oatmeal?

lisa,

thickening is a very ‘personal’ decision…some people swear by it, some people don’t think it helped…

some people thicken to add much needed calories bcse their babies throw up so much that they have trouble gaining weight and are FTT (failure to thrive) or are headed that way…

others thicken bcse their baby had a very specific swallow test done that showed that their baby could only swallow thick liquids- the baby was aspirating (fluid getting into the lungs) thin liquids…

others thicken bcse they believe the weight of it helps the baby not spit up so much…

as with everything, I advise researching so you can be the best advocate for your baby & then discussing what you’ve learned/researched w/ your ped GI (hope you’re going to one?) about all decisions…

so to answer your question:

people have thickened with oatmeal, yes. usually beechnut brand bcse it’s soy and milk free, or any brand that is free of milk & soy proteins…

*Here’s about thickening formula: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=354&am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;KW=michelle

*here’s about thickening feeds: http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/reflux.html

(the above links are from my welcome/intro: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853&am p;PN=1&TPN=1)

also: you can always do a search (& then you’ll find even more info that the links I just gave you):

to do a search: there’s the ‘search’ button located in the upper right hand corner of the screen

you put the key word/s you’re searching for

then you choose “Topic Subject” from the drop- down menu of “Search In”

then I like to choose “All Forums” from the drop- down menu of “Search Forum”

then I like to choose “Topic Start Date” from the drop- down menu of “Sort Results By” (this way I get all the posts from the past that might help me)

Hope this helps,

~laura

Kaelyn did better with oatmeal as well, but we didn’t switch until 4 months, so I’m not sure about 6 weeks.