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Name: cgloceri

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Hi Ladies.. Once again I am here seeking your advice.. We spent 18 hours at the hospital last night and today. My son began to vomit after a bottle of formula and breast milk. He happen to do this in his sleep and was not able to get it all out. He began to choke and was loosing consciousness. Long story short, 911 was called and they gave him oxygen as he was lacking it from the filling of his nose and lungs with the vomit. As soon as I heard this gong on I rushed in and I did not think he got that much internal, but he did.

I really believe that it has something to do with the formula. Have any of you found one that is easy on the bellies, can be mixed 2oz formula and 2 oz breast milk and will not cause throwing up. I know every child is different, but there has to be a gentler formula. I feel like such a bad mom because I can not supply him with all the breast milk he needs, but I just recently headed back to work and my days are so fast I can not find a proper schedule to pump... UGH.. Mamal.. where are you?? What do all you think. The formula he was on was the Enfamil Lipid with Iron. Tomorrow I will try the Similac... Any thoughts?? ↓

Name: asian_mom | Date: Jul 13th, 2007 9:30 PM

Your post makes me more nervous, but a little better 'cause I believe I am not alone. My son is 8 week old and i am coming back to work next month. I am exclusively breastfeeding him for now, and hope that i will be able to do that when i come back to work. If not, i will have to start formula on him. I think we all want the best for our kids, but sometimes things just have to go the way it is. I think in your situation, you should ask your pediatrician first before trying out these products 'cause your baby seems to have strong reaction on the formula.
Hope you and your baby will do better on the new formula ↑

Name: cgloceri | Date: Jul 15th, 2007 9:52 PM

We are all doing well. Thanks for your reply. We found that the Enfamel Gentlease is by far the best for him and I still add breast milk to as half of the mixture.. ↑