should we try alimentum or nutramigen??

[Anonymous]

Good Morning,

Just needed some opinions….our 3 1/2 month old has been fussy since birth, but just thought is was “colic.” We tried 3 different formulas (Enfamil Lipil, Enfamil Gentlease, Prosobee) and are currently on Goodstart Soy. About 1 month ago, she started arching her back, not wanting to eat…etc etc, so we finally figured out she had silent reflux. Finally saw a GI last week, who put her on Prevacid 15mg solutabs…then she had the stomach flu over the weekend, so with all of the vomiting, I am not sure how much meds she actually got for a few days…She still is crying when she eats, arching, etc and I know the Prevacid can take 2 weeks to kick in. We have had no rashes, bloody stools etc so I don’t really know if she could have an allergy or not..just the fussiness and reflux symptoms. Our GI said they would wait to see if the Prevacid takes care of it, but if most reflux babies do better on the hypo. formulas…shouldn’t I try switching her over?? What do you guys think?? I see most of the babies are on hypo. formulas…is it rare to be okay on soy? By the way, we never really saw that big of an improvement when switching from milk-based to soy…..Is alimentum better than the nutramigen?…..also I see most use ready to feed….Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for all of your help!

[Anonymous]

Well, our doctor was different in that they thought we should try the formula FIRST, then try the medicine. They thought that with our family history of allergies that it was likely an intolerance that was causing the symptoms so we tried that first. When that didn’t solve the problem completely we started the prevacid and then he was happy again. So you may want to try to wait out the two weeks to see if the medication helps, then if you’re still having trouble you’ll know you’re also dealing with an intolerance and you can try the new formula. Does that seem to make sense? Otherwise you won’t know what helped the symptoms later on down the road.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Morning Krista! I am having a horrible problem with nutramegin right now. I am going to post later about switching to alimentum, i think it has less casein which is what i myself cannot tolerate. My dd did great on alementum at first, but i think after a few months the milk proteins have built up and now she is a gassy lassie!!! She has horrible stomach pains. When I did all the trials with formulas, it took a few days to figure out if she could tolerate it. Nutramegin and Alimentum come in ready made at walmart and target. Good luck! Sarah

[Anonymous]

Some babies do better on Alimentum & some on Nutramigen. It is hit and miss. My dd did better on Nutramigen. They are virtually the same except that the proteins in Alimentum are broken down just slightly more than in Nutramigen. My dd has no allergy to anything but because her tummy was so sensitive as a young baby, she just did better overall on the hypo. formulas.

[Anonymous]

Had horrible vomiting with Nutramigen – worse than on the milk base. Switched back and had less problems.

[Anonymous]

Hello. I would personally wait to see if the meds help too. The formulas are expensive but of course very worth it if that is what your baby needs. Emma was on soy and I took her off because she was severly constipated. She didn’t have any rashes or bloody stools, nothing major externally. She has been on it for months and doing great (I never tried nutramigen). I am just thinking if the meds is what she needs then you would not have to change formula’s. I would definetly wait the 2 weeks and I would find out if the dosage is correct (seems awefully low) because if it is to low it will be basically like giving her none at all. (Sometimes the solutabs bother their tummies too) Personally I would go that route and after she is on the proper dosage of meds and still fussy then you can change the formula.

[Anonymous]

OH, I don’t use the RTF but some do have better luck with it

[Anonymous]

My GI recommended Alimentum, b/c apparently it tastes a little better than Nutramigin. BTW, they both smell horrible. FWIW, I do agree with Sherry, that it just depends on the baby.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes, it depends on the issues that the baby is having as well. We switched from bf to Similac at 3 weeks – which was an absolute nightmare. By 4 weeks, she was on Alimentum. She was a comfort feeder, so she happily drank it down. However, she started choking and turning blue when she would spit up. Three days later, we switched to Nutramigen and the choking stopped. Apparently, Alimentum has a slightly stickier viscosity than Nutramigen, so it was getting stuck in her throat when she would spit up.

[Anonymous]

Alimentum worked great for Zach. A friend of mine tried the
Nutramagin and switched after a few weeks to Alimentum because he
couldn’t tolerate the Nutramagin. As Kim said, I truly think it
depends on the little one. Good luck.

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