IS NUTRAMIGEN LIQUID DIFFERENT FROM NUTRAMIGEN POWDER?
My 1 month old son has acid reflux so spitt up and gas are a Huge deal in my house. Her pedi just switched him to Nutramigen/ rice cereal to help with spitt up and colic. Before he was on similac advance/rice cereal but the liquid kind. I tried the powdered similac advance and it made him spitt up even more. Today I tried the powdered nutramigen and sure enough he spitt up a lot.
Is the liquid one any different than the powdered one?
So i tried the ready to feed nutramigen and so far he hasn't had any spitt up or colic, at least not as bad as he was having it before. Idk what it is about powdered formulas cause he doesn't seem to mind the taste he still drinks it but after a few minutes he spitts up really bad and even looks pale afterwards.
He is on medication for his reflux-reglan and prevacid- and most definetly sleeps in a cradle swing for now . And i do keep him up for about 30 min after each feeding.
Thanks everybody!!
My son had same problem and he would not do powder in any of the formulas. I had to do liquid, costly but made a difference for him
I don't know if they are any different but I can't imagine that they are. I do know that Nutramigen is the closest to breast milk that formula can get. This might not be feasible for you but you might consider contacting a lactation consultant and look into trying to bring your breast milk supply back. I'm not sure if it's possible after a month but I want to say I've heard it can be done. Just a thought. I'm sorry you are going through this. It's so hard when you know your baby is uncomfortable. :(
It shouldn't be. Liquid formula is the same concentration as powdered formula *if mixed properly*. Some liquids are ready-to-drink and some are concentrated and need water added to them, but all kinds should be the exact same as the powdered formula with water added to it. Maybe the powder isn't getting mixed enough or isn't disolved enough when you use it. I'm sure you're using the proper ratio of formula powder to water, but I would just double check that also. Then I'd make a bottle a little ahead of time and give it some extra time to disolve and give it a few extra shakes also. Good luck with your little guy!
I'm not sure about this brand, but with Similac the liquid was always thicker and my daughter didnt like it as much. And it stained more. But if your son is used to liquid, it might be easier on him.
A different point of view here. My 12 year old daughter had colic and milk allergies when she was a baby so we put her on soy formula. She outgrew the milk allergy but NEVER acquired a taste for milk or even soy milk. I have tried all kinds-she still prefers soy formula for her cereal and to drink.
So when this question came up before I asked her-"Is there a difference between powdered and liquid? Can you taste it or is it texture or what?" I know she PREFERS the liquid. RTF or concentrate, doesn't matter but she won't drink the powdered.
She says "both". Powder tastes different and has a grittier texture. So while the actual chemical formula may be the same, apparently it doesn't mix up to "seem" the same as the premixed liquids.
So if your son handles the liquids better, I'd stick with those.
Good luck
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A different point of view here. My 12 year old daughter had colic and milk allergies when she was a baby so we put her on soy formula. She outgrew the milk allergy but NEVER acquired a taste for milk or even soy milk. I have tried all kinds-she still prefers soy formula for her cereal and to drink.
So when this question came up before I asked her-"Is there a difference between powdered and liquid? Can you taste it or is it texture or what?" I know she PREFERS the liquid. RTF or concentrate, doesn't matter but she won't drink the powdered.
She says "both". Powder tastes different and has a grittier texture. So while the actual chemical formula may be the same, apparently it doesn't mix up to "seem" the same as the premixed liquids.
So if your son handles the liquids better, I'd stick with those.
Good luck
The liquid formula and powdered formula are chemically/nutritionally the same. However, the powder may have a different, grittier texture and slightly different flavor because of the water you use. For the grit, you could use a blender to mix it more smoothly. For the water, are you using tap water?
I'm not sure, if there is a difference. I can tell you, that my son always did better with the ready to feed. He spit up less and ate more
The liquid may has less air in it since you don't have to shake/mix it as much as you would the powder. That's the only difference I can think of.
My daughter had colic and she did best on Good Start the purple can.It is predigested or something. I used the liquid not the powder to prevent bubbles. We did try Nutramigen for one day. My son (twins), woke in the middle of the night with foam at the corner of his mouth and spit up liquid when I picked him up out of his crib. Scary . We stopped the Nutramigen immediately. I had to burb them about 10 times more than with other formulas,too.I really hate Nutramigen. Good Start is really the best for colic. Make sure you keep your son upright for about 40 minutes after a feeding too. It helps. Good luck:)
No. It's not any different.
Is your baby taking any medication for reflux? Do you use gas drops to alleviate the gas pains?
I put my daughter on gentle ease and her doctor prescribed zantac for the reflux. It took about a week to work, but good lord was it a godsend.
Another tip- I slept my daughter in a cradle swing for the first few months. It helped her sit up while she slept which reduced the acid coming up her esophagus. There is also a product called Nap Nanny- it is a little pricey- I never used it though- the swing cost as much and was more functional to me. She slept really well in it.
If the ready-to-feed type is canned, I would not use it. Just Google "BPA canned formula" or check out these out:
http://www.ewg.org/reports/bpaformula
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genes/mice.html [click "launch interactive" and you'll see what BPA does]
My son had a lot of similar issues. We ended up trying liquid Zantac and that made a huge difference. He also did best on soy formula. After that he wasn't crying all day long, but he still spit up until about 11 months and still had sleep problems, which took him even longer to outgrow.
