Bottle & Breastfeeding: Infant, Neocate

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Blood in Baby's Diaper

My breastfeeding two month old son has been having 'stringy' blood in his poop since yesterday morning. The Dr yesterday said she sees a very small anal fisher and that might be the cause. i just don't see how it could be coming from something so tiny. she also mentioned it could be from dairy in my diet. he's otherwise a very healthy, smiley, talkative, full term baby. Any other moms/babies experience this?

Feeding Problems

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Does Neocate Cause Gas?

My son is 9 weeks old. He has been on Neocate for about 1 1/2 months now. He has acid reflux so the GI doctor put him on Neocate. He does really well on the formula but has TERRIBLE gas. He screams in pain after eating. I'm not sure if its colic or if the Neocate might be causing the gas. We are debating on switching him to Nutramigen because of the cost of the Neocate and our insurance company won't cover it. Has anyone else experienced gas problems with Neocate?

Formula

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Refuses All Formula

8 mo. old baby girl allergic to soy and dairy (causes mild to moderate rashes). Recently stopped breastfeeding per doctor's direction, switched to hypoallergenic/amino acid based formula ("Neocate"). She has been eating solid organic homemade food for 4 months in addition to breast milk. First day of formula, she took 19 ounces (had to distract her), then 16 the second day, then 6, then 3, now, won't take any. We are in Belgium on vacation. We have given her water (about 6 oz. total each day). In order to try and encourage her to take...

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