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Alimentum and Nutramigen users...

StephDKStephDK member
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I have lots of questions today...this is my second post so I guesss I should say "Hello." 

 I was supplementing with nutramigen powder, but it gave Caleb TERRIBLE smelling gas.  So I tried alimentum powder, but he HATES the taste.  We recently tried alimentum RTF and he has done so well with it.  Out of curiousity...

Which formula are you using and why?

Does your baby have smelly gas from it?

If you use the RTF, how long is it good in the fridge?  I know the label says 48 hours for prepared bottles, but my LO only gets 12 oz/day of the formula which lasts us 2.5 days, thus exceeding 48 hours. 

Thanks!

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Re: Alimentum and Nutramigen users...

  • magdusiamagdusia member

    i used alimentum.  my son hated the taste also! big time! 

    I noticed you in your previous post that you mix.  If you can slowly increase alimentum into the breast milk than she should get use to it.  i started doing 3 oz of BM with 1/2 oz of formula and then adding 1/2 an ounce every day

    sorry.. don't know anything about RTF

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  • JoannaJesJoannaJes member

    We use Alimentum RTF. It's the only formula that DD has taken to. She didn't do as well on the powder version, and the thicker RTF consistency helped with her reflux.

    DD had smelly gas before we switched to Alimentum, but she does not have any gas now.

    I'm sure 2.5 days as opposed to 2 days is NBD.

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  • shiloh17shiloh17
    All 3 of my kids have been on nutramigen. Ds3 is still on it. We have always used the RTF. My boys kept it down better. Ds3 takes the RTF with an extra scoop of nutamigen powder in it to boost his calories. He is tiny and in the bottom of the charts. I have noticed since we began to add the powder that he has stinky gas. It wasnt as bad on just the RTF. I personally think nutramigen smells lousy in general.
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  • blueyez09blueyez09

    LO would only take the RTF Alimentum, he hated the powder version and refused to drink it. Never tried Nutramigen...

    He was on RTF Alimentum for 13 1/2 months... very $$$ but well worth having a happy healthy baby!

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