My daughter is ten weeks old and has had diarreah since last sunday. I have taken her to the doctor and they said to switch her from Similac Advance to Isomil for three days. I did that and she still has the diarreah. I talked to the on call doctor because she wasn't eating the Isomil very well and I was concerned she was going to get dehydrated. She told me that if things didn't look better, in a day or two I should switch her to Good Start. I have done that, but she is still very fussy, and I feel like she is not drinking enough. I just don't know what to do now, she has only been on the Good start today, but I'm worried about the dehydration. Does anyone have any suggestions???
Thanks for everyone's advice! I kept her on the Good Start and finally yesterday things cleared up. Thank GOODNESS!! I didn't think such a little thing could produce that much lol!
I would give her the Good Start for a couple more days then call the doc again. I would not worry about dehydration unless her diapers are not wet.
T.
Hello,
Diarrhea is scary!! You want your little one to just be okay!!
Hydration is where you wantto put your focus. Ten weeks is still really small, a few suggestins for babies under 6 months is Purified water, it is located in any baby section of any store. And also cooked rice water, of cousre consult your doctor, boil brown rice and drain water to mix with purified water Rice will stiffen stools.
Diarrhea is cleaning out toxins, but because it can be so painful to babies I would suggest looking into homeopathic medicine.
These are natural non chemical remedies given to me by grandmothers and great grandmothers. They have worked for me.
I wish you the best,
K.C. Harris
Hi, my daughter had this same problem.. She was on Enfamil Lipil w/ Iron.. Then all the sudden she had diarrhea I called the doc and this is what they did.they put her on pedialyte for 24 hours then i added it half formula half pedialyte and it still continued. THey switched her to Prosobee and told me I would see a change w/n a day and I didnt. I took her for her well baby checkup that Monday and they said there wasnt a problem but that it all needed to run its course... They told me that if her skin becomes like rubber after pinching it or if her tongue isnt shiny then she is dehaydrated. I would give time for the new formula to kick in, they tell you a day but it takes longer and she has been fine ever since on the prosobee.
Hi B.,
I'm a 56 yr old grandma and the mom to 3 grown children and grandma to 3 grandchildren ages 4-9 yrs. You probably have received great advice, but I really felt your frustration. I've had problems with formula and food allergies. As far as formula is concerned, it sometimes makes a difference if you prepare it yourself with water or use premixed cans. My son at 4 mo. went on vacation and came down with terrible runny diarhea. It turned out that the premixed cans were too rich for his system since I had only given him powder formula that I mixed. There are so many variables into why a little one will get diarhea. My granddaughter had very bad food allergies so when she came off the breast, she had very bad problems. It took my daughter and her pediatrician awhile to figure out what she could tolerate. As a healthy 4 yr old, she now drinks soy milk with no problem.
As for general advice about babies with diarhea, it is correct to keep them hydrated. Did your Dr. tell you about "pedialyte?" It is special water-like solution that has electrolytes in it to keep baby's system from becoming unbalanced. It also helps to hydrate them. A baby will not starve to death if she misses 12 hrs of formula as long as you offer clear liquids like pedialyte, gatorade or water with a little bit of jello in it. Keep calling your Pediatrician and letting him know how things are going. A mother's instinct is usually right. I'll be praying for you and your daughter. Don't hesitate to email me. D. (____@____.com)
interesting because similac avd. is considered the strongest therefore little chances for diahrrea. i'd be concerned about having a stomach bug rather than being a formula problem. also do not switch formula every few days. that alone will cause stomach problems. you need to have her in one formula at least for 2 weeks to see how she adjusts to it.
take her to medexpress and see what they say is what i suggest
vlora
If I were you, I would go with my gut and take her to Patiet First since it is the weekend. I'm not sure whey your doc is changing formulas just because of diahrea but again i'm not a doctor. I would also ask the doc there if she needs to be switched to Soy Formula. We had to do that with my son about the same age because he was VERY fussy and crampy(he would pull his knees up to his chest).
As a new mom i felt like i was crazy too, but i would rather be safe then sorry especially if you feel like she isn't getting enough fluids since it is extremely hot outside lately and it doesn't take much for these little people to lose alot of fluids.
Hope i was able to help.
Stef
Congrats on the new munchkin!!
The Good start formula s partially broken down..they call it "comfort protiens"..If little one is not liking this one too much ask the Dr. about Alimentum, or Nutramigen. My son can not handle Similac formula's..he can't poop on them. (weird huh, one extreme to the other) The Nutramigen is fully broken down and is closest to breast milk, and very easy on little tummy's. Talk to Dr. about adding some cereal for a short period of time, like adding a whole grain one that has fiber. Beechnut and Earth's Best are the only ones that do, Gerber rice cereal has no fiber in it. Does little one have any cold symptoms, fever, vomitting..any of that stuff? Watch for mucous in bowel movements, a rash, wheezing, red bottom, or excess gas, these can be signs that munchkin is not tolerating the formula.
The Nutramigen or Alimentum formula is gross and bitter..I always have to add a small amount of beechnut cereal (the one in the blue box) to his bottle, then he loves it. He was put on cereal at 5 weeks due to severe acid reflux.
Let me know how this works!!!
Good luck.
Ask Dr. about mixing her formula with Pedialite..maybe just one bottle a day with the unflavored Pedialite, if you are worried about loss of fluids.
My first advice is that since she's still young why can you stick to the breast milk,if u work or school then get the pumps,i never had issues with my older son not even a cold for over a year and i think it's because i breast feed for six months exclusive, but my younger son had lots of the baby issues cos i started him on formula at 4 weeks, so i recommend the first to all.
Dear B.,
My first son had a very sensitive system when he was born. So sensitive that if I got the least bit of dairy product in my diet (while nursing) he would suffer from it with terrible gas/cramping. Doctor suggested switching him to soy formula, that made him throw up violently. I really wanted to nurse, but found that it is not always the best choice. In the end, after he had a miserable first 4 weeks of life, we found Nutramigen formula. It was a godsend for us. Over the years, I have found many friends whose babies have had similar sensitivity issues and all have ended up on Nutramigen. We jokingly refer to it as liquid gold; it's a bit pricey, but well worth it.
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Good Luck to you,
T.
PS: There are a lot of nursing nazis out there. Do what is best for you and your baby. My first son only got 4 weeks of nursing, my second got 22 months. They both ended up with allergies and are lactose intolerant (though the second had no ear infections.)
Try Nutramigen or Alimentum, one of the milk free formulas. Just a thought, but worth a try. I have had two milk intolerant boys, both grew out of it after a year. The only other suggestion, get a second opinion from another doctor, out of the practice where you currently go.
My son had some issues with milk based products when he was very young, though it was more that he could not easily digest the milk based product rather than a lactose intolerance. He spit up a lot, and I learned the hard way that his stomach was (still is at 23) prone to vomiting when irritated. I didn't have that luxury of the breast feeding choice, somehow your body doesn't know to make milk when you adopt a child. So he was switched to a soy based formula and he did fine.
As for worrying that she may be getting dehydrated, are you giving her water to drink as well as formula? Even breast milk does not really have a lot of water in it, and giving a bottle of water used to be recommended. There are products for children to replace electrolytes if there is the risk of dehydration, but water is really mostly what they need. It takes a lot of diarrhea to upset the electrolyte balance, but you lose a lot of water.
Hope it all works out.
Hi,
My daughter had diarrea and lots of spitting up that turned to down right vomiting in her early weeks. (she is now 6 mos.) We switched her from similac advance to the unfortunately really expensive similac alimentum which is the hypoallergenic one. Her ped. thinks she is lactose sensitive which hopefully she will outgrow. She started to be intolerant of milk formula from the beginning to which I didn't get at first. She was very fussy, gassy, diarrea, etc. Then came the spitting up and then full blown vomit episodes.....I was so frustrated that we switched and now, she is much better. Check with your ped.about this switch and maybe you should consider a pediatric gasto. We did and he practices out of FFX Hosp. Our baby has Gerd(baby heartburn) to boot. but is on medication. Good luck.
