https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:52:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-524567 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:14:44 +0000 heffalump 524567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We give her one daily because she has had major constipation issues since she was itty bitty. They've helped a ton.... she used to cry each time she poo'd and it was traumatic for all of us, now there are no issues. </p> <p>We give her these <a href="http://www.culturelle.com/your_health/culturelle_for_kids?gclid=CPPT5I3ngbUCFQUFnQod5RAAyw" rel="nofollow">http://www.culturelle.com/your_health/culturelle_for_kids?gclid=CPPT5I3ngbUCFQUFnQod5RAAyw</a><br /> And mix them in her yogurt every day during snack time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-524430 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:22:30 +0000 cascademom 524430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do the baby gaia one occasionally now. It was helpful during colic. I recently got baby cereal with DHA and another probiotic. I'm convinced that he got my weak stomach, so it definitely helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-524410 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:15:04 +0000 pelikila 524410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: I do the whole capsule. One capsule is equivalent to one powder packet. </p> <p>According to my pediatrician and according to Florastor's website: One Florastor capsule and one FlorastorKids powder packet contain the same amount of active ingredient, 250 mg of Saccharomyces boulardii lyo, and are interchangeable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-524323 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:40:55 +0000 SugarplumsMom 524323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pelikila: with Florastor, do you just empty the whole 250 mg capsule or do you only use half of it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-459878 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:29:07 +0000 yoursilverlining 459878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: We use Country Life Maxi Baby-dophilus brand. It’s a powder and we found it at a local apothecary/pharmacy (sort of a specialty shop, I don’t know if it would be available at a regular CVS type pharm), and it looks like it’s available online too. It needs to be kept refrigerated so I am more comfortable buying it in person than ordering it online. It’s about $18/bottle which lasts a couple of months.</p> <p>We give LO 1/8 tsp. 2x a day and it did seem to really help her tummy issues when she was little. She doesn’t seem to get as sick as many daycare kids; she’s been going to daycare since she was 12 weeks and she is almost 7 months now and has had 1 ear infection and 2 minor colds; so I like to think its helping her general health as well (?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-459876 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:28:02 +0000 Mrs. Bee 459876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we used to give charlie probiotics everyday until we ran out. the company discontinued it so i've been looking for a brand (my nutritionist friend sent me those probiotics). i bought some florastor for kids, but it's really expensive because it's in individual packets and only lasts like a week?</p> <p>you should look for either of these two strains:</p> <p> Lactobacillus<br /> Bifidobacterium </p> <p>i've read that culterelle for kids is good but i need to do more research. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-459816 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:09:03 +0000 prettylizy 459816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our Naturopath put us both on probiotics after we found out LO had MSPI. It's been awesome. We use HMF Natogen powder. Before she started solids I would just wet my pinky, stick it in the bottle and then put my finger in her mouth, she would sort of suck the powder off my finger. Now that she is older I just mix it in with something she is going to eat. Her tummy issues have greatly resolved, and she has not been sick yet this icky cold season. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-459813 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:07:04 +0000 Andrea 459813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pelikila: great! I was looking at the Kids version online and it seems pricey so I was wondering if I could just give the adult version and you just answered my question. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-459807 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:03:47 +0000 pelikila 459807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Florastor because it is one of the few probiotic powerders that can be added to a hot liquid (think warmed bottle) without killing the yeast. It comes in a kids version but the adult capsule version is the exact same (according to our pediatrician) and is cheaper and more readily available. The capsules are really easy to get apart too. We found regular Florastor at our grocery store and at certain drug stores. The Florastor Kids we only found online without really having to go out of our way so we bought it on drugstore.com and then switched to the capsules since it was easier anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-459746 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:12:07 +0000 Andrea 459746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pelikila: @yoursilverlining: @brownie: @Ree723: which probiotic to do you use and do you buy in bulk from somewhere? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456369 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:01:28 +0000 runsyellowlites 456369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was unable to find a dairy AND soy free one for kids so until P was ready for solids we didn't. Now she has some coconut milk yogurt daily &amp; I've totally been able to tell a difference! Probiotics are wonderful for good digestion &amp; a strong immune system! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456366 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:57:59 +0000 brownie 456366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. We do because he has had digestion problems and I swear the probiotics in formula were the only things that worked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456342 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:47:48 +0000 Ree723 456342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did from the time LO was about 6 weeks old. She'd been having painful gas and would get so upset after feeding and take absolute ages to burp! We spoke with a midwife about gas drops but she suggested probiotics instead as they treat the cause rather than the symptoms. It came in powder form and we added a bit to some expressed breastmilk every day and sure enough, her tummy issues disappeared overnight.</p> <p>We finished our supply just before we left on holiday so LO has been off them for a few weeks now. Her gas issues haven't returned (she's nearly 6 months now) but we just started solids last week and she became massively backed up. I think we're going to reinstate the probiotics in the hopes that it will keep her regular as her body adjusts to solids. We'll see how it goes. </p> <p>As for treating gas though - I give probiotics two thumbs up! Only downside, it makes LO's bowel movements much stinkier than if they were solely from breastmilk...but the smell has nothing on the stink that comes with introducing solids! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456245 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:18:31 +0000 autumnlove 456245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: hehhehhee...I was hoping it was Yakult but the powder makes more sense! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456242 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:18:08 +0000 Mrsbells 456242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont know much about probiotics. arent there naturally occuring live cultures in yogurt? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456237 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:16:41 +0000 yoursilverlining 456237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do. It's a powder that goes right into her bottle. If you EBF, the powder can be mixed with a little breastmilk and then given to the baby. Our peditrician recommended it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456202 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:05:31 +0000 Andrea 456202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: She was talking about giving either the liquid or capsule form. She said that we can pull apart the capsule and mix the powder in with food/drink. Same with the liquid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456198 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:03:25 +0000 autumnlove 456198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really know what it means to give a LO a probiotic...is it like Yakult(yum)or a medicine(boo)? :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456194 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:02:34 +0000 hilsy85 456194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't, but I've heard good things about baby gaia (I think that's what it is). I take a probiotic daily...no idea if that does anything for LO though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456193 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:02:22 +0000 pelikila 456193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We have since about 4 months old. It definitely helps. As our pediatrician says, it makes loose things solid and hard things soft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-give-their-lo-a-daily-probiotic#post-456190 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:01:16 +0000 Andrea 456190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician said that we can do this, but I want to look into it more first. Do you do this? And why? </p>