WIC and formula help please
We recieve WIC, and right now im breastfeeding, but Aleeyah has been refusing the breast for a week now. I didn't supplement for a couple of days thinking it was just a phase.. but those 2 days she nursed like twice and then only had solid food. so I started supplementing with formula. she gets 3-4 feedings from the breast and 3-4 of formula.
OT. WIC and formula help please We recieve WIC, and right now im breastfeeding, but Aleeyah has been refusing the breast for a week now. I didn't supplement for a couple of days thinking it was just a phase.. but those 2 days she nursed like twice and then only had solid food. so I started supplementing with formula. she gets 3-4 feedings from the breast and 3-4 of formula.
is it true that WIC doesn't give a breast pump or formula for the first 30 days?
If im breastfeeding and supplementing, can wic also provide formula?
So my daughter was on Similac Advanced.. But was switched to Sensitive.. Well its been over 2 weeks and they sent over something to WIC to have it changed on my checks. I haven't gone to WIC yet.. But now I think this formula is making her constipated.. She hasn't been popping much. And when she does she has a really hard time. Question is... Can it be the formula causing the constipation??
Looks like I'm going to have to buy a few cans of formula with cash today don't think this can she has now is going to last till her WIC appointment on Monday and I don't want to take no chances and end up running out. I swear WIC does not give you enough formula to last a whole month my baby goes through them cans like it ain't nothing but I appreciate what WIC do give though because $17.96 for one can of formula that will probably last three to four days at the max is EXPENSIVE!!! So thank god for WIC 🙌🙌💯
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Where I live they have a contract with similac and my son has been in nutramigen since he was 2 weeks old. They asked me if I would try alimentum, similar to nutramigen, but I told them that My son was first on similac advance but didn't tolerate it, then sensitive but got constipated and form that reason I wouldn't. They gave me a for that my sons pedi needed to fill out and they ended up giving me nutramigen.
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Where I live they cover different brands. Certain ones have to be prescribe by a doctor. But you can get powder or concentrate but not the ready to feed.
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I don't have the time to pump and feed her a bottle. To pump enough for a bottle I have to pump for almost an hour. I don't respond well to pumping anymore. Plus my supply is low now since she nurses so little.
We use the Gerber good start gentle in ready-to-use or concentrate.
We've tried the gas drops in the bottle of powdered. She still spits it up. Like projectile spit up. And she screams and cries. I can't lay her flat to sleep and she won't sleep reclined unless I sleep with her in the recliner.
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They will just have her Dr write a wic prescription for it in liquid form
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They wouldn't for me but I put 1/2 dose of gas drops in her bottle and solved the problem...worth a try
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Also if u want to pump and bottle feed her breast milk they a lot of time will give u a pump to use.
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It's different from state to state, but there are alot that do. Call the office and ask. They will let u know if u need script or if you can just change it.
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They will give any type of gerber powder whether its gentle soothe ect. So i dont see why they wouldnt give you the liquid
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I had wic before dd was born and never got to my appointment for dd because i dropped it after gerber formula didnt agree with her. Her pedi wrote a script and sent it to them for similac but they said they wouldnt accept it because they have a contract with gerber so i quit going all together since there was no sense in it because i went for the formula and wasnt able to get what i needed. Is your lo using the gerber brand liquid? Im sure if its gerber they will switch it with a note from your pedi. try calling your wic office and asking and if they will have your dr fax them a script for it thats how i found out.