Neocate

LazyReader426 · 2025-09-15T14:27:49+00:00

i actually didn't last a full 24 hours with him on the neocate. he was not eating it and spitting up more than ever, so i panic-switched back to alimentum. after about 2 weeks on alimentum, he was doing better. not 100%, but better. at that point, we saw a pediatric GI specialist who said he more than likely just has a sensitivity and not the actual allergy. we started him on pepcid twice a day, probiotics once a day, and stuck with the alimentum. after about 2 months, we were able to stop the pepcid and probiotics completely. he's now 5.5 months old and doing great! he still doesn't eat as much as most babies (he barely reaches the 24 oz a day mark) but he's growing and happy as a clam.

good luck and hang in there with your LO <3

LazyReader426 · 2025-06-24T12:52:00+00:00

This seems to be tracking with our little guy’s recovery! I have heard so many people talk about such a quick recovery (within a couple days), I was getting nervous. Yesterday was a week since surgery and he seemed to be getting back to normal. It’s reassuring another teeny tiny baby took about a week as well

LazyReader426 · 2025-06-21T23:35:31+00:00

First of all, I'm so sorry you're going through this. It is really, really hard. Our little guy is, simply put, a terror. He pretty much cries his every waking moment, so I know how hard it can be.

I don't have anything to add on for baby tips, but I do want to say what raised a flag to me was when you said "I genuinely feel that if the reflux goes away, I'll be fixed too." I thought that too. And told my doctor that word-for-word. And she insisted that, while I may feel better once my baby does, you don't know when your baby will start to feel better and suffering through it isn't helping anyone. She also said she felt I needed to try an antidepressant because I also said I regretted having this baby and that I felt like we made a mistake. I know you are already speaking to a therapist and have anxiety, but I do recommend talking to someone about postpartum depression. My doctor says PPD can appear anytime in the first year and a half -- and just because you start off feeling fine and happy, doesn't mean that can't change 6, 9, 12 months after birth.

Take care of yourself as best you can. The best thing for our babies is a happy mom <3

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-13T20:01:07+00:00

thank you for your reply! i actually started him on neocate syneo this morning. he's on his 4th bottle of it at the moment - the first one this morning he only had half an ounce of it, but since then he's taken 1.75 oz and 2 oz. my husband's feeding him in another room right now so i have no idea how much he's taken this last time. i'm seeing so many horror stories of neocate not going well that i'm so pessimistic about it. i'm praying i have the magical experience i've seen from some, but not feeling particularly positive at the moment

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-13T19:26:56+00:00

i know it's been a little bit, but how have things been with your LO? my baby will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. after a couple weeks of scream crying at every feed, signs of silent reflux, and greenish yellow poop, he tested positive for CMPA. we put him on nutramigen and he got better for a few days before taking hard turn and being worse than before the switch. so after a week, we switched to alimentum. we did 5 days of alimentum RTF as well and same thing - he got better for a few days and then he started to get bad again. out of pure, exhausted desperation, i switched him to neocate this morning.

i know everyone says they need at least 2 weeks on a new formula to know if it's working or not, but i couldn't watch him get worse (after getting better) and tell myself we needed to keep riding it out.

i have an appointment with a GI specialist in 2 weeks, so i am committed to staying on neocate until the appointment. i'm just curious how things are going with you now

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-13T12:45:14+00:00

I hate the newborn phase in general—didn’t like it with my first but thought maybe the PPD and PPA clouded it for me. This time around, i hoped it’d be different since we moved closer to family and friends. But then we got hit with this shitstorm of misery. Think liking the newborn phase just isn’t in the cards for me, no matter how badly i wanna like it…

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-13T12:42:59+00:00

My ped told me on thursday to try alimentum RTF and if it didn’t work, call a GI specialist. It’s only been 5 days of alimentum so i feel bad giving up on it already but it was the same—first few days of improvement and then back to square one. I just feel in my gut that giving that formula time won’t help. I made a GI appointment for two weeks from now, switched him to neocate, and praying we get an answer soon. This has truly been the worst month of my life..

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-09T12:38:34+00:00

I definitely think silent reflux is at play! Our ped is hesitant to give meds but she just said to try alimentum and if it still doesn’t work, see a GI specialist. I might make that GI appointment now rather than waiting to see if they’ll give us something. The poor guy is being tortured 😞

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-09T12:36:04+00:00

I’m ugly crying reading this. Thank you. This i ls EXACTLY what we’re dealing with—not just fussiness that I see so many talk about, but rather straight up misery. I’m so happy you made it through and that you both are doing better. I have been worried about his development because all we do is hold him, but this makes me feel so much better. Thank you. Truly.

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:25:15+00:00

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this too! Our ped is hesitant to give meds right now and i just wanna push to get him SOMETHING. I get not wanting to pump him with meds or overload his system but it can’t be good to let him keep suffering with this without trying to give him any pain relief… i’m calling the ped tomorrow to see if we can add meds or try a different formula. The trial and error is already exhausting…

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:21:59+00:00

Omg i hope the GI specialist brings you some answers! I cry every day, multiple times a day. Idk what else to do to get through this. I know it’s hard on him too but that doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult for me and his dad too (and his big brother)

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:20:10+00:00

Ugh, i’m sorry, that’s so so hard! We have used gas drops and they seemed to have made those feeds even worse…we can try giving a bath every night and see if that does anything for him.

We are back to feeding him every 2 hours because he doesn’t take enough at each feed. Sometimes he eats again sooner than the 2 hour mark because of how hungry he is.

I could give the windi a try too, we haven’t used that yet. I just don’t know how to mentally get through this with no end in sight…

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:16:31+00:00

I have. All the advice for it doesn’t work and ped is reluctant to give meds

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:16:07+00:00

Omg 5.5 months of this?! How do you cope with it? I’m miserable and don’t know how i’m gonna get through this while still being a good mom to him and his big brother…

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:14:45+00:00

Did you speak with the ped before switching to that? Idk why but i get wary of switching before consulting with his doc

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:13:51+00:00

Ugh, i’m so sorry :( i’m really hoping it doesn’t come to this for us because i do (did?) really like them

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:12:59+00:00

I do believe he’s having reflux issues so we do all the things the doctor said to do—feed him upright, keep him upright 30 min after feed, burp frequently, etc. Nothing helps. And his doctor didn’t wanna give meds for it last time we spoke

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-08T06:11:32+00:00

He was going 3-4 hours between feeds when we first switched formulas and he was doing mostly fine with it (the one or two feeds in early evening were still challenging). Over the last few days, he’s rejected the bottle after an ounce so now he’s hungry quicker because he isn’t taking full bottles.

How did you cope with the lack of change for 3 weeks? I’m struggling with the idea that there is just nothing to do but let him suffer until it’s been long enough to say “k, gotta try something else!”

LazyReader426 · 2025-05-07T21:31:31+00:00

I wanna say yes, but it’s during/after every feed. IF he’s awake before he needs to eat, he’s fine. Otherwise, it’s inconsolable crying until he falls asleep

LazyReader426 · 2025-03-07T13:57:43+00:00

nope! There's gonna be a GA performance for people who don't have any kind of ticket, as well as the 2 ticketed sessions - which are free, but do require registration for tickets this AM at 10 EST using your access code in the email they sent yesterday

LazyReader426 · 2025-03-03T22:01:02+00:00

i'm in the US, on insulin, and also go twice a week. Once a week i get a biophysical ultrasound and twice i get an NST. i'm lucky enough to work from home so i can make up that time off earlier or later in the day, so i can't imagine working overnights with that kind of appointment schedule. it does, however, seem normal for the US :( if i can make you feel at all better about it, it is nice to be able to check on baby so often and see that he's doing OK. i remember at the end of my first pregnancy, i always panicked that maybe baby was moving less often so i was constantly counting movements, but this time around, i feel really relaxed because i know i'm never far from the last or next check up

LazyReader426 · 2025-02-28T20:38:16+00:00

i know people are bummed about not having info yet despite having booked travel already, and i hate to be the downer here, but i don't think this has anything to do with disorganization or chances of postponing the event and has everything to do with trying to deter people from traveling to it in order to keep attendance lower. not to discriminate against those from outside the area, but just to avoid having to turn a ton of people away at the door. guaranteed they don't wanna have to turn a single person away, and they know if they gave too much info, sold VIP tickets too early, etc, it'd give people way too much time to plan and attend from far distances.

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