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I'm not sure what flavoring there is really to add to formula? I know you've been struggling with this for a while, I would maybe give another brand a try, she could just really hate the Elecare, maybe give Allimentum a try and just see what happens.

Also, my doctor told us when we were switching, they eat when they are hungry so we stopped BM cold turkey and it took a day but she eventually ate the formula and that was that, no issues afterwards. that being said we did have to go from Nutramigen to Allimentum because she HATED it.

@Mrs. Deer: Yes, she was (IS) a stubborn child, she sh went about a 1 1/2 days without eating more than a few ounces, I freaked out but my doctor said it was completely normal and she eventually just drank it like normal and took it as the new method. This was once I switched to Allimentum, the Nutramigen she would just spit up immediately and scream/cry so we tried something new after about a week, maybe 5 days I lasted and it was much better.

We tried Elecare briefly when our LOs had bad reflux and we were desperate. A friend whose son had MSPI had extra cans leftover. Anyway, we mixed it with breastmilk and my LOs screamed and screamed, refused the bottle, acted like they were being poisoned when they tried it. They had been drinking enfamil fine so it was really strange. I noticed there was a weird smell to it so my husband actually drank some and said it had a terrible chemical taste. We mixed some fresh up without mixing with breastmilk and he tasted that too. It didn't taste good, but not the crazy bad chemical taste. I googled it and apparently this is quite common and it's not recommended that you mix
Elecare and breastmilk because of the potential for t to take on this awful taste. I would try giving the Elecare on its own without mixing with breastmilk and try to go cold turkey over to it as @LuLu Mom: suggested. Good luck!

@Mrs. Deer: Yeah, super bizarre! I was literally sobbing that night with two screaming babies and a husband who was sipping formula and I googled t and was like "shoot, look at this." My LOs did not end up needing this kind of formula, but I watched one of my best friends go through such hell with her son trying to figure out the eating issues. Once he was fully on Elecare, he turned into a happy, satisfied little guy. He had just been in so much pain for his whole tiny life up to that point. So sad! But just know that someday you will hit that turning point and things will look up. You're doing a great job mama.

Have you tried alimentum ready to feed. A few kids I know would only take that one.

My Ped did recommend adding a tiny bit of vanilla to the bottle of neocate. I was like, but what about the alcohol???, but she said it was fine as long as I only did a ml or so-- she said to use a medicine dropper.

Yay!! I'm so glad!

Yay!!! On your way to healing.

@Mrs. Deer: Yay! That is awesome!!

@Mrs. Deer: yay!! So happy for you both!

@Mrs. Deer: such a relief!!