Formula Change

With my son (now 10 months) I nursed for the first 3 weeks, at which point I wasn't producing enough and I had to stop. We tried normal milk based formula and it caused hours and hours of crying, gassyness and a lot of spit up. We tried gentleease and it did the same. He finally ended up on Nutramigen which worked great. However, that is when we found out that it takes about a week for their little bodies to full adjust to a new formula. With your daughter, if she is eatting well for you and it just seems to be the sitter and your husband that are having problems, it may just be seperation problems. Also, from my understanding (and the way my son reacted to formula) I think that breast milk is sweeter. She may not care for the taste much after four months of nursing. I would say try to wait it out. Give her a week, week and a half and see if the crying eases. If not, then I would call her doc and see what they think. But, really, go with your insticts. If you think that there may be a problem with the formula, it never hurts to call your doc anyways. Best of luck to you and your family :)

It may take her a little while to adjust to formula as they can be a little harder to digest , try a sensitive formula and see if that helps , it doesn't need to be a soy formula though. As for the response from KMCDOC M , that is uncalled for , you do not know the reasons why she has chosen to switch to formula and you have no rigtht passing judgement , either answer the question and keep your opinions to yourself or don't answer at all. How can you say "she is against feeding her baby" , you do not know that!.

You say that she feeds well for you but not the sitter or your husband , it could be a little seperation anxiety , she associates you with feeding at the moment , so with someone else feeding her she may just be a little confused , keep letting other people feed her aswell and try a different formula and she will soon get used to it.

Best of luck

Of course call the ped. Also, when you are "not around" does that mean you are at a job? 4 months is a young age; and of course, your baby will miss you. Your pediatrician should know what formula your baby is on and any reactions to it, positive or adverse. It's a matter of growing...
Wishing you paitience and many blessings, S.

I would talk to ped sounds to me like she may need soy formula.

my ped told me the other day it takes up to 2 weeks to see if they will be able to handle the formula because we switched to protect plus(nestle goodstart/gerber)the first week my daughter did the same thing.the second week was better and she started being just fine no cring not nearly as much gas,but when she did get gas we use gripe water which works wonders.but you should give it some time but mother know there child the best.

I'd always recommend calling the pediatrician if you think something's wrong. Pediatricians are accustomed to first time parents (and experienced parents) just not knowing what is normal and what is abnormal behavior - especially in infants. The call is free and the peace of mind is priceless.

It could be completely coincidental that she's acting like this after switching from breast milk to formula. We had to do the same thing when I had to start chemotherapy - our daughter was 10 weeks old and made a cold-turkey switch to Similac/Enfamil. She did OK and did not have the problems your daughter is having.

I'm going to join Jennifer S and Kate H in saying that the decision to move from breast milk to formula is very personal. In my personal case, it was better for my daughter to have a mother than my milk.

I find it very difficult to tolerate individuals who put down mothers who choose not to breastfeed. It may be their choice or it may be some reason that has not been explained. Regardless it is none of YOUR business to post your opinion on breast feeding over formula.

My son is 16 months old and did perfectly great on Gentlesese formula we switched from regular Enfamil. It is possible to do a gradual switch? Is it possible for you to pump a bit before stopping? If it isn’t, I am sure her little tummy will get used to the formula. Maybe try Little Tummies for gas. Even though she doesn’t have the signs of gas her tummy could still be a bit upset.

Good luck! Hope things get better.