Nutramigen – powder problem?

[Anonymous]

Sort of in reference to the discussion below, but…

After 5 weeks of this formula and that, the pediatrician put my daughter Anabelle on Enfamil Nutramigen Lipil last week, and gave us a couple of cans of RTF. The first two days – until the canned formula ran out – was wonderful; really night and day, my little baby was happy, went hours without crying, etc. A little spitting up and some very loose stools, but it was a small trade-off.

RTF ran out today and I got some powdered Nutramigen. And now it’s as if we’re back to square one – she’s writhing around while feeding, cried all evening, it’s like we never switched.

Question: Can there really be THAT much of a difference between the RTF and the powdered, or is something else likely the matter?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know much specifcally about Nutramigen, but I have heard many times that babies have done better on RTF than powder with several different formulas.

http://www.meadjohnson.com/professional/products/nutramigenl ipil.html

You can look at the ingredients for both types at the above link. Scroll down to actual ingredient list and it will list them for both powder and liquid. It looks like the powder has a much higher concentration of corn syrup solids. Some babies are senstive to corn….

[Anonymous]

i can only put shane on RTF alimentum.. the powder is soo thin.. and can aggrivate his reflux. many moms seem to have the same problem.. try the RTF again, and see what happens?

[Anonymous]

I will try the RTF again – maybe mix it with the powder. The RTF is just so honkin’ expensive…

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