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Enfamil Gentlease vs. Gerber Good Start Gentle

Preference anyone?

I read someone's post on here about how their LO was a fussy baby all the time.  If you've read my posts..you already know that I have a very difficult LO as well.  Anyway, this bumpie said that when she switched from Gentlease to Gerber Good Start Gentle, it was like she had a brand new LO - happy & full of smiles.  Anyone else have this experience?  I'm wondering if we should switch.

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Re: Enfamil Gentlease vs. Gerber Good Start Gentle

  • I did have a similar experience.  We were on gentle ease and switched to good start.  DS was so much happier!  BUT he was pooping like 15 times a day (his bum was getting really red)  and wanting to eat every 2 hours even at night - it was like it was going right through him.  So DH wanted to switched so we tried Enfamil nutragimen. He is better on this than the gentle ease but not nearly as content as on the Gerber good start.  I actually almost wanted to stay on the good start even with getting up a million times during the night but we also didn't think it was good for DS to have diarrhea all the time.  But I'm sure it's different for every baby - I would try it. 
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    Preference anyone?

    I read someone's post on here about how their LO was a fussy baby all the time.  If you've read my posts..you already know that I have a very difficult LO as well.  Anyway, this bumpie said that when she switched from Gentlease to Gerber Good Start Gentle, it was like she had a brand new LO - happy & full of smiles.  Anyone else have this experience?  I'm wondering if we should switch.

    That is my post you are probably talking about! When I first had LO she was on Enfamil Newborn and at 3 weeks old she became very gassy so we switched to Gentlease, Dr. Brown's bottles and started giving gas drops at every bottle. The gas had finally gone away but she was just miserable. Poor thing would smile in between cries because she wanted to be happy but couldn't. One day I decided to try GoodStart Gentle after reading so many success stories about it. I noticed a change immediately and within a week I stopped giving her gas drops. She has no gas, no fussiness and is the happiest baby again. I highly recommend the switch! Give it a week or so and if it doesn't help you can always go back, but its definitely worth the try! Good Luck!!

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  • Thanks ladies!  I'm so glad your babies ended up happier!

    Another question though.  I am currently mixing the Gentlease with Enfamil AR b/c LO has mild reflux as well (she's on meds too).  Do you think the Gerber Good Start Gentle would still work even if I mix it with the Enfamil AR?

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  • Since she is on meds maybe mix it for a while and try to ween off the A/R?? Just a thought. I don't know much about reflux so my advice could be no good. LOL! 
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  • Just wanted to chime in that I had a similar experience with Gerber good start as pp with the constant pooping.  I tried Gerber good start when I made the switch from breastmilk to formula at about 5 months because I had heard it's thinner and sweeter than most formulas and tastes the most like breastmilk.  DD was pooping like 10 times a day on the Good Start.  Our pedi said she thought it was a virus and not the formula, but we switched her to Similac Advanced anyway, and the pooping has gone way down (still 3-4 times a day though -- when she was breastfed she only pooped 2-3 times a week!).  Also DD was wanting to be fed once or twice in the night (which was the same as when she was breastfed) on the Gerber Good Start and after 3 days on the Similac Advance she STTN for the first time ever.  It's probably a coincidence, but who knows.
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