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Post by aliki on Jan 2, 2008 21:55:55 GMT -5
I am just wondering if any of you switched from breastfeeding to a hypoallergenic formula and found that that made a difference with your baby's colic?? I am currently breastfeeding...My doctor suggested trying allimentrum every other feeding for two days, but it didn't make a difference, so I've continued to b/f. He said if we don't see a change in Ruby in a month, to try nutramigen for 5 days while I pump to see if it helps.
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Post by phxmama on Jan 2, 2008 22:05:58 GMT -5
I would say that it's worth a shot. When you have a colicky baby, you just have to try everything. I also b/f my daughter and the doctor suggested that I just cut out all dairy, gassy veggies, etc. for a week to see if it helped. This was right about the time that her colic began to decrease, so I really don't know if it helped at all. It might have just been a coincidence. I never tried the alimentrum, but it seems to have worked for others. If you keep pumping, you won't have to give up b/fing if it doesn't work for you. I hope it does, because I know you need a break girl. By the way, I love the name Ruby. So cute!
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Post by nathansmom on Jan 2, 2008 22:09:13 GMT -5
My doctor has also suggested doing a trial of Nutramigen. I am currently breastfeeding. I haven't tried it yet. I don't really have any good reason why. I am not sure if switching to formula is the answer. I have been on a strict elimination diet for the past 3 weeks and haven't seen any changes. If anything my son, Nathan is spitting up even more (if that is possible) and crying / screaming about the same. My husband and I were just talking about starting it in the next day or so. I will let you know if we see any changes if we do make the switch. Also if you try this at some point I would be interested to see if this works for you.
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Post by aliki on Jan 2, 2008 22:48:16 GMT -5
nathansmom, I too did a very strict elimination diet, and saw absolutely NO difference...we do know she has a mild allergy, but have not been able to figure out what to...how old is your baby?? Definitely post about how it goes with trying the formula..are you going to pump during your trial?
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Post by pamcrt on Jan 2, 2008 22:55:42 GMT -5
Aliki,
I started out strictly b.f. Abby and then I got sick around 4 weeks (but she was already starting her colic anyway) and my milk was drying up, so we went to a formula- we tried milk based, organic and then soy before we tried nutramigen and when we finally put her on nutramigen is when we saw the biggest difference in her demeanor. Like I said before, it didn't cure her obviously, but it helped with the regimen of daily living. She was put on levsin for the stomach cramps/pain and we tried prevacid for reflux (she was never really dx with reflux, they just treated her as if she had it). I swear by levsin- best thing ever for Abby. She got to where if she saw the bottle she actually held her mouth open for it. Some people don't like to give it b/c it has alcohol in it, but it is not a large amount and it does work. I would definitely suggest trying the nutramigen and pumping if you are up to it and it if works great, if not, do what you have to do to get through this time. You will eventually get into your daily niche/ routine and the days will pass before you know it. Keep us posted.
Pam
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Post by basy45 on Jan 3, 2008 9:59:07 GMT -5
I breastfed Samuel exclusively for almost 4 months. At around 10 weeks, I eliminated all dairy from my diet for 2 weeks and saw no change. Then about 1 week after I started eating dairy again, his behavior started to improve. Shortly after that, he got worse than ever. He was crying constantly, not sleeping at all, and fussier than I had ever seen him. His doctor suggested we try Alimentum to see if it made a difference, and within 24 hours, I had a new baby. Although I had planned to breastfeed for longer, the change in him was so incredible, that I kept giving him the Alimentum, and never looked back.
The assumption is that he has some sort of protein sensitivity, but I am still not really convinced of this. Whatever the reason, it worked for him and I am no longer questioning it. I would definitely recommend giving it a try since it can't hurt her. I think that you should try giving the formula exclusively for about 1 week, and pump so that you can continue to breastfeed if it doesn't work. If Ruby does have a protein sensitivity, I'm not sure that nursing her for every other feeding would work. I think it can take up to 10 days for the stomach to heal if she is sensitive to something in your breastmilk. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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Post by nathansmom on Jan 3, 2008 12:46:21 GMT -5
Aliki,
My son is 14 weeks old. I am going to pump during the trial, and hopefully not lose too much of my milk supply. I would like to go back to breastfeeding, but if the formula makes a difference obviously I would just stick with that. I will keep you posted!
Steph (nathansmom)
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Post by aliki on Jan 3, 2008 14:07:34 GMT -5
The times that we gave her the formula, she cried during the whole feeding..I think because it tasted so crappy maybe?? Did any of you experience that, and did they just get over it once they were hungry enough??
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Post by mel5mel on Jan 3, 2008 14:31:41 GMT -5
Nutramigen was the only thing that i offered Payton when we decided to switch... he hated it, but eventually he started eating it... i just made really small bottles and gave him as many as he wanted
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