Changing baby formula

OK so my 2 month old has been very gassy, fussy, and VERY constipated ever since I brought her home. The only way she will sleep is if there is slight pressure on her tummy. Alot of people have told me it could be because she is lactose intolerant. I did ask jer Dr. about switching from the Neosure to something else and she just won't listen to me. . I went and bought some Similac Sensitive(it's lactose free) yesterday and have been feeding to her and ever since she has been almost the perfect baby. I guess my question is would any of you gone against what the Dr. said if you just had a gut feeling it was the formula making your baby sick?

yes I would have done the saemthing... sometimes us mommy's know more about whats best for our babies than doctors

Quoting Anastasia's Mommy:“ yes I would have done the saemthing... sometimes us mommy's know more about whats best for our babies than doctors”

I agree.

Quoting Anastasia's Mommy:“ yes I would have done the saemthing... sometimes us mommy's know more about whats best for our babies than doctors”

Whew thanks girls...i'm so glad this formula is working with her because I have been so tired. I have to go back to work in a couple of weeks and I was scared because I don;t get hardly any sleep. Before she only slept 2 hrs in a row if I was lucky...she slept 6 hrs in a row last nite. i'm so happy lol

Ugh. im afraid to do stuff like that. i feel like every spitup and all gas is my fault.. so i dont know how id deal if it made him sick or something.

But i was about to make a thread about this:

My mom just brought home A TON (like 10 big cans) of the "generic" formula (that says comparable to the formula ive been using) she got it all for a good deal: IS IT THE SAME? Does anyone do this? (use the generic kind that says similar to their original formula)? ALL the ingredients are the same....

im still a little nervous to use it.  

similac sensitive is awsome stuff!!!!

1 day turned her into a whole new happier baby!!!


they told me to wait out the can that i bought BUT i didn't
so she went from breast to similac to similas sensitive in a matter of days

Quoting 2nd time mommy2:“ Whew thanks girls...i'm so glad this formula is working with her because I have been so tired. I have ... [snip!] ... hardly any sleep. Before she only slept 2 hrs in a row if I was lucky...she slept 6 hrs in a row last nite. i'm so happy lol”

Teddy was exactly the same. He was on regular formula, & I asked my midwife if I could switch to a sensitive one because of how gassy he was, & she told me a strict no, & to find other ways of soothing him.

Nothing worked, so I switched him to the sensitive stuff, & he was a totally changed baby!

Quoting amy doll.:“ Teddy was exactly the same. He was on regular formula, & I asked my midwife if I could switch to ... [snip!] ... other ways of soothing him. Nothing worked, so I switched him to the sensitive stuff, & he was a totally changed baby!”

Hhhhmmmm. thats crazy. what made you want to switch? like how was he acting before?

Ok i just reread. was is just the gas that made you want to switch?

haydens veerry gassy lately.

Quoting HJS:“ Ok i just reread. was is just the gas that made you want to switch? haydens veerry gassy lately.”

Yah, he would just scream scream scream. I'd spend FOREVER burping him, trying to get all his wind up. Then I would do these baby massages that the midwife told me to do, to get his gas out. I'd walk around with him - everything.

The formula he was first on was just no good for him, I had to do something. & he was fine after I switched! & I started using fabulous gas drops, that actually worked

Quoting amy doll.:“ Yah, he would just scream scream scream. I'd spend FOREVER burping him, trying to get all his wind ... [snip!] ... him, I had to do something. & he was fine after I switched! & I started using fabulous gas drops, that actually worked”

Same bottles and everything?

and which gas drops? i thought they were all the same.

The first time I switched her formula it was under 'doctor's orders'. The second time I did it was at my own discretion. I wouldn't have done it any other way.
I agree that sometimes Mommy's know better than Pedi's.

Quoting HJS:“ Same bottles and everything? and which gas drops? i thought they were all the same.”

Yeeep, he had MAM bottles up until he was 7 months, then I switched to Avent, because those bottles were getting old.

I used Colief gas drops, Idk if you have them there? They're like £10 ($20) for one bottle... & the bottle is TINY. But they worked so well!

i just re-read you original post

even with the sensitive formula amber was still constipated so i tried apple juice- no response - then KARO corn syrup and that helped.. but now she's 3 months so i use prune juice 2 oz w/2 oz water and it's the best thing yet for her constipation

Quoting amy doll.:“ Yeeep, he had MAM bottles up until he was 7 months, then I switched to Avent, because those bottles ... [snip!] ... Idk if you have them there? They're like £10 ($20) for one bottle... & the bottle is TINY. But they worked so well! ”

I haven't seen them, but i'll look!

ive beenusing Mylicon, and they dont seem to be helping anymore.