no luck yet.

 TIA 

1. I use Enfamil Gentlease, it has less lactose in it.

2. At first I used Bottled water (just regular bottled water) and now I use just cold tap water heated in the microwave.

e3. He did quit cold turkey, He was all rashy from my milk so we went cold turkey right to formula. Thank goodness. His rash cleared up a day or 2 later.

Julie Blunier

1. We use SImilac Sensative - it is milk based but lactose free

2. We use nursery water (find at target or the grocery store).  It is purified water.

3.  We had been doing half breastmilk/hal formula bottles for about a week since I didn't have enough breastmilk before we went to straight formula

jamie4duke

1.  I use similac advance but you could use soy and see how your LO does.

2.  At first I used nursery water but now I just use regular tap water.

3.  I didn't mix the two together but I do now when she is getting sick (I have a freezer stash....although it is growing smaller and smaller...)

 

megd06

1. Parents' Choice Gentlease

2. I use filtered water--we have a filter on our tap. Otherwise I'd buy a gallon of filtered water to use.

3. I mixed a small container of formula to keep on hand (I keep about 6-8 oz mixed up) and I pour two oz of BM and 2 oz of formula...then gradually cut the amount of BM