Comments for Bringing Home Alex http://www.bringinghomealex.com Bringing Home Our First Baby Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:03:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Switching from Similac Advanced to Sensitive Formula by Joshua http://www.bringinghomealex.com/baby-care/switching-from-similac-advanced-to-sensitive-formula.html/comment-page-1#comment-5 Joshua Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.bringinghomealex.com/?p=81#comment-5 Sharon, you are actually doing really well making 3 - 4 hours a night at 5 weeks. Alexandria started making it most of the way through the night at two and a half to three months. Basically the baby's stomach isn't big enough to hold a lot of food and since her diet is all liquid, it passes within a few hours, hence the need to feed once or twice during the night. Once your baby gets big enough to hold more food in her tummy, she'll make it longer stretches. As for the formula, we went back to the Similac Advance with early shield. For the gas, just try to do a good job burping your baby during feedings and try the little tummies gas drops. We swear by them. The Similac Sensitive I think just made things worse as it seems to have a thinner consistency that passes through the babies even faster than the regular. let me know how it goes! Sharon, you are actually doing really well making 3 – 4 hours a night at 5 weeks. Alexandria started making it most of the way through the night at two and a half to three months.

Basically the baby’s stomach isn’t big enough to hold a lot of food and since her diet is all liquid, it passes within a few hours, hence the need to feed once or twice during the night.

Once your baby gets big enough to hold more food in her tummy, she’ll make it longer stretches.

As for the formula, we went back to the Similac Advance with early shield. For the gas, just try to do a good job burping your baby during feedings and try the little tummies gas drops. We swear by them.

The Similac Sensitive I think just made things worse as it seems to have a thinner consistency that passes through the babies even faster than the regular.

let me know how it goes!

]]> Comment on Switching from Similac Advanced to Sensitive Formula by Sharon http://www.bringinghomealex.com/baby-care/switching-from-similac-advanced-to-sensitive-formula.html/comment-page-1#comment-4 Sharon Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:20:50 +0000 http://www.bringinghomealex.com/?p=81#comment-4 I'm curious as to the outcome of your switch. Did you keep your baby on the Similac Sensitive or Similac Advance. I share your exact same story. Our baby is fussing maybe an hour out of the day and seems relieved when passing gas at times. I've switched today (10/19/090 to the Sim Sensitive and hope that I'm not making a mistake. On the early shield (Similac reg form) we're only making it 3-4 hrs at night with our 5 week old. I didn't know if the formula was causing this or not. I hope you can respond. I’m curious as to the outcome of your switch. Did you keep your baby on the Similac Sensitive or Similac Advance. I share your exact same story. Our baby is fussing maybe an hour out of the day and seems relieved when passing gas at times. I’ve switched today (10/19/090 to the Sim Sensitive and hope that I’m not making a mistake.
On the early shield (Similac reg form) we’re only making it 3-4 hrs at night with our 5 week old. I didn’t know if the formula was causing this or not. I hope you can respond.

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