https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 15:13:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-switch-to-a-different-formula#post-1939914 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:02:01 +0000 Raindrop 1939914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds super normal. Switching to formula is up to you.</p> <p>I struggled with breastfeeding also... I always supplemented from when he was born basically with formula. Finally at 3 months I bite the bullet and just gave him formula only when I went back to work. He seems to be fine. :)</p> <p>It was a tough choice because it might sound weird or perfectly normally but I felt like I failed him by giving up. I had a lot of support though... maybe too much support because both my mother and MIL formula fed since that what mothers did back then and they said all of us turned out fine (my siblings and I and DH and his siblings).</p> <p>Are you worried about anything in particular about switching? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-switch-to-a-different-formula#post-1938755 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:41:59 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1938755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Becksabee: my first thought was it isn't the formula, but perhaps your breast milk. </p> <p>If I've had a lot of cheese (and I mean a LOT), my LO will poop about 5-10 minutes after I've fed her. </p> <p>I would keep a mental note of what you've eaten and see if it correlates to your LOs gas/bowel movements. I was able to figure out that I can't eat cauliflower and need to cool it on the cheese (I could eat cheese in excess! Ha.)</p> <p>We used Similac with our oldest and really liked it! We supplemented early on with our second and used Similac with her, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-switch-to-a-different-formula#post-1938723 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:52:49 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1938723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Echoing the other ladies that my daughter also had dirty diapers ALL THE TIME when she was that little. I feel like I really never changed a diaper that was just wet until she was like 3 months old.</p> <p>We combination fed. We didn't start supplementing with formula until she was 7 months so my experience was a little different but maybe it can help. </p> <p>We also used Similac Sensitive. Our daughter seemed to do great on it. Here's a money-saving tip - we found the generic versions from Walmart, Target, and CVS were exactly the same as the name brand.</p> <p>I highly recommend talking to a lactation consultant about your nursing, supplementing, and pumping schedule. They have this reputation as being "breast is best" zealots who are going to scold you for using formula, but I didn't find that at all. I talked to one at our local hospital who was very helpful in talking to me about supplementing.</p> <p>This is super long already but I just wanted to add that with a 2 week old, it might be a good idea to lay off the pumping to build up a stash for work for now. It sounds like you're pretty maxed out just with nursing and figuring out your baby. You don't really need a huge stash for work, because you'll be constantly pumping at work and giving your baby that pumped milk. I think before I went back to work I had a stash of just two or three days' worth of milk. I don't think I started pumping until my daughter was a month or 6 weeks old, and I would mostly just do it if she slept extra long or if she fell asleep after only nursing on one side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-switch-to-a-different-formula#post-1938613 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:32:10 +0000 SweetiePie 1938613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Echoing @loveisstrange: and @Skadi: That is normal for newborns, especially that young. My 9 week old still poops during many of his feeds, pretty consistently with his morning feeds. </p> <p>I too was worried when he was a week old and pooping so much, I even called the pediatrician at 11pm one night afraid he had diarrhea! But she reassured me that it's normal that early on.</p> <p>Good luck and congrats :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-switch-to-a-different-formula#post-1938592 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:02:29 +0000 Skadi 1938592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Becksabee: That's pretty normal for a newborn. They have a heightened gastrocolic reflex: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrocolic_reflex" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrocolic_reflex</a></p> <p>The more they eat, the more their stomach expands, and it puts pressure on their intestines, causing them to reflexively poop or pee. Adults have it too, but to a much lesser degree. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-switch-to-a-different-formula#post-1938586 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:55:35 +0000 loveisstrange 1938586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 2 weeks old, my LO pooped almost every time she was fed. I think thats fairly normal, actually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-switch-to-a-different-formula#post-1938582 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:52:00 +0000 Becksabee 1938582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all. </p> <p>I breastfeed, but as I don't produce enough, we also give fomula. Many times I nurse my LO, it seems as though he's not satsified so I give him a bottle afterwards. We are using Similac Sensitive, and I'm considering trying something else or perhaps changing when I give a bottle (breast/bottle at the same time vs. alternating the two). </p> <p>Usually when I give him the formula, he gets very loud farts in the middle of the feed followed by a dirty diaper. It may not sound bad, but its during every feed. I'm not sure if 8 dirty diapers a day is normal. There have also been a couple times where he's had 2-3 dirty diapers within 1.5-2 hours. He doesn't seem fussy/gassy, but perhaps a little uncomfortable - lots of grunting, groaning. </p> <p>Tips on the best way to combo feed would be much appreciated also. It takes me 45 minutes to feed him each time between nursing and giving him his bottle and I've also been pumping in between feeds to try to save up for when I go back to work. I can only get 0.5-1 ounce each time.</p> <p>Oh, and my LO is 2 weeks old. </p>