Formula question (kind of long)

Re: Formula question (kind of long)

• tlc11934 member

  January 2016

  The pedi told me it takes 2 weeks for the baby's stomach to adjust and not to keep switching frequently but y

  

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• ItsmeR30 member

  January 2016

  Your post cut off, but to respond to the first part of the post that's what I thought too! And when I mentioned that to the peds he said "oh no. It only takes a couple bottles to notice a difference". Everything that I've read has said opposite so that threw me off.

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• Dot30324 member

  January 2016

  I too heard from Ped if can take a week for them to adjust and to not switch too often. Bur you know your baby so if babe seems ok I guess keep doing what you're doing? As long as there's no blood in poop.

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• ItsmeR30 member

  January 2016

  Nope no blood. He seems fine? I'm just wondering if something will catch up to us in a week and he'll be miserable... Aye.

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• chelseajeanene member

  January 2016

  We had to switch to hypoallergenic formula because my son became intolerant to the gentleease we were using. When I started the new formula I saw instant results but it took his digestive system 2 full weeks before it went fully back to normal

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• ItsmeR30 member

  January 2016

  @chelseajeanene what symptoms did your son have to know he became intolerant to the formula? Also, did you try soy before you went to the hypoallergenic?

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• chelseajeanene member

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  @ItsmeR30 the doctor started out saying it was acid reflux because he had all the symptoms. Coughing, spitting up and arching his back and screaming while eating, etc. She started us on rice added to his bottle but there was no improvement. He started pooping once or twice after every bottle and that's when she had us try the hypoallergenic formula. She never suggested using soy because of how much he was pooping

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• amiller386 member

  January 2016

  Was his spit up bothering him? If he's not in pain while doing it or loosing weight then it's fine. My son spits up after almost every meal, but we call him a happy spitter. Does bother him at all and he's a big guy.

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• ItsmeR30 member

  January 2016

  @amiller386 the spit up doesn't bother him at all. Someone in our church nursery told me the same thing. He's definitely gaining weight properly and he doesn't fight me while eating his bottle or doesn't seem in pain. That's why I was surprised the dr quickly pushed meds.
  
  I appreciate everyone's help!

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• Kristyhana member

  January 2016

  Mines a happy spitter as well. We've noticed the AR formula helps a bit but he still spits that stuff up too.

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• missliz53 member

  January 2016

  @chelseajeanene Just a heads up, but the symptoms you are describing are also symptoms of aspirating. I would ask your ped for a referral to a speech therapist to do a swallow study or at least a clinical feeding evaluation. Our LO had that problem and was showing those same symptoms. We had to thicken her formula to honey thick with rice cereal and feed her on her side for a while. She's pretty much good now, but we watch her very closely and pace her when it sounds like she needs to catch her breath.

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• chelseajeanene member

  January 2016

  @missliz53 all his symptoms have vanished since switching to the new formula so I don't believe that's what he had

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• KYmama9286 member

  January 2016

  Reflux meds won't really effect the amount of spit up it just makes it less painful. If he's already a happy spitter than I wouldn't try meds. I don't think it's a big deal to alternate formulas aside from it being a pain in the butt to have both kinds on hand. I've formula fed all 4 of my kids and if it were me I'd just pick one kind and stick with it for a week or two. Unless he's losing weight, has blood in stool or seems uncomfortable he may just be a spitty baby. Or another thought, any chance he's early teething? If he has excess saliva that could be making him spit up a bit more or is it possible you're overfeeding him a bit? Especially since you have only nursing experience and it's much easier to overfeed a formula baby than it is a breastfed baby. Maybe try decreasing the feed by half an ounce and see if that improves things. He may just be spitting up the extra he drank that he didn't need, like he didn't realize he was over full until 10-15mins after finishing and up comes the excess. Hth!

  

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• KYmama9286 member

  January 2016

  Also, our pedi and my son's pediatric nutritionist said it's pretty rare that babies truly need soy or hypoallergenic formula. Often times mom's will think it's working because in reality they just used it long enough for the baby's digestive system to mature enough that all the intial problems went away. Does that make sense? But by 4 months they should be mature enough to digest traditional formula unless there is a true allergy going on but if that were the case you'd likely see bloody stool, extreme bloating and pain in baby.

  

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• ItsmeR30 member

  January 2016

  @KYmama9286 you are right in that he has had mega drool lately and he is shoving his fists in his mouth trying to bite down. The dr said he didn't see any teeth yet but who knows. Usually during the day I'll feed him between 4-5oz, and at night we feed him 6. Thing is, is at night he NEVER throws up. It's only during the day. But this past week he's been amazing. It's only a little throw up here and there.
  
  I really am starting to think he's a "happy spitter".

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