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Switching from Similac Advanced to Similac Supplement

lincoln79lincoln79 member
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Our son was born on Wednesday (hooray!) and our hospital used the premixed Similac Advanced. When we got home, we only had Similac Supplement and have been using that since Friday morning.

He hasn't had a bowel movement all day today (Saturday) and is acting like he is constipated.
Is this normal or is it possibly because we switched types of the same formula?

TIA!

TTC #1 since 12/2010 DH: MFI, cancer survivor Me: Resected septate uterus, lap treated mild endo, tubes open, ovulate on own, autoimmune disease 3 Failed IUI's (2/2012, 4/2012, 6/2012) 
IVF #1 August 2012. BFP! Beta #1 56.7 Beta #2 150 One baby, one heartbeat on 9/20/12! no h/b @7w6d. dandc @8w0d, 
FET #1 December 2012, BFN
FET #2 February 2013, no embies survived thaw
IVF #2, BFP #2, Loss #2 March 2013, Scar tissue discovered, RPL testing,
IVF #3, BFP #3, Loss #3 (twins) September 2013
Hostile ute, moving onto Gestational Carrier!

GC/FET #1 of 1 5AA blast and 1 compacted blast, February 2014, BFP #4 on 3/1/2014!
6w u/s 1 bean with h/b of 145 bpm, 8w u/s 187 bpm
EDD 11/7/14. Please, please, please stick little one!

Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!

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Re: Switching from Similac Advanced to Similac Supplement

  • harmonicbabe26harmonicbabe26 member
    Call your doc just in case but at the same time I wouldn't freak out. My DD was one of those kids who only had a BM every other day, every 3 days. Apparently that's pretty common, regardless of whether they're on breast milk or formula. As long as they're not dehydrated (pee pee diapers) they're fine.
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  • lincoln79lincoln79 member
    Thanks ladies! 
    He finally had a BM (a couple actually) when we were changing his diaper this afternoon.
    It seems like having his legs pushed up towards his chest is prime position for him lol.

    I will make a call to the ped tomorrow to see if there is anything else we should be doing.
    TTC #1 since 12/2010 DH: MFI, cancer survivor Me: Resected septate uterus, lap treated mild endo, tubes open, ovulate on own, autoimmune disease 3 Failed IUI's (2/2012, 4/2012, 6/2012) 
    IVF #1 August 2012. BFP! Beta #1 56.7 Beta #2 150 One baby, one heartbeat on 9/20/12! no h/b @7w6d. dandc @8w0d, 
    FET #1 December 2012, BFN
    FET #2 February 2013, no embies survived thaw
    IVF #2, BFP #2, Loss #2 March 2013, Scar tissue discovered, RPL testing,
    IVF #3, BFP #3, Loss #3 (twins) September 2013
    Hostile ute, moving onto Gestational Carrier!

    GC/FET #1 of 1 5AA blast and 1 compacted blast, February 2014, BFP #4 on 3/1/2014!
    6w u/s 1 bean with h/b of 145 bpm, 8w u/s 187 bpm
    EDD 11/7/14. Please, please, please stick little one!

    Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!

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  • Kina1102Kina1102 member
    Are you BF as well??
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  • MommyAttyMommyAtty member
    Ah, the newborn poop issues. Neither of my kids started out knowing how to poop. With our first, it was so bad and so traumatic for us that even now, DH and I will randomly look at each other when we have no idea what to do about a new parenting situation and say, "Work the legs! Work the legs! Rub the tummy! Rub the tummy!" Then we crack up laughing. It may take a few weeks for your LO to get the hang of it. With that being said, try not to switch formula more than you must, because the change can cause gas, constipation, diarrhea, etc.
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  • lincoln79lincoln79 member
    Thanks for the advice ladies! He REALLY likes to poop with a diaper off. I really think it is the position. @Kina1102 - I am not BF. We needed to use a surrogate, so that wasn't an option for me.

    TTC #1 since 12/2010 DH: MFI, cancer survivor Me: Resected septate uterus, lap treated mild endo, tubes open, ovulate on own, autoimmune disease 3 Failed IUI's (2/2012, 4/2012, 6/2012) 
    IVF #1 August 2012. BFP! Beta #1 56.7 Beta #2 150 One baby, one heartbeat on 9/20/12! no h/b @7w6d. dandc @8w0d, 
    FET #1 December 2012, BFN
    FET #2 February 2013, no embies survived thaw
    IVF #2, BFP #2, Loss #2 March 2013, Scar tissue discovered, RPL testing,
    IVF #3, BFP #3, Loss #3 (twins) September 2013
    Hostile ute, moving onto Gestational Carrier!

    GC/FET #1 of 1 5AA blast and 1 compacted blast, February 2014, BFP #4 on 3/1/2014!
    6w u/s 1 bean with h/b of 145 bpm, 8w u/s 187 bpm
    EDD 11/7/14. Please, please, please stick little one!

    Praying unceasingly for a miracle. ALL welcome!

    image










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