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Help!
So DS was breastfeeding but I can't keep up and now he is refusing the boob. So the majority of his meals are formula. When I give him regular formula he gets horrible gas and has issues so I have been trying different kinds. I found one for sensitive tummies that happens to be milk-based but lactose free. He has been doing great on it. Well, the other day I decided I should look at the ingredients in the formula and was absolutely mortified when I saw that the number one ingredient is corn syrup solids and the number two ingredient is sugar. Not happy! So I was just curious if anyone had any ideas or solutions to help me out. I just don't think it's fair to give my baby corn syrup when I try to avoid it at all costs! I talked to someone about giving him a bit of acidophilus to help possibly. Any input on that idea? TIA!!
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Re: Help!
ok, I'm a little lost here. How old is your son? Cause the situation you're describing about feeding 20 min each side, then pumping and then feeding again just 2 hours later....ok, that was my LIFE for the first 6-7 weeks with my DD. She also wasn't an efficient eater, had lost tons of weight and so we had to do it that way. I went to lactation 2-3 times a week, I was using a haberman bottle, and another type of device that I taped a capilary tube to my nipple so she would get my previously pumped breast milk at the same time she was trying to nurse and it stimulated her to suck better. And eventually it worked.
However I never fed her formula in addition as I was determined to get her to eat breast milk...but it was HARD! I won't lie, I was ready to give up in week three, but the lacation support kept me going. I was seeing Carla at Meridian Park Hospital.
Now about the gassy issue with formula, did you try put gas drops in the bottles during the feedings, that could help some, and keep him on a forumla that might be less sugar.