Really worried- pls advise.

[holliberry28]

Sorry for starting a new thread I'm just really worried about M. He's solely FF now and sporadically throughout the day after eating 2 ounces will start crying and refusing to eat unless I put him in the swing and give him a half hour break to finish the rest of the 2 ounces.

We switched from Gerber goodstart to similac sensitive ready to feed last night, thinking it might help his fussiness but when he spit up, I noticed after about an hour later that it was a dried orange/light brown color. It was white at the time he spit up.

I called the pediatrician who told me to immediately come in and said he looked fine. His stomach wasn't distended and he has been popping. She said to switch to alimentum or nutramagin and gave a script for Zantac although she said not to fill it, unless the new formula doesn't help.

She said if it happens again to go immediately to the ER for X-rays to check for a blockage, although the if it was a one time probably nothing to worry about.

When I googled brown spit up, I came across a baby center post where they said similac rtf also caused the darkened brown spit up so I don't know what to think.

Switch to nutramagin? See a feeding specialist? Start the Zantac? I lost my shit today worrying about him. Sorry for the long post. Just needed to vent and possibly get some advice....

[kemdupuis]

No experience with this, but fx everything is fine and your LO starts eating normally again. I can only imagine how stressful that must be for you! Sending positive vibes your way!

[missjenniebean]

I also have no experience but thoughts and prayers that all is well and he is back to normal! Stay positive!

[musicfrk2002]

I have noticed the RTF seems to be a darker color than the powder in general. Could this be part of it? We use the generic similac sensitive powder and see the same thing regarding the spit up color, but we don't have him refusing to eat. What other formulas have you tried? It also takes time for them to adjust to the new formula. Was this happening with the good start? Were you using regular good start or the gentle?

[erbear]

No experience, but fx it's just the formula!

[Widget123]

My LO has been a fussier eater lately and I think i remember others saying the same thing. I and the teachers at daycare just keep at him to make sure he eventually takes enough. Sometimes he has to get himself really worked up then calm himself down before he will eat.

I think @hazeldublin's idea of testing the formula on a bib sounds like a good one. It sounds it might just be the formula color.

I hope your LO is ok!

[holliberry28]

I tried pouring straight formula on the bib and it dried a darker yellow color, do I'm guessing regurgitated looks slightly different. It was white when he spit up, just dried dark.

We switched to nutramagin powder tonight. We were using the Gerber gentle before. Figured it can't hurt to try the lactose free formula- I'm staying away from that similac rtf though. He spit up in the evening but it was his regular white, yay lol.

Thanks everyone for your comments and thoughts! Hoping it was just the formula coloring mixed with spit up.

[mcp6286]

Enfamil Gentlease is way easier for H to digest. She spits up constantly if we use any other brand and gets super fussy! FX that it gets better for you and M!

[baytosa2013]

I'm thinking it was probably the formula with the coloring. DD is on the Alimentum and it dries a really dark yellow. She also has been really picky with feeding lately. Some days she will only eat half her bottle and then other times she sucks it all down and then spits up some. It sounds like he's doing better which is great! Soon they will be on a mix of pureed foods so that should make for interesting spit up!

[holliberry28]

Wish I could've continued breastfeeding. I know switching around all these formulas isn't good either. It's fair to give the nutramagin a shot for a few days right? Need to give it a chance ?

He only ate 3 of 4 oz this morning and spit up ( again normal white spit up) for those of you that ff, does the amount they take fluctuate? Maybe another FF check in?!

[holliberry28]

@jemomma and @hazeldublin, what formula are you using? I stopped bf 5 weeks ago, he was just fussier after doing well in Gerber goodstart so that's why we thought we'd switch to similac and that's when the dark spit up happened.

[shahoi]

We are on Nutramigen, and the taste doesn't bother O. She sucks it down just like she did the other kinds we tried before. She had all sorts of tummy issues before, and the Nutramigen has been a godsend. It does dry a darker color though. Just FYI, once the formula digests, the spit up will be clear. That worried me at first. But it still dries a darker color. And the smell is horrible!! Soggy cheezits! Best of luck to you!

[holliberry28]

shahoi, how long did it take for you to notice a difference with the Nutramigen?

[baytosa2013]

holliberry28 have you noticed any change in baby's poops? That's why we were told to change. We were using regular similar infant formula and her BM's had a lot of stringy mucus. She's been on the Alimentum for a cow milk protein sensitivity. She has to take the RTF and not the powder because she was having bad diarrhea and gas from the corn based powder. I'd give each formula a week or so but it's really trial and error. it sucks when you know their tummy's are bothering them though:(

[holliberry28]

Sept 2, 2015 10:34:21 GMT -5 baytosa2013 said:

holliberry28 have you noticed any change in baby's poops? That's why we were told to change. We were using regular similar infant formula and her BM's had a lot of stringy mucus. She's been on the Alimentum for a cow milk protein sensitivity. She has to take the RTF and not the powder because she was having bad diarrhea and gas from the corn based powder. I'd give each formula a week or so but it's really trial and error. it sucks when you know their tummy's are bothering them though:(

baytosa2013, his poops are fine. Knock on wood. It's the crying/screaming mid feeding after 2 oz which made me worry about reflux.

Also, anyone using level 2 nipples? I wonder if that would help to speed up the meal or make reflux/spit up worse.

[shahoi]

Sept 2, 2015 10:27:09 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

shahoi, how long did it take for you to notice a difference with the Nutramigen?

We noticed a difference in just a couple days