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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
My daughter is about 7months old, and my wife's milk supply is
starting to diminish. We started mixing cereal with her milk to bulk it up about a month or so ago, and she took to that readily. We have been trying to find something to help supplement her increasing diet, especially when she is hungry at night. Although we have had some success mixing small amounts of formula with breast milk and cereal, she will not take the formula when mixed with water. We have been trying the Enfamil lacto free lipil (which my son took with no problem when he was an infant, but I guess my daughter is pickier) Clearly we want to find something she will eat besides breast milk so that we are prepared. 1) Is there anything else we can try to mix with formula besides water to make it better tasting? I am wondering about soy milk, or rice milk. 2) Anyone know of a better tasting formula to try? |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
You have to mix it with water. If you do not it will affect the water
content, this in turn can make your daughter VERY ill. Formula must be make exactly to the instructions on the pack using cooled boiled water. Incorrect mixing of formula can cause salt imbalances which is very serious. If she doesn't like the formula try changing brands. Or just wait it out, most children will eventually get used to it. -- Pip My girls : DD1 Jasmine - 5 weeks early - March 02 - 4lb 12oz Still as small as a peanut but as smart as a whip! DD2 Abby - 8 weeks early - Feb 05 - 3lb 14oz I'm two and what a Demon I can be!! "Yes you can drive me insane just by talking to me!" wrote in message ... My daughter is about 7months old, and my wife's milk supply is starting to diminish. We started mixing cereal with her milk to bulk it up about a month or so ago, and she took to that readily. We have been trying to find something to help supplement her increasing diet, especially when she is hungry at night. Although we have had some success mixing small amounts of formula with breast milk and cereal, she will not take the formula when mixed with water. We have been trying the Enfamil lacto free lipil (which my son took with no problem when he was an infant, but I guess my daughter is pickier) Clearly we want to find something she will eat besides breast milk so that we are prepared. 1) Is there anything else we can try to mix with formula besides water to make it better tasting? I am wondering about soy milk, or rice milk. 2) Anyone know of a better tasting formula to try? |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
Your wife's supply may have started to diminish because you are mixing
cereal into your daughter's milk a month ago. Adding the cereal is probably stretching out your daughter's feeds, which is telling your wife's breasts that they don't need to make as much milk. The best way for your wife to increase her production is to stay home all weekend and have a "feed in". Have her eat lots of oatmeal for breakfast this week, drink fenugreek tea, have a guiness each night and stay really hydrated, and let the baby eat as long and as often as she wants. Then this weekend, have your wife stay around the house and let the baby eat any time, as often and as long as she wants. Do not give formula during this time, just let baby go back to the breast. The breast never actually empties, it just makes more milk as you go. So the more that baby suckles, the more milk that baby will get, and the more signals the breasts will get that they need to produce more milk. What formula "tastes" better will be completely dependant on your child. I'd buy small cans of all of the different brands and taste test them, then donate the remains to a woman's shelter. The other thing to take into account is that whatever formula you try, is going to taste -different- to her than breast milk. So she's likely not going to like any of them. What we did when transitioning from formula to milk (also a different taste), is mix it 1/4 formula to 3/4 milk, then 1/2 formula & 1/2 milk, then 3/4 milk to 1/4 formula, over the course of a week or three. This helps transition the child and gets them used to the taste. Sort of like switching from drinking whole milk to non-fat -- if you do it in one step, you can REALLY tell the difference, and the non-fat tastes thin and weak and terrible. But, if you step down slowly over the course of a week or two, from whole, to 2%, to 1%, to non-fat, the transition is barely noticiable. But remember, the more formula you give the child, the less breastmilk the child will need, and therefore the less breastmilk that your wife will make, thus reinforcing that you will need to provide more formula for your child... -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 Check out the family! -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password wrote in message ... My daughter is about 7months old, and my wife's milk supply is starting to diminish. We started mixing cereal with her milk to bulk it up about a month or so ago, and she took to that readily. We have been trying to find something to help supplement her increasing diet, especially when she is hungry at night. Although we have had some success mixing small amounts of formula with breast milk and cereal, she will not take the formula when mixed with water. We have been trying the Enfamil lacto free lipil (which my son took with no problem when he was an infant, but I guess my daughter is pickier) Clearly we want to find something she will eat besides breast milk so that we are prepared. 1) Is there anything else we can try to mix with formula besides water to make it better tasting? I am wondering about soy milk, or rice milk. 2) Anyone know of a better tasting formula to try? |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
On Jun 25, 4:21 pm, wrote:
My daughter is about 7months old, and my wife's milk supply is starting to diminish. We started mixing cereal with her milk to bulk it up about a month or so ago, and she took to that readily. We have been trying to find something to help supplement her increasing diet, especially when she is hungry at night. Although we have had some success mixing small amounts of formula with breast milk and cereal, she will not take the formula when mixed with water. We have been trying the Enfamil lacto free lipil (which my son took with no problem when he was an infant, but I guess my daughter is pickier) Clearly we want to find something she will eat besides breast milk so that we are prepared. 1) Is there anything else we can try to mix with formula besides water to make it better tasting? I am wondering about soy milk, or rice milk. You *must* mix it with water, exactly as the instructions state. It's formulated so that with the water it has the right balance. Using any other liquid can be problematic. However, once *mixed* with water, you *can* mix it with other things, like cereal, or 1/2 EBM. Don't mix the EBM with the powdered formula. Make the formula with water and then split it with EBM. I *think* soy and rice milks aren't recommended until about 12 months of age. I'd second Jaime's suggested to have a nurse in. Supplementing with anything is a killer on supply. |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
On Jun 25, 5:21?pm, wrote:
My daughter is about 7months old, and my wife's milk supply is starting to diminish. We started mixing cereal with her milk to bulk it up about a month or so ago, and she took to that readily. We have been trying to find something to help supplement her increasing diet, especially when she is hungry at night. Although we have had some success mixing small amounts of formula with breast milk and cereal, she will not take the formula when mixed with water. We have been trying the Enfamil lacto free lipil (which my son took with no problem when he was an infant, but I guess my daughter is pickier) Clearly we want to find something she will eat besides breast milk so that we are prepared. 1) Is there anything else we can try to mix with formula besides water to make it better tasting? I am wondering about soy milk, or rice milk. 2) Anyone know of a better tasting formula to try? First of all, you should never mix formula with anything OTHER than water when it is the primary source of nutrition for a baby. If you are basing your choice of formula for her on the experience you had with your first, you need to rethink that. I did the same from my first to my second, only to find out that she tolerated the formula I used with my first just fine, but I had avoided it making the same assumption you are. Just start off with the full-iron regular formula and then work with it from there. I have been told that all other forms have differing tastes, with the taste going downhill for the more special-needs-type formulas. |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
wrote in message ... My daughter is about 7months old, and my wife's milk supply is starting to diminish. We started mixing cereal with her milk to bulk it up about a month or so ago, and she took to that readily. We have been trying to find something to help supplement her increasing diet, especially when she is hungry at night. Although we have had some success mixing small amounts of formula with breast milk and cereal, she will not take the formula when mixed with water. Then if this is the case, too bad for her. She needs to either a) go back to the breast or b) take formula when made properly only, and that is made with water, as the directions say. I believe it's also not recommended to put baby cereals into bottles, as it is thicker and all that. Not 100% sure of the reasons, but I think I've heard something about choking due to the cereal being thicker. Mix your formula with water, put some cereal in a bowl, add some of your already made formula in the cereal and feed with a spoon. Try this just before bed time, and maybe she'll hold off longer through the night? We have been trying the Enfamil lacto free lipil (which my son took with no problem when he was an infant, but I guess my daughter is pickier) Every baby seems to be so different, even other older/younger siblings and twins. My first 2 would take whatever. Both boys would eat it if it was food, regardless if it came from a breast or from a bottle. Food was food. One showed definite preference for a breast over a bottle and breast milk over formulas. Both boys also had to have the soy based formulas and one had a slight reaction to cow's milk shortly after a year of age, but a month later, when tried again, he was fine. DD1 started refusing a breast. She started to lose weight around 5 months or so, but she took a bottle just fine. DD2, to this day, will absolutely refuse a bottle of any sort (we've tried EBM only, not formula, and she refuses the bottle) She also refuses to do much of anything with a sippy cup, other than play with it, and she is now 8 months. Point is, just because one was this way doesn't always mean another will be. Clearly we want to find something she will eat besides breast milk so that we are prepared. If she's 7 months, does she have any other food she eats? (cereals, pureed food, whatever?) 1) Is there anything else we can try to mix with formula besides water to make it better tasting? I am wondering about soy milk, or rice milk. Yes, and no. You need to make the formula with water. Not cow's milk, not soy, rice or breast milk. Not juices or sodas. Formula needs to be originally prepared with water. From that point, you can 2) Anyone know of a better tasting formula to try? No. I've never really drank formula, and I don't know many that have either that would be able to say which one tastes good and which ones don't. I wouldn't be so sure to jump to the conclusion that it's the particular brand of formula that she doesn't like. Maybe, as others have suggested, a nurse in would be beneficial? It might be worth a shot. |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
On Jun 26, 11:19?am, "xkatx" wrote:
wrote in message ... My daughter is about 7months old, You can spoon feed the cereal at 7 months of age. Adding cereal to bottles is only recommended for certain conditions, and even then there is a precise mixture formulated and nipple type to accommodate it. There is a choking hazard with adding cereal to a bottle for children with swallowing problems that aren't always evident and some other conditions as well, but it doesn't pose a risk if done correctly according to recommendations for the average healthy child. |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
Thanks everyone.
You have all made very good points. I especially like the points that Chris made regarding the assumption she needed the lacto free like my son did. You are correct that this is an erroneous assumption, however, she did exhibit all of the same symptoms that my son did that eventually led us to the lacto free. She had HORRIBLE gas pain when on the breast milk alone but thankfully that got better when we started using cereal. I also did not think about the taste worsening with the more 'specialized' formulas. To answer other questions/comments: * we are occasionally feeding her jars of baby food, baby yogurt, and cereal. She is not quite 100% with the spoon-feeding plan, but she is getting better. * we started adding the cereal at around 5-6 months at the pediatrician's recommendation, and we are careful about not making it too thick. She has never had a problem at all sucking that stuff down (she likes the banana cereal) Part of the problem also is that she is starting to show increasing preference to the solid foods than the breast/bottle, so that makes the feed-in idea a bit more difficult. I think the bottom line is that we should try different formulas. And regarding the feed-in...we will see what happens this weekend. |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
Part of the problem also is that she is starting to show increasing preference to the solid foods than the breast/bottle, so that makes the feed-in idea a bit more difficult. I think the bottom line is that we should try different formulas. And regarding the feed-in...we will see what happens this weekend. Just an FYI, before the first year, you are supposed to offer the breast milk or formula before the feeding of solids so that baby fills up on the formula or breastmilk with the majority of nutrition coming from there. There are ways to space out the feedings in between the breastmilk and formula servings though too that might work. They don't get all they need from the tbsp. or so of the solids that they are willing to eat at this point in the game but do get it from the breastmilk or formula. If she does the breastmilk or formula first it won't affect how much she takes in versus eating first and then one of those. |
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What to mix with formula besides water to make taste better?
* we started adding the cereal at around 5-6 months at the pediatrician's recommendation, and we are careful about not making it too thick. She has never had a problem at all sucking that stuff down (she likes the banana cereal) When adding cereal to a bottle like that for the sole purpose of feeding because baby likes it that way, you need to take into consideration that the tummy takes time to send the message that it is full. kwim? If baby sucks down that bottle in 10 minutes, she may be overfull because she was full before it registered technically. I feel it is more important to spoon feed it separately after the bottle for a 7-month-old who hasn't had the cereal in the bottle prescribed to help with GERD. Have you measured how much you are putting into the bottle? I know that when spoon-feeding it to my kids, the whole serving of cereal and milk mixture was around 3 oz. and after they were well established on it too. There was obviously more liquid needed in the beginning until adjustment was made to texture, but that quickly went down a lot in order to make it stick-to-the-spoon consistency. If baby is sucking down 8 whole ounces that is thickened with cereal, it may actually be more cereal than a normal serving would be alone resulting in more fullness, as well as a feeling of a quick hunger fix, which is the message we don't want our babies to learn so much. We want them to fill up naturally and in a normal amount of time so they independently learn to recognize when they are full, etc. |
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