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desertbat5864 t1_j5fo7mo wrote

I haven’t seen this in the news for a while and I was wondering when it would start being news again. I haven’t been able to find any version of formula my baby does well on (the kind with partially hydrolyzed whey) in any store near me or online for MONTHS. Any version of the generic gentle ease. All that’s in stores is the super expensive gentle ease liquid form and for some reason it is not the same and my baby can’t use it.

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ladydadida t1_j5g0we2 wrote

Try Baby’s Only by Natures One! They have a Pea Protein formula that is often tolerable for babies with cow milk allergy and you can bulk order it at a great discount.

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allroadsendindeath t1_j5i2g6u wrote

During the worst of the shortage I had good luck picking out the most egregiously expensive, independently run grocery stores I could find and they tended to always have the formula I was looking for in stock. Fancy folk tend not to have a lot of infants at home apparently.

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Rockman507 t1_j5i6mqc wrote

This, I was just down visiting my folks and our order got delayed so we figured we would look down there. Drove nearly 100 miles and ended up at a fancy organic store paying 5$ more to get one. Ugh nearly a year of this now

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Ceratisa t1_j5fpana wrote

Out of curiosity, what do you define as does well on?

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desertbat5864 t1_j5fqaci wrote

Doesn’t make her spit up/vomit, doesn’t either give her diarrhea or give her constipation, she will actually drink it, things like that. Also I’ve found the formulas that are left at the store are extremely foamy or don’t mix well and leave clumps. Plus if you have a baby you know how frustrating it is In general to be constantly switching formulas no matter what. It’s hard when they are little on their tummies. I have found another that she did ok on but there was only one left. Went to the store again, none of that brand either.

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Educational-News2334 t1_j5g0rnz wrote

Our youngest had all those problems. Had to cut out gluten,dairy, and surprisingly tomato’s.

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desertbat5864 t1_j5g1c69 wrote

Tomatoes was the first thing my mom warned me about while I was breastfeeding! I would have had no idea.

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Educational-News2334 t1_j5g22bn wrote

It was kind of a fluke that we found out. Many other parent’s suggested dairy and gluten but our daughter was still projectile vomiting and having diarrhea. But once we figure out it was the tomato’s she’s been real good. Another thing we found out is sourdough bread is tolerable for the baby. My wife and I have been making sourdough to replace regular bread.

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bad-fengshui t1_j5g2ncw wrote

My wife is on an elimination diet right now and we gambled on pizza... hoping it was a seafood allergy. We were wrong and have a very fussy baby on our hands.

Good to know about tomatoes, I wouldn't have guessed!

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Educational-News2334 t1_j5g3xom wrote

Very relatable! We literally said screw it and indulged on some Mexican food. Huge mistake, it was a rough night…..

Sigh… back to more chicken and rice.

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onlyherefordestiny2 t1_j5g6vjf wrote

They can have more than one allergy or intolerance so you might not be wrong. My kid had a dairy protein intolerance and I kept finding milk in everything including my iron supplements. It's rough. Hope you figure it out.

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Neon-Night-Riders t1_j5fxz1o wrote

Try bobbie at target. Made of way better stuff than the other big name brands and pretty easy to find there. Our baby’s doing great on it.

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texasdeafdogs t1_j5id40m wrote

Some of the special formulas smell So. Damn. Bad. Idk how they can stomach the stench.

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Natryska t1_j5jd9y7 wrote

Whatever Sam's Club puts in their lactose safe formula (the orange cap one) smells like straight ASS. I'm so glad our LO just turned 1 and we can wean her off of this nasty smelling crap.

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Crackleflame35 t1_j5i0y6r wrote

Well the good news is if it's been months she'll grow out of it soon enough and on to solid foods

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desertbat5864 t1_j5kpyi8 wrote

Yes, very lucky for my baby. Unfortunate for those that still have tiny ones.

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Ceratisa t1_j5fqhy3 wrote

Ah ty. See, since we know chemically exactly what's in breastmilk I figured there would be fairly little variance to different formulae

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desertbat5864 t1_j5fqqil wrote

Ya it’s interesting how much they vary! And how much they all vary while saying “our closest formula to breast milk”. You can see that label across the same exact brand but their different formulas. Like how can they BOTH be “closest to breast milk” when they have different main ingredients? Lol

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Ceratisa t1_j5fqxaz wrote

The secret is marketing bullshit! Add a healthy dose to every essential product!

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StumbleNOLA t1_j5ifbm4 wrote

Costco has had their gentle store brand in stock for the last couple of weeks. My son does great on it, and it’s about 1/3 the price of Similac.

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rpgnoob17 t1_j5gjmmt wrote

Does the region you live in have a breast milk bank?

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thelyfeaquatic t1_j5kfdro wrote

Those are so expensive, it’s usually not feasible. I think ours was $4/oz three years ago. If a baby drinks 30oz a day, that’s $120/day. Would be like $3,600 a month. Plus, they prioritize premies first and regular babies get whatever is left over.

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KicksYouInTheCrack t1_j5ohv3z wrote

The same cost as daycare! So a month of feeding and care for a baby costs the same as a Hawaiian vacation for a week.

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OhCrapItsYouAgain t1_j5id765 wrote

For what it’s worth, Sams club near me (Chicago area) has the Gerber partially hydrolyzed whey in stock

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FiveFoot20 t1_j5jan4g wrote

Have you tried the amino acid formulas like nestle Alfamino?

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Ivizalinto t1_j5mb0my wrote

There's also another liquid one that's fairly expensive unfortunately. Similac is the only thing my first kid could handle. For some reason he would just kick the rest of it. It's the closest thing to gentlease that I could find at the time.

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