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Similac Advance Iron

March 23rd, 2010 admin No comments

Similac Advance Iron

Is my child allergic to iron?

My child spits up a TON...he always has since day one...He is now 8 months old. He has had his upper GI tract looked at and it was all normal. Could he be allergic to iron? The spitting up has gotten worse and worse. He was on similac advance w/ iron and now he is on a dairy free, lactose free, soy free diet formula, w/ iron. (it is not helping at all and he is still spitting up a ton). If any one knows what it is like to be allergic to iron pleas let me know the symptoms. My 8 month old has stopped gaining weight and has even lost some. I desperate to find out what is going on. Thanks

to me it sounds like the case. as an adult when i took iron pills it ripped my stomach apart. i would talk to his doctor about changing his formula to one with out iron .
i have breast fed all 5 of my kids and when my oldest was put on iron based formula it seemed i wore much more than he kept down .
you might possible try the similac again without the iron in it and see what happens. if still spitting up try isomile with out iron. sometimes it takes a few runs of trial and error with formula to find the right one .
keep up with taking him to the doctor . if a formula doesnt do any good after about a week or 2 check a different one out .
at 8 months it is ok to add a bit of rice cereal to his bottles . just to thicken it up a bit . just dont make it thick where it is something to eat instead of drinking it . just thickend enough to where it is still liquid. maybe start with a couple tablespoons added to his milk.
hope this helps a bit .
some of the symptoms is throwing up , gas , and diareah .