Formula Fridays 6/19

[taberbtb]

I will agree with PP and send big props to the twin mamas!

chickyclg B has suffered from constipation issues off and on since we put her on gentlease at 2 months. Our doc told us to skip the rice cereal because it can make it worse and use barley cereal instead. We actually just started oat and prune cereal this weekend.

Age: 20 weeks!

Formula & solid stats: 6x 5oz bottles plus a 2-4oz top off at bedtime. We just started oat and prune cereal this weekend.

Comment section: I mentioned in the solids thread she has been sitting with us at the table during dinner for the last 1.5 months and if she sees us eating without giving her something to gnaw on she screams until she gets it. For now I try to give her stuff she can mouth without actually eating it but I don't know how long that will satisfy her for. Ugh.

GTKY: October! I love all things fall- leaves, changing weather, the cool, crisp, mornings and all things pumpkin!

[abseptember]

Clickyclg Fingers crossed you get to switch.... I know it is a ways off but hopefully the time flies!

[seamonster]

Jun 20, 2015 10:18:49 GMT -5 mmarie said:

Jun 19, 2015 23:27:19 GMT -5 chickyclg said:

I don't know if I belong because we are not exclusively FFing, but I do give formula so.....

Age: 5 1/2 months

Formula & solids stats:
J: 3 4oz bottles of Enfamil Reguline

M: 2 3oz bottles of Similac Neosure

Comment section:
We began feeding solids but were told to hold off because J is having constipation issues.

NBR GTKY: what's your favorite month of the year and why? March, it is gorgeous outside!

We aren't exclusive either. I was EPing for a long time but I want my stash to last and to give her breastmilk bottles when I can. She also gets some breastmilk and I always mix her cereal with it.

You ladies aren't alone in the combo-feeding game. Except for the first 5 days in the hospital and a short 4 week stint after DS hit 12 weeks, I've been having to give formula for milk transfer problems or supply issues. You have my respect for doing it while EPing.

I didn't have any problems getting him to take formula. I think it's because he was so hungry when we came home from the hospital that he was just happy to have food. But he does prefer breastmilk. I've considered switching formulas because he has such terrible gas from the stuff we're using.

DS is 18 weeks and gets 2 7oz bottles of formula a day at daycare (he gets a 6oz and 3oz bottle of breast milk those days and is EBF on weekends).

[sugahcookie01]

Age: 4 months 

Formula & solids stats: no solids. His pedi appointment is thus Tuesday so I will see what she says. I imagine closer to six months will be her recommendation but who knows.

Formula - usually around 32oz over four large daytime bottles (6-8oz) and 1 MOTN bottle (4oz). Sometimes more, sometimes less. 

Comment section: will number of ounces continue to go up? H has seemed to settle into this amount for a while now. Not sure if I should expect another increase at some point. 

NBR GTKY: what's your favorite month of the year and why? Probably July. It's my birthday month and I'm always off from school for summer break. 

[taberbtb]

Question for the btdt moms or anybody with experience with this- Currently B is on gentlease because when we made the switch to formula around 5 weeks the regular enfamil gave her awful gas pains. Once she hits 6 months I was thinking of trying her on the regular A+ for a variety of reasons. Has anybody switched off of the gentle or sensitive formulas once their LO got a bit older? Did you just leave them on the same one until they switched off of formula altogether?

[abseptember]

Jun 21, 2015 8:12:58 GMT -5 sugahcookie01 said:

Age: 4 months 

Formula & solids stats: no solids. His pedi appointment is thus Tuesday so I will see what she says. I imagine closer to six months will be her recommendation but who knows.

Formula - usually around 32oz over four large daytime bottles (6-8oz) and 1 MOTN bottle (4oz). Sometimes more, sometimes less. 

Comment section: will number of ounces continue to go up? H has seemed to settle into this amount for a while now. Not sure if I should expect another increase at some point. 

NBR GTKY: what's your favorite month of the year and why? Probably July. It's my birthday month and I'm always off from school for summer break. 

Amount of formula shouldn't increase again except for during growth spurts. Around 9 mths or so, most pedi will tell you to limit formula to around 24 oz max and increase solids.

I am so jelly of your 6-8 oz bottles!

[abseptember]

Jun 21, 2015 10:06:26 GMT -5 taberbtb said:

Question for the btdt moms or anybody with experience with this- Currently B is on gentlease because when we made the switch to formula around 5 weeks the regular enfamil gave her awful gas pains. Once she hits 6 months I was thinking of trying her on the regular A+ for a variety of reasons. Has anybody switched off of the gentle or sensitive formulas once their LO got a bit older? Did you just leave them on the same one until they switched off of formula altogether?

My older DD was on neutramegin for milk protein intolerance. We never tried to switch her to reg formula and at 12 mths switched her to almond/coconut milk. I did try to give her cows milk at 15 mths and she got horrible diarrhea for 10 days straight... yikes so I don't think she would have tolerated reg formula anyways. The boys are both on gentle bc of gassiness as newborns. Once they stop spitting up so much, I will try them on gentle generic again...hopefully around 6mths. I may try them on reg formula at 9 mths after they've tried a bunch of foods so if there is a problem, I'll know it is formula vs food issue. I think it's fine for you to try reg formula but I'd do it either before starting solids or while only offering solids you know she tolerates so it is clear what the problem is if there is one... hopefully there's not!