Formula Advice - Smyrna, GA

I highly recommend Nestle Good Start. I put both my kids on it when I supplemented between breastmilk feedings, and they did MUCH better on it than anything else I tried. Give it a try, and give it a few days before you decide - it takes a while for the other stuff to get out of their system.

I don't know if it helps but my son was on Similac Isomil. He had problems when he was born with formula and couldn't take the regular Similac. He also had reflux and was on Zantac. Even after the medicine he still spit up but not as much.
Hope this helps a little!

Hello,

my cousinbaby has GERD and the best thing that worked for her was Gentle ease. I believe nestle or enfamil makes it. She went through alot of formulas and that works best for him. Hope this info is good for you. Good Luck

My son Jackson had trouble with gas and constipation early on. We were feeding him Enfamil Lipil since the hospital used that kind and we were told it was closest to breast milk, but he had hysterical fits sometimes and we even rushed him into the doctor one day thinking something was really wrong with him. Once we switched to Nestle Good Start Supreme (the purple can) everything changed. Everyone could tell he felt much better. We also used a natural remedie called Gripe Water, you can get it at natural food stores. It has fenil and I think chamomile and it makes a world of difference for an upset stomach. If he ever had a gassy day we gave him a few doses of that throughout the day. He stayed on it for a few months. Now he's 18 months and is perfectly normal and fine. So, that's my advice...good luck! Google Gripe water or ask your doctor, but I definitely recommend Nestle Good Start.

Hi Ann.

My son was a fussy eater until I switched him to soy. It's worth a shot! Good luck!

Hi Ann,
My five month old also has GERD and is also on prevacid. I love Good Start, my six year old son was on it as a baby so we chose it for our daughter. It's a lot better for their little tummies, the other stuff is so thick. The color of her poop could be from the change in formula. I'd give it a few more days and see if it changes, but I remember my babies poop was that same color when she was first born and then it changed a month or so later. Good Luck

Hi ann!!

My sister used nestle good start with no problems and i used enfamil and similac while my daughter had gerd... as long as your baby is eating and not losing weight either formula should be fine... my daughter's gerd eventually went away... GOOD LUCK!!

My daughter has reflux also and she is 7 weeks old. We increased her medicine (zantac) from 2 to 4 times a day. What a difference it has made all around. Also try feeding more often but less at a time. Helps also. Good luck.

When my daughter was on formula we had her on Enfamil Nutramagin. She was also taking Axid for her acid reflux instead of Zantac b/c our pedi didn't like the amount of alcohol in the Zantac. Rori also had Colic, and we found that the Gripe Water helped both the Colic and the acid reflux (so she rarely had to take the Axid). You may want to get your pedi's advice on which formula and medicine would be best. As for gassiness or fussiness from too much air intake, I would suggest Dr. Brown's bottles. They are a little more pricey, but they work so very well (they will be the ONLY bottles I use with my next children). Also, after he is done eating, make sure you burp him really well and keep him upright for 20-30 minutes. Hope that helps!

Hey ann!! Boy do i ever feel your pain! My daughter abbi had gerd also and i believe we tried every formula known to man and finally my ped said well nothing else has really worked so lets try goats milk! I know what your thinking... But im serious we gave vitamin suppliments and w/in 2 wks she was gerd/colic free! She is now almost 6 and is very healthy!! The goats milk is gentle and after a couple days of having this in her system she stopped spitting up and was alot happier w/ life! And so was my husband, me and our oldest son!!
I would ask but it worked for her and us!
Let me know if this helps!
Good luck!!

My son was premature and had GERD as well. In addition to medicine to empty his stomach he was also on Previcid. He was on Nutramigen and it worked well for him. Our doctor also told us to feed him more but less each time and keep him vertical for 30 minutes after eating. Not fun, but it worked. He spit up until he was 1 but at least he wasn't fussy anymore.

When my son was born he had a digestion problem and even breastfeeding didn't agree with him. My Ped put him on Similac's Alimentum. It's expensive, but I swear by it. After one bottle my son was a totally different baby. He was on the special formula until he was 4 months old and then switch to regular formula without any problems. He is now 2 y/o and eats everything.

Hope this helps!

Hi Ann L.
Sounds like your baby needs a lactose free diet and I found when my son was a baby that using the formula already mixed in the cans was also easier for him to digest..Don't know why, but he did not throw up half as much of formula as he did when I mixed the exact same formula. We also used rice cereal in milk as well everytime we fed him.
Hope this helps.
L.

First I think it may be worse to keep switiching formulas often. And have you considered that it may be that he is getting to much air from the bottle your using? Or maybe that he needs to be burped a little longer? I recommend using the Playtex nurser..Im using that now..with the bags u put in there. It sounds expensive but you can rinse the bags out a couple of times and at eckerd by husband bought a 125 count box and it has lasted me a long while and they will prob hold me till he's off the bottle since he eats more food than bottle. My baby is also on similac advanced but from what I'm told its just about the same as enfamil with lipil. Also another tip that would help is to buy those baby gas drops....their safe enough to use before and or after each feeding and they work pretty fast. But if your baby is still having alot of trouble u should call u doctor and request something else. My doctor just hates seeing babies suffer....he would do anything to ease my babies suffering and when my baby was in the same boat as urs, instead of suggesting different formula he prescribed Zantac 15mg giving 0.6 ml every 8 hours along with Metoclopramide 5mg 0.4 ml every 8 hours and it helped immediately. Maybe u could write this down and ask ur doctor about it. I still have alot left over from my babies pres. so that tells u that it helped a whole lot with the first dose and he didnt have to take it very long.Also it helps to prop them up after eating, that also helped my baby alot.

I swear by it! I had a VERY colic baby and I tried everything from the most expensive brand formulas that are designed for colic and the only thing that gave my little one comfort was Good Start.And that was years ago they have improved the formula! I also used Mylocon I used so much that I would just by the generic Wal-mart brand it worked just as well but a lot cheaper! It isn't bad for them u can use it as often as you like since it isn't absorbed into the bloodstream it just coats the stomach it passes right through! Good Luck

Ann,
I would HIGHLY recommend this formula. Both my daughters had acid reflux, very badly. My first daughter took the Nutramigen and it worked great for her, now my second daughter had the reflux also, but he Nutramigen did not work for her. Someone told me about the Nestle Good Start, and I noticed a difference immediately. I loved it, and she obviously did too!! Good luck, any other questions, feel free to email me!!

my baby liked nestle good start but was never fussy and crying so i dont know if that will be settled by it. i used the one with dha.