https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:45:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-feeding-s-did-anyone-successfully-switch-from-exclusive-bm-to-and-elemental-formula#post-1226521 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:42:23 +0000 LuLu Mom 1226521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 10 weeks we went straight from exclusive BM to Gerber Goodstart and then to Allimentum at around 4 months. She handled Allimentum wonderfully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-feeding-s-did-anyone-successfully-switch-from-exclusive-bm-to-and-elemental-formula#post-1226462 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:30:25 +0000 Anagram 1226462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: @brownie: thanks ladies. Good to hear others' experiences. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-feeding-s-did-anyone-successfully-switch-from-exclusive-bm-to-and-elemental-formula#post-1225814 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:53:25 +0000 brownie 1225814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 9 months old I went on travel for a week and we switched straight over to neocate. He took to it as if he had been starving for two weeks. Then he wanted nothing to do with it. So I would suggest not stopping pumping until it is well established. Even though we went back to exclusive breastmilk, he turned a corner and has been significantly healthier since then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-feeding-s-did-anyone-successfully-switch-from-exclusive-bm-to-and-elemental-formula#post-1225784 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:56:23 +0000 winniebee 1225784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went half and half for a week until we discovered LO still had microscopic blood in stool. It was 4.5 months. We did nutramigen after some anectodal evidence that it was more palatable than alimentum. My son took well to it. It smelled like dog food though! We called it puppy chow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-feeding-s-did-anyone-successfully-switch-from-exclusive-bm-to-and-elemental-formula#post-1225184 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:40:02 +0000 Anagram 1225184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, my Ped wants me to try an elemental formula for a few days to see if my LO "takes to it" a little better than she has to my BM. I've been on a strict MSPI diet (I read every label, there's no chance I've been ingesting dairy or soy unless the food labels are lying). But she also said my LO may not take it, since she's only ever had BM.</p> <p>She doesn't want me to transition slowly (like half breastmilk, half formula) because she wants to "figure this out" by this Saturday. I'm torn....I also want to figure out my LOs issues, and I'm not philosophically opposed to formula at this point (I feel like I can safely say I gave BFing and pumping more-than-fair shot), but I'm worried about constipation, my LO not liking the taste, and in short---making her feeding problems worse.</p> <p>Have any of you successfully switched from exclusive BM to an elemental formula at 4 months or beyond? </p>