Instead of formula and breast milk… what else can i give her?

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Cuz shes having constipation with this stupid enfamil purple…  and i coulsnt breast feed for some reason…  just wondering what else is out there besides formula and breast milk… back in the day like in 1800 what did people use to use to feed their babies??

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Change formulas.

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In the 1800's people breastfed 🤷🏻‍♀️
There are loads of formulas out there for sensitive tummies though.

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Ask your pediatrician for formula recommendations and maybe in the meantime until you find one that works, (I had to switch my daughter from Enfamil NeuroPro to Gerber Soy) you could also ask if you can give your LO something like Mommy’s Bliss Constipation Ease or something of the like. That’s the only one I know of and have used but I’m sure there’s all kinds of OTC treatments for infant constipation that might help get things movin’. 
You could also try laying her flat on her back and scrunching her knees up towards her chest and then extending her legs and slowly repeating this process to help relieve trapped gas and constipation. I used to have to do that for my daughter until she was about 4 months old. She was so colicky until I made the switch with her formula 🥴

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If baby is under 1 formula or breastmilk are realistically the only options. If constipation is a problem talk to your pediatrician about changing formulas

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How old is baby? If baby is over 3 months you can give miralax, but you MUST and I reapeat you MUST to get with the doctor for a weight based dose. Otherwise you can hurt baby with too much. Both of my kids have a genetic chronic constipation issue, I had the same and so did all of the women in my family as children, they will grow out of it. The only thing that helps as an infant with my kids is miralax. My oldest is a toddler now and has pediatric suppositories that work much better for her.

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You need to switch formula. They’re not all the same. Before formula babies were breast fed by them on or a wet nurse. When that wasn’t available they mostly died. But we have a bazillion different kinds of formula now so that doesn’t happen. Check with the doctor to see what kind they recommend.

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You need to switch formulas. They're not all the same

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Your only other option under 12 months is goats milk

Instead of formula and breast milk… what else can i give her?

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