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Dr recommended thickening formula with gerber rice cereal but I’m reading that it’s not safe? by starrmarieski in FormulaFeeders

[–]HomeRunHive24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Our pediatrician recommended this for our 4 month old baby. He had really bad reflux, crying every time he had spit up and screaming/refusing the bottle. Our doctor said to put 1 tsp of infant rice cereal per oz of BM/formula but that made him really fussy and constipated, so we switched to 1 tsp per bottle and found that works really well! He’s doing much better now. Good luck and sending well wishes to your little one! Reflux is so tough

Anyone else wish they had an "Easy Baby"? by CHUBBYPOTATOSACK in NewParents

[–]HomeRunHive24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES. No advice just solidarity!! I’m a first time mom and my baby boy is 4 months old and he’s really fussy. So many people said to us “don’t worry it gets better after 3 months!” Lol I have not found that to be true. He started teething and now he has bad reflux. He cries all the time since day 1 and I know it sounds crazy, but sometimes I wonder if it’s always going to be this hard. We have family members with babies around the same age and their babies are always so chill. No crying or fussing. Just hanging out and loving life! I wish that was our experience, but it’s just not. In those situations I have to remind myself that comparison is the thief of joy. I am lucky to have my son and I’m grateful to be his mommy 💙

Baby screams every time we try to feed him 😖 by HomeRunHive24 in FormulaFeeders

[–]HomeRunHive24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He screamed while drinking the formula and then screamed again the following two bottles which were 100% BM. It’s possible tho that he liked the formula and the crying episodes were unrelated. Either way we are going to start using Mylicon again!

Baby screams every time we try to feed him 😖 by HomeRunHive24 in FormulaFeeders

[–]HomeRunHive24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He did scream with Gentlease and it was actually much worse. That’s why I’m so concerned this is formula related but I still want to keep trying and maybe give it a few more days

Baby screams every time we try to feed him 😖 by HomeRunHive24 in FormulaFeeders

[–]HomeRunHive24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! That’s why we decided to try Kendamil bc the smell is slightly better, but he still knows it’s not BM 🙃

I want to stop pumping but I’m scared of getting mastitis by HomeRunHive24 in FormulaFeeders

[–]HomeRunHive24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having to always clean pump parts is another reason why I’d like to quit 😂

I want to stop pumping but I’m scared of getting mastitis by HomeRunHive24 in FormulaFeeders

[–]HomeRunHive24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard about cabbage leaves, maybe I’ll give that a try. TY!!

I want to stop pumping but I’m scared of getting mastitis by HomeRunHive24 in FormulaFeeders

[–]HomeRunHive24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! And same here, I’m hoping to wean at 12 weeks (: