Have any of you successfully transitioned your LO off of alimentum on to regular formul or at least a sensitive formula?
LO is going through a can every two days. A can is $30. This is literally costing us about $100 a week. The most important thing is, of course, LO's health but if it is possible to transition them to something a little less expensive (a sensitive or soy formula) I would like to try. I plan to bring this up at his next pedi appt, but wondering if anyone had any experience.
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I asked this question when we first started her on the Alimentum (at 7 weeks). If I remember correctly, I think he said we can try to switch around 7 - 8 months. He said that after 6 months, many babies will outgrow the allergy or sensitivity as their
Thanks for the tips on where to find them cheaper. I will definately look into that!
As for solids, I have tried rice cereal and oatmeal and neither is going well at all. He wants nothing to do with it...which is strange because he LO
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My DD has severe reflux and is on nutragimen, but I figured I would reply anyways bc they are basically the same. She will be on it till a yr bc of the reflux as well as DS having a severe dairy allery that he finally grew out of at 4.
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My insurance doesn't cover the Alimentum either - even with a prescription. It sucks.
My DD is not really interested in food, either. My pedi said it's totally normal and that some babies don't show interest in eating until closer to 9 months, bu
Our insurance doesn't cover it either. Boo!
Rice cereal didn't go over well in our house. It bothered her stomach too much so we ended up waiting a few weeks and going straight to veggies. She is doing much better o
I tried transitioning dd to regular formula. She became t
I would try straight purees: carrot or sweet potato or broccoli. Something that is early allergenic. Carrots and sweet potatoes are rela