my 2month old is on his third formula an is still not right what should i do?

Question

first he was onsimilac advance,the dr. switched him because he was congested, and was pooping green water, so he switched him to isomil, still congested, not pooping at all, and when he did poop, it was really hard, so the dr. switched him again to similac alimentum, he's still congested, and pooping tan water. what does thisall mean????????

Answer 1

similac will produce green poop. I'm not sure about the watery part as my daughter has never had watery poop. I'm always worried hers is to hard. My daughter is on similac isomil and it will produce hard poop or no poops at all. They say as long as its not hard round marbles then its ok. Our pedi has seen babies not poop for 10 days she then called childrens hospital and they said it was fine the most they have seen was 16 days.

As for the congestion its most likely not congestion. I asked our pedi about it also. It always seemed like my daughter needed to cough that it sounded like she had flem in her. The pedi said it was her just not swallowing everything. That it was also fine.

The color of your little ones poop wouldnt concern me as much as it being like water. I cant think of anything that would cause it to be like water. I would consider consulting another pedi and see what they have to say about it.

How long are you on these formulas before trying a new one? It does take about a week or so for them to get use to a new one. Alimentum is costly but suppose to be easy to digest. But there are other brands you can try in regular,soy,and one like alimentum.

If the baby is really fussy then i would think reflux, reflux does not always show with projectile vomit there is silent reflux also.

here is a great site to a mommy board where you will find answers from very educated mommy's. And also a thread for reflux.

Answer 2

He might be very allergic to the ingredients in the formula. You have several options:

1. Keep trying other formulas until you find one that works. Stay on the formula for about a week or so at a time to give it a fair shot, unless it is obvious that the formula is detrimental to his health.

2. Have the doctor prescribe a formula for him. There are some formulas out there that are different than any you can buy at the store on the shelf. However they are very expensive (starting at about $50 a can I believe) but you may be able to get your insurance to cover it.

3. Get a prescription from your doctor to get milk from a milk bank. It is human milk. You can get a prescription to cover the cost (it is over $3 an ounce to cover processing, storage, and shipping fees from a not-for-profit milk bank). Some milk is even from moms who avoid certain kinds of foods for babies that are particularly sensitive.

4. You can collect private milk donations by finding women to be willing to donate. Many women who do this have the mothers take some screening medical exams. Some also pastureize the milk themselves with a home pasturizing machine. All the moms reimburse the donating mothers for the shipping costs and supplies for pumping (e.g. breastmilk storage bags).

5. You can attempt relactation yourself. It is very possible and is probably the best option for a very allergic child. You may will probably have to give up all dairy products due to his sensitivity to it, but in the end it is the perfect food for him and it will keep his body healthy. It is totally possible if you are dedicated-- a girlfriend of mine was able to successfully bring her baby back to the breast after several weeks of not nursing and completely losing her milk due to major surgery. She used herbs and a supplemental nursing system which is a bottle you hang around your neck with tubes you attach to your nipple so your baby can eat and stimulate your breast to make more milk at the same time. See this website for more detail: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/relactation.html

Answer 3

Try breast feeding it is the best thing and it is a lot easier for the baby to digest or if your not breast feeding anymore or at all try similac soy formula my daughter was the same way she breast feed until 3 months then weaned her and she couldn't poop for regular similac I switched to soy she did real good and around 7 1/2 months I switched her to regular similac again and then she was fine.

Answer 4

when my 8 month old son was born i breast fed him, he broke out in a rash. so we put him on similac advance, then he would projectile that across the room, so we put him on isomil, he became constipated and congested, then we tried the alimentum same thing, finally we put him on enfamil nutramigen, and prevacid for acid reflux. and he is still on both. and doing wonderful. I would go see the doc and talk about milk intolerance, and also acid reflux.. that is what it sounds like to me. been there and done that with mine.

Answer 5

It is not too late to breastfeed. Any woman can breastfeed, even if she's never been pregnant...men can too(there's a tribe in Africa where both parents nurse the children)!!! It simply takes the proper stimulation. You can contact La Leche League. Mother's milk is the *perfect* food for your baby. There are all kinds of horrible chemicals and poisons in formula, it is nothing like the breast milk that mother nature intended for babies. Soy is also not good for babies. Soy has massive amounts of estrogen in it, and can cause all kinds of health problems if had in excess (it's cumulative, so the problems don't usually show up until later). Good luck!

Answer 6

Yeppers, I'd consider finding a new pediatrician and trying a soy based formula. It's not so bad to be switching formula, however, my pediatrician told me from Day 1 to choose a brand and stick with that brand only. Enfamil was okay, and when we switched her from regular Enfamil to soy-based that was fine too, but switching from Enfamil to Nestle or Similac was a no-no.

Answer 7

Is it too late to bring breast milk in? I know sometimes you can bring back the lactation by pumping. I have no clue what it means other than the baby simply is not digesting the formulas properly. Try Progestamil... speak with your dr. about it. My daughter was a preemie and her tummy couldn't handle things very well- this is a formula with pre-digested enzymes and she did very well with it. Maybe your baby needs some help digesting as well. Good luck.

Answer 8

I had the same problem with my second child. The only formula that worked was the Carnation Good Start. Maybe he needs a soy base! I would confer with a different pediatrician maybe.

Answer 9

you should try enfamil......that works really well, my son drank that when he was younger.....he's 16months now and drink regular milk. But if that doesn't work you may need to try the soy brands and see what happens. Overally enfamil works really well on the stomach and he shouldnt be constipated or anything like that. Good luck!

Answer 10

Find a good pediatrician to take him too. Maybe it is the lactose in them you might have to go to a soy based formula. Hopefully it all gets worked out soon. Poor baby.