Neosure vs Enfacare ?

bennyandthejets13 · July 2013

My DS is 7 weeks (2 weeks adjusted) and is currently on Neosure. At first I was pumping and giving him fortified BM with 1/2 tab of Neosure. Lately my supply has dropped dramatically and nothing was helping increase it (I tried mothers tea, fenugreek, oatmeal, etc) so we decided there was no other option but to EFF. We gradually increased the formula and decreased the BM where hes only eating FOrmula now. The pedi wanted him on the high calorie formula until at least his 2 month check up on the 29th since he still has some catching up to do.The problem now is it seems just the Neosure seems to be making him so gassy. He's been spitting up after almost every feeding, grunting, chocking and just uncomfortable since the switch. The feeding instructions sheet the pedi gave me also lists Enfacare as another option. I was wondering if anyone tried Enfacare? I'm not sure since its another high calorie formula it will be the same as Neosure? Does anyone have any idea if switching would help with the gas?

Pips09 · July 2013

We used Enfacare, but never tried Neosure. But every baby can react differently to different formulas. We ended up switching brands after we had moved to regular (non-high calorie) because it seemed to make her less gassy, so I would give the switch a try. It might make a difference, and it might not. If not, might you be able to fortify a regular fomula made for sensitive tummies?

KTZ17 · July 2013

My DD was born at 31 weeks and she's 6 weeks now. I breastfeed her, pump, and supplement with Enfacare. It doesn't seem to make her gassy, but as PP said, I would guess all babies react differently. I don't like the way it smells, but I've never smelled any other formula so it could just be that I don't like the smell of formula. I would give it a try and see how he likes it.

jcsntms06 · July 2013

I used neosure for the first two months because that's what the NICU had her on. I would only feed her two feedings a day of neosure. I also had to supplement with formula, because I never made enough milk. We used Gerber Good Start Gentle (orange can). Actually both my girls did really well on Gerber Good Start Gentle (it helps with gas). What bottles are you using? Maybe try a new bottle before changing her formula?

MinaE01 · July 2013

We supplemented with Enfacare until I stopped BFing at 4 months. Then he got all Enfacare. I didn't like it because I thought it was hard on his sensitive little tummy, and made DS extra constipated after we switched over. They pedi made us stay on it for weight gain purposes (even thought that didn't seem to help, since he spits up so much). We finally got the go-ahead at his 6 months appt. to switch. We switched to Gerber Good Start Soothe, and we noticed a little improvement with the constipation.

I don't think there's too much difference among the two formulas, but you can give it Enfacare a try. If there aren't any weight gain issues, the pedi may recommend switching to something else completely.

bennyandthejets13 · July 2013

He's was originally using the Avent bottles but he would spit up a lot and choke on the milk then we switched to the Dr Browns bottles and has been fine with them until we had to switch to just formula only.

heatherallison9310 · July 2013

My DS is on Neosure and it makes him really gassy and he just gets the worst gas pains and it's really tough on him. I talked to our reflux specialist from the NICU and she was saying that preemies tend to have sluggish digestive systems so higher calorie formulas tend to cause gastrointestinal discomfort and to try gas drops. We just started DS on them today and they already seem to be making a big difference. For the record DS was born 33 weeks 5 days and is now a month and a half (his EDD is Sunday). Not sure if this helps, it was just what we decided to do at least until our next pedi appointment and we can talk to her about it!

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