Similac sensitive powder users...question

WeeGee619 · April 2012

I just recently switched from gsg to similac sensitive. We usually shake our bottles and with gsg the bubbles would be gone in like 30 sec. I am looking at dd bottle from 2 hrs ago and there are still tons of bubbles and foam?

I want to know hoedown you mix the formula to reduce the bubbles/foam???

loisloan1118 · April 2012

I don't know if this will help you - I mix DD's formula for her bottles at night. She takes 24 oz a day. I mix it in the Dr Brown's formula pitcher. The pitcher has a mixer that decreases bubbles.

WeeGee619 · April 2012

aliciablatt:
I don't know if this will help you - I mix DD's formula for her bottles at night. She takes 24 oz a day. I mix it in the Dr Brown's formula pitcher. The pitcher has a mixer that decreases bubbles.

We always give her room temp bottles, so we don't want to put formula in fridge...thanks though!

amr1218 · April 2012

Its funny that you ask, b/c after we started using Similac sensitive powder DH and I coined two new words..."formulatte" or "milk-a-chino" b/c of all the bubbles.

Solution 1 - switch to the liquid concentrate. This is what we use while we are at home. We only use powder for travel.

Solution 2 - don't shake the bottle. I hold the bottle b/w my hands and gently roll it back and forth a few times until the powder dissolves. Then I slowly turn the bottle upside down a few times to make sure it is mixed well. It actually dissolves really easy and doesn't require lots of shaking like other powders we've tried.

loridiane20 · April 2012

Use a spoon to mix! It works just as well and it's so much less foam. We also make our bottles in advance and keep them in the fridge. We try to stay 2-3 bottles ahead so its cuts down on the foam. We just use a bottle warmer to get it up to room temp or a little warmer.

BettyBookworm · April 2012

amr1218:
Its funny that you ask, b/c after we started using Similac sensitive powder DH and I coined two new words..."formulatte" or "milk-a-chino" b/c of all the bubbles.
Solution 1 - switch to the liquid concentrate. This is what we use while we are at home. We only use powder for travel.
Solution 2 - don't shake the bottle. I hold the bottle b/w my hands and gently roll it back and forth a few times until the powder dissolves. Then I slowly turn the bottle upside down a few times to make sure it is mixed well. It actually dissolves really easy and doesn't require lots of shaking like other powders we've tried.

We use a spoon to mix our Similac Sensitive. I do agree with the Milk-a-ccino name though. LOL

anamandelli · April 2012

same thing here...we use a spoon. I actually read that on Similac website...I believe it is made of rice starch, so it is foamy.

mrsmikey · April 2012

We switched to the Parent's Choice generic and it doesn't make nearly the amount of bubbles & foam. Weird, but true. I haven't tried the Target generic so I don't know about how it compares.

WeeGee619 · April 2012

BettyBookworm:
amr1218:
Its funny that you ask, b/c after we started using Similac sensitive powder DH and I coined two new words..."formulatte" or "milk-a-chino" b/c of all the bubbles.
Solution 1 - switch to the liquid concentrate. This is what we use while we are at home. We only use powder for travel.
Solution 2 - don't shake the bottle. I hold the bottle b/w my hands and gently roll it back and forth a few times until the powder dissolves. Then I slowly turn the bottle upside down a few times to make sure it is mixed well. It actually dissolves really easy and doesn't require lots of shaking like other powders we've tried.
We use a spoon to mix our Similac Sensitive. I do agree with the Milk-a-ccino name though. LOL

What kind of spoon? Ours doesn't fit in the bottle bc we use dr brown standard size!

aandg · April 2012

WeeGee619:
BettyBookworm:
amr1218:

Its funny that you ask, b/c after we started using Similac sensitive powder DH and I coined two new words..."formulatte" or "milk-a-chino" b/c of all the bubbles.

Solution 1 - switch to the liquid concentrate. This is what we use while we are at home. We only use powder for travel.

Solution 2 - don't shake the bottle. I hold the bottle b/w my hands and gently roll it back and forth a few times until the powder dissolves. Then I slowly turn the bottle upside down a few times to make sure it is mixed well. It actually dissolves really easy and doesn't require lots of shaking like other powders we've tried.

We use a spoon to mix our Similac Sensitive. I do agree with the Milk-a-ccino name though. LOL

What kind of spoon? Ours doesn't fit in the bottle bc we use dr brown standard size!

To mix formula in standard size Dr Browns bottles I either use a knife or stick my finger in the long air flow part and use it to stir (wash hands first).

Bells26 · April 2012

DON'T Shake the bottles....gently swirl around. Doesn't take much for this formula to dissolve...no need to shake. Or like the other posters said, use a small baby spoon to dissolve.

AMcLaws · April 2012

We just swirl the bottle gently to dissolve. Bubbles don't bother DD so it doesn't bother us.

mabst196 · April 2012

I used that formula with DD and it was foamy. I used to put a small drop of mylicon in the bottle and it cut the foam immediately.

nabottle · April 2012

Our DD was pretty gassy anyway so we always had gas drops on hand. Now that she doesn't really need them as much we put one drop in the bottle and the bubbles are gone.

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