Pros: Nutritionally complete infant formula for those babies experiencing special feeding problems. Cons: Very expensive in price; should be used with the advice of a pediatrician only.
When new parents choose not to breastfeed for whatever reason, iron fortified milk based starter formulas are often recommended and tolerated well by many infants with no problems. But sometimes feeding problems occur, resulting in a very unhappy baby....
Pros: Was the only formula our son could eat - saved his life in my opinion. Cons: EXPENSIVE!! Bad smell
Our son was given Similac in the hospital when he was born. He was fine for about four weeks when he suddenly couldn't keep anything down anymore. We were told that it was probably just a virus and it would run it's course in a few days.
Pros: Gentle formula for lactose intolerant babies. Cons: The PRICE of it!!
It has been a year and a half since I needed to worry about infant formula, but I wanted to express my feelings about Nutramigen and how well it worked for my son.
My son, who is now two and a half, was a full-term baby, born healthy...
Pros: Excellent Nutrition For Sensitive Tummies, Helps Colic, Easy To Digest Cons: Hard To Find
When my oldest daughter was born, I attempted to breastfeed; but failed miserably. So vivid were the memories of cracks, blisters and incorrect latching, that when my second daughter was born, I didn't think twice about formula feeding. However, unlike...
Pros: Helped with diarrhea, colic Cons: Price is ridiculous
My wife recently gave birth to twin boys. It was the greatest day of our lives! Although they had to spend a couple of weeks in the Neonatal ICU, we finally brought them home.
One was on Prosoybee while the other was on Nutramigen. After...
Pros: nothing pro for us! Cons: can be expensive,made my daughter throw up and be cranky
Nutramigen was the third formula that my daughter has tried in her 4 weeks of life. My daughter, Bianca has an intolerance to milk and soy. So, her pediatrician suggested that we try, Nutramigen.
Pros: Good for babies with protein allergies Cons: Expensive, hard to locate, odor, stains
Enfamil Nutramigen is a formula parents will find themselves using without choice. It's not that you can have a bad opinion (epinion) of it and therefore move on to something else. No, when you get to this point--as many parents can commiserate...
Pros: tolerable for many milk allergy infants, can reduce colic Cons: EXPENSIVE
Does your baby have poor weight gain, blood in her poopy diapers, diarrhea, or has a rash all over? Has this gone on for several days? Consult your pediatrician, as it could be due to an allergic reaction to cow's milk protein. Up to 8-10% of all...
My son was born on April 4th of this year. After we came home from the hospital, the first two weeks were great. When he was born he was put on Enfamil with Iron which worked really well for him. Until he was about two weeks old. Then it all began,...
Pros: worked and my daughter could keep it down Cons: ouch, a hefty price tag and no reason for it
You need a second mortgage to cover the cost!
In 1989 when I gave birth to my first daughter I was given samples of formula in the hospital. I was breastfeeding, but during those first few hectic weeks I found the need to make a bottle every...
Pros: Excellent for colic Cons: Smells horrible and very costly
I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. My preemie had only been home a little over a month and I was in the process of recovering from a complete hysterectomy and no matter what I did, he still continued to cry.
My daughter was only 3 weeks old when she began to display signs of milk intolerance. Although I had tried to breast feed, she seemed to be very sensitive to a lot of things I was eating. So much so that it was hard for me to figure out what to avoid...
Pros: Works like a charm and has made my gassy baby happy Cons: Expensive and smells
I was a breastfeeding mom for 6 weeks who planned on nursing for the first year till a problem was seen with my son. He was suffering from severe gas all day and all night that hurt him terribly.
Pros: finally get some sleep Cons: hard to mix, expensive
I guess you could say that we don't live in a normal house. We have children with milk allergies. No cheese, no ice cream and no happy babies until we found Nutramigen.
Dereck was only 2 weeks old when the trouble began. He would get...
Pros: Easy to digest, easy on baby's stomach. formula. Cons: Expensive, sometimes hard to find.
When my daughter was born I had a few bottles in the house -- gifts from the shower -- but not one container of formula. To me it had never even been a question. Of course I would breastfeed.
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