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Re: whats a good formula for a squirmy gassy baby?
« Reply #30 on: June 01, 2013, 03:43:21 am »
For sure follow your own doctor's advice but I do have to remind anyone reading this that adding rice cereal to a bottle of formula can pose a choking/aspiration hazard.



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Re: whats a good formula for a squirmy gassy baby?
« Reply #31 on: June 01, 2013, 05:33:57 am »
I feel like he had reflux symptoms since he was born. We tried several different things including Zantac until finding something that worked for him. Now he is 13 weeks

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Re: whats a good formula for a squirmy gassy baby?
« Reply #32 on: June 01, 2013, 18:08:17 pm »
I am no expert in formula, but I thought there were some that you could buy that were thicker and thus avoiding having to thicken with rice cereal.  I know that Enfamil makes a thickened formula.  Just thought I'd throw it out there as a suggestion, because as Kara said adding cereal can pose a choking hazard.



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Re: whats a good formula for a squirmy gassy baby?
« Reply #33 on: June 02, 2013, 00:43:41 am »
If my son had swallowing problems I wouldn't add the cereal of course.. The consistency of his  bottles is thin enough to come out a standard flow nipple but thick enough to keep it down. This was recommended to me by his dr, we tried everything to make him more comfortable, this was our last resort and the only thing that worked for us. He's a different baby now, and we've had no issues with the cereal

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Re: whats a good formula for a squirmy gassy baby?
« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2013, 18:57:57 pm »
It's great you have found something that works :-*
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Re: whats a good formula for a squirmy gassy baby?
« Reply #35 on: June 04, 2013, 16:57:09 pm »
Ok the 4 hours is working really well and we are now doing Gerber gentle and she seems to be doing good with it also.  So I really believe it was she was full.  Since on the Gerber she has been sleeping good at night, and were on vacation, :) and no nw and so the first feeding she has been eating real well. Hopefully it'll keep up.
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Re: whats a good formula for a squirmy gassy baby?
« Reply #36 on: June 06, 2013, 03:45:45 am »
Excellent!