Our baby was feeding on breast milk and formula (Enfalac A+ with Triple ProGuard) for 2x 850g cans. Then we noticed that his stomach always got a lot of wind. We will hear sound from his tummy and he will force the wind out by making his face red. All this usually happen at night and then he will cry, etc.

Additionally, during confinement, the lady tried to pull out the 'thing' at the belly button. We stopped her but one day showering, she claimed that it came off. We believed she pulled out and am wondering if that is the reason to my son stomach so much wind.

We changed from Enfalac A+ to S26 Gold. The wind problem persisted but was less. On Enfalac A+, he has to eat every 3 hours. With S26, he only eats every 4.5 hours. To us who are babysitting him, it's a good thing because we can get more sleep.

Last week, we tried Enfalac Prosobee (soya milk) to see if it helps with wind reduction but it did not. So Meadjohnson Enfalac is no longer an option for our baby.

Then, I bought a can of 400g Isomil (soya milk too) but have not open. This is based on a relative recommendation that Isomil is one of the best soya milk around. Baby is with S26 Gold still. Some has adviced me to go for Lactose Free milk before going to soya milk again because soya milk has low nutrients. Not good enough for baby in terms of development.

We do not want to touch Enfalac anymore. Any brands of LF milk to recommend? Does S26 has LF? Is the wind caused by the babysitter pulling off that skin on the belly button?

Additional info: Apparently, my cousin who owns a pharmacy told me S26's company Wyeth has been bought over by other company that's why they've been quiet in the market lately. But we believe their recipe is still same / improved over the years from our time (80s baby). My husband and I had S26 when we were little.

What should we do? We already tried heated daun sireh wrapped around tummy for him to pass gas, we tried bo ying compound, we use lu-yi oil on tummy and sole of feet, we have not tried "fei chai sui." Baby is now 2 months old and I just got back at work for the first day.

Appreciate any advice.

Wow, long time didnt check back, didnt know I had so many response. THank you!


Our baby is currently on Isomil Soya Lactose Free. It cost us about RM60.90 from 99 Speedmart. It helps a lot and baby stomach has less wind, thus longer sleep.

My baby was born at 3.9kg and coming to 3 months already weigh 8kg and drinking 7 oz! I am not sure if it is a lot compared to you guys. Hope to get some feedback. Cross check with paediatric, he said it is ok. Weight will grow less when we start feeding him with porridge at 6 months old.

We do burp him every time after we feed him. We rarely see him throwing up milk because he's already burped. We put Lu Yi Oil on his tummy and sole of his feet after rubbing the oil on our palm to heat it. We also feed him bo ying compound during the night so he sleeps better. It really helps. We bought 2 bottles of fei chai sui but end up not using it.

He is sensitive to sleeping in air conditioned environment as this will give him nose block. Some times, he breathe heavily / snore / snort during his sleep due to nose block but when he sneeze out his snort, everything gets better.



Thanks for sharing all these useful information. My reply is as above.

Yea we did but our paed said it was normal and just let it be. But we couldnt stay with Enfalac so we changed to S26 which was better but also not good enough, then finally Isomil Soya Lactose Free and then our baby get very good sleep, into 4 - 5 hours.

Yes we burp him always. We usually shake the bottle by holding our fingers on the tip so the air dont go in. Will try to use a spoon from now on. Yes, we use boiled water. Purposely buy a hot water boiler / dispenser in our room. The Avent bottle didnt work out too well for us because the tip is too small or too big or too hard. We bought Pigeon and a softer tip (is it called pacifier where the milk exit from the bottle?)

Nope, our baby stopped with S26 for now. Until we get rid of the wind in the tummy. SOMETIMES he has S26 during the day (maybe just 1 meal) and then Isomil all the way. Better your baby cannot finish than to wake up crying every day. S26 has more substance hence last longer than Enfalac, also more heaty.

I'm not sure about Enfagrow but S26 gold is known to be more heaty than most of other brands. It is also the oldest brand available in the market (from my time and now my baby is eating it)... Even elder know it to be good but heaty.

Try not to change frequently, afraid may upset baby stomach. If you find one that is suitable, stick with it.
Feeding 7oz of Isomil result in 4 - 4.5 hours of sleep. If you feed less, he gets hungry more frequently. Hence, get up more often.
I am also a first time mom and I use boiled water. Purposely buy hot water dispenser in the room to make sure we have hot water every time.
I think it is 2 scoop = 4 oz water. Always a double!

Unfortunately, we stopped bf at 2.5 months old. I dont think I can produce anymore since I've stopped about 2 weeks. Baby dont live with us so we only see him every 2 - 3 days. She reject at 15 months old, why dont you supplement with porridge?


Yes, you should feed baby with more water if you're feeding S26.


Baby is not exposed to so many different taste so they dont know bitter taste bad. It is ok to introduce them to good food early, even bitter so long it's good for them. For example, a relative feed their daughter with avocado + salmon porridge. Avocado dont taste good but she love it!

Yea, strongly agree that BM (breast milk) is the best for baby but like my case, I went to c-sec so I have little milk. I only BF my son until 2month + and went back to work. The milk supply got lesser and lesser till none.
What is the name of the herbal pill?


How old to feed probiotic? Is it necessary? My paed always say not to give anything besides water and milk (formula / breast milk)


This post has been edited by merchant9: Feb 24 2011, 11:13 PM

Some comments and personal experience with Similac.

According to a relative, a friend discovered that Similac is one of the most nutritious milk powder in the market. Even better than the popular Enfalac.

We tried feeding our son with it but then the poop came out hard and he cry whenever doing his business. On top of that, the poop is dark green. No blood, doctor checked. Just that it didnt work out for my kid.

My nephews, 3 of them took Similac just fine though. So what work for others may not work for you.

Preparing the formula milk thinner than recommended causes no harm to the baby. Sometimes, when you put in more milk powder, it becomes 'heaty' for the baby, especially if your baby is the type that dont like to drink plain water.