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 Fully BF but low birth weight, can formula milk help?

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SUSTham
post Feb 18 2015, 08:13 AM

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QUOTE(shin_daria @ Dec 24 2014, 08:32 AM)
Our baby is 1 month old. we weighed him today and he only gained 200g  blink.gif
he was fully breastfed, almost every hr, and every session takes up to 30 mins.
I thought he was well-fed, he has no problem with latching and breastfeed schedules.

The doc warned us if the baby still has low weight gain he's gonna refer us to the hosp.
I was thinking to supplement his feeds with formula milk. What would be the good ones for newborn?

this is my first time as a parent, be nice. tq!  icon_rolleyes.gif
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They have elemental, extensively hydroyzed or amino acid-based formulas
on the market (Neocate, Nutramigen, etc), but those are more for allergies or intolerance to normal milk formulas, and babies with reflux issues or
gastrointestinal diseases like Crohn's.

I'm not sure if they may be suitable for underweight infants.

These formulas also tend to cause diarrhea.

You could check with a good obstetrician.




SUSTham
post Feb 18 2015, 08:26 AM

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You could try consulting my former classmate, Ravi Chandran, in Gleneagles.

One of the top students in Victoria Institution during my days. In other words,
he's the cream of the cream.

He's quite competent and experienced. Has a reputation amongst expatriates
too, I understand.



Hypoallergenicity and effects on growth and tolerance of
a new amino acid-based formula with DHA and ARA.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18931605/



Clinical response to amino acid-based formula in neurologically
impaired children with refractory esophagitis.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/12352519



https://www.nestlehealthscience.com/products/alfare




 

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