| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | JPsmommy (0)
05/21/2008 | My 9 week old son is on Nutramigen also and it has worked wonders!!! He is happy and I am happy :) Someone told me to call my insurance company because they may reimburse for this. I called them (BCBS) and they said that yes they will cover this expense. They told me to call my Pediatrician and have her write an RX for the Nutramigen and take it to a Medical Supply Warehouse (they gave me telephone numbers for locations near me) and they will treat it as an RX and I will pay a co-pay of $5.00!!! I was sooooo happy because the formula is so expensive and my son is only drinking 4 oz every 4 hours. The older he gets the more he is going to take so this really helps out.
My older son was on this formula also but I didn't know my insurance would cover it. I wish someone would have told me this before. So hopefully this info helps all of you with this expense. Good luck!
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 | Skye123 (0)
01/03/2008 | Lovingmother, I know it's expensive. My son is 2 now, and when he was about 6 or 7 months we switched to Enfamil Lactose Free. We found it was easier to digest and was an easy transition. Good luck :-)
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 | lovingmother (0)
01/03/2008 | My husband and I are very pleased with nutramigen but unfortunately it is so expensive. We are hoping our daughter grows out of her colic stage soon so we can try to put her back on a regular formula. Has anyone done this? Meaning has anyone switched formula brands after six months and did any thing work?
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 | mumofmoo (0)
01/23/2007 | hi nutramigen has been my best friend since having my second son. he would scream morning noon and night but since the doctor suggested this he has been a different boy. luckley we get the formula for free from our doctor but if i had to pay i would its great stuff.
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| Nolansmom (0)
11/24/2006 |  My son was born a month premature and could not tolerate regular milk formula-vomitting(not spitting up), dry heaving, and COPIOUS water diarrhea. The ped said his gi system needs time to mature. I imidiately switched to Nutramigen after much research. I didnt even want to try soy as this is often also not tolerated. This formula worked for my baby, no more of these symptoms from the first bottle. I do have some issues with the product though. It is expensive, why it cost so much more to make then other formula is beyond me. It does not come in larger more economical sizes. Maybe I am paranoid, but could Enfamil be doing there best to get as much profit as possible using the fact that this formula is not really a choice but a nessesity in some babies-that if you need this formula we parents will spend whatever it takes to help our babies. Another problem is the loose stools this formula gives my son. His bottom is always sore from this stuff. The ped said this is common with this formula. I buy the formula on Ebay and have gotten some great deals.
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 | BEBE77 (0)
09/19/2006 | My baby stoped crying all the time as soon as we switch to nutramigen.He is now 4 months and are going to try pro sobee lipil
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 | Skye25 (0)
03/04/2006 | So far after two days, my baby is sleeping more and crying a lot less. Nutramigen is proving to be a great product. We worked it out as far as cost goes, and it's about $300 a month for 0 - 3 months, and when babies start to eat more and if you keep the baby on it, it's about $600 a month. We are having problems finding this product as well. Wal-Mart doesn't have it, at least where I've been. London Drugs has it but they only have it in the ready-made. The powder comes in a very small can (if you can find it) and it's about $19.00 Canadian, and lasts for 3 days. These are the only downsides to this wonderful product. But it's worth it, because my baby is happier!!!!
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 | icouldwriteabook (0)
12/11/2005 | After trying to breastfeed my 2nd son for 3 weeks, he developed colic. I was going to formula feed after two months anyway and knew exactly that I was going to use Nutramigen. My sister fed two beautiful girls with it who struggled with feeding issues, and milk allergies seem to be a habitual problem with my family. The smell and taste are different than other formulas, but I noticed a difference with my son after the first feeding. He was relaxed, content, and not struggling through the feeding. During the first month we used the liquid concentrate with distilled or nursery water (important). Unlike milk based formula, Nutramigen does not bubble when shaken, thus we found that burping our child was easier. Is he healthy now after a month of use? Yes! He went from 8 lbs 4 oz. to 10 lbs. 15 oz. and thrives. Is the price worth it? Absolutely! A happy baby and my ability to sleep is worth the difference in price.
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| RobsMomandDad (0)
09/14/2005 | This formula is heaven sent. The smell and taste are horrible, but our baby has had it from two weeks and doensn't seem to mind. Due to the high price, we tried to switch to the new Enfamil Gentlease formula. After only two days on the new stuff, our son was gassy, constipated and crying all night long in pain. Thus, we are back on Nutramigen and we are ALL much happier.
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| macker (0)
09/14/2005 | I love this product because it resolved my sons constipation problems. I tried everything extra water, prune juice, flax oil, probiotics and many other formulas. Within 2 days he was having regular baby bowel movements with no pain. It smells terrible, I can't imagine how it tastes! I mixed it with his old formula and gradually kept adding more nutramigen.
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| Iamblessd (0)
11/15/2004 | My husband and I LOVE this formula. Like others mentioned, the smell and price can be wearing, but it's much worth the content baby. My son was very colicky for weeks. We tried Enfacare, Enfamil Lipil, Similac Isomil Advance, and Enfamil Prosobee. None of these worked and the soy seemed to worsen the problem. I found helpful advice on www.askdrsears.com and decided to try Nutrimigen. By his next feeding, he was a different baby. He's 10 weeks old and doing great. I would recommend trying other things first, because of the price, but don't just go with what's cheap and smells good if it's hurting your little one.
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| kksmom (0)
10/26/2004 | This formula is GREAT! GREAT! GREAT. My baby has thrived on it. Without it I don't know what we would do!
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 | 2manybabies (0)
08/24/2004 | I really do not care about the comments on the Nutritional Value of this formula, it is what kept my daughter alive! My daughter was put on Similac, Enfamil and Good Start regular, soy and lactose free and she was loosing weight at an alarming rate (she was only 6 lbs 3 oz born full term). I tried to nurse but (I supplimented with formula and lost my breast milk). It was heartbreaking to see my daughter suffering and being hooked up to and IV and too weak to even respond and feeling helpless. The two wonders were PediSure and Nutramigen. My daughter is now 18 months old and is a very petite 21 pounds and super healthy and has no alergies to dairy products. Nutramigen is not for milk allergies it is for Milk Protien sensitivities that most babies grow out of. Email me if you need info on getting some free from your insurance or WIC. After buying several cases at full price I learned how to get it free in most cases. 2manybabies@email.com
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 | Naty's mom (0)
08/13/2004 | I think this product is great!!! Twinmom: Go to my ratings to read what they told me at Mead Johnsons Nutritionals.
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| mmwmish (0)
07/21/2004 | My son was colicky after two weeks out of the womb. I was breastfeeding and the baby broke out in a hive like rash on face and arms and back and was very gassy. I was eating a lot of dairy so I thought maybe that was the problem especially since I hated dairy while I was pregnant. Doctors had me try Isomil which was bad for him left him constipated and I decided to try Nutramigen. Baby went from crying 6hrs a day to good baby. For us it was a miracle. We called the the liquid gold milk because it is expensive but well worth every penny.
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| kfrendo (0)
05/06/2004 | For my son who cannot tolerate milk protein (and cannot have soya milk either), this is the only milk I have found that he can tolerate - unfortunately he doesn't like the taste (so I disguise it in cereals and with fruit, jelly, etc.) The cost is very expensive though, but it's worth it because it is the only milk my son can have.
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| Donny'sMom (0)
10/02/2003 | I have tried every type of formula there is to try, but nothing worked for my son. He was sick with a colic for the first four weeks of his life because of the formula. I tried Enfamil Nutramigen, and it worked. It is the only fromula that he can tollerate. The only problem with it is it's cost. And, we compared labels on Enfamil Prosobee, and Enfamil Nutramigen, and they are practaclly the same.
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 | twinmom101 (31)
07/14/2003 | This and Similac Alimentum are for babies with food allergies and colic. I tried this when I did not have enough breastmilk for both babies and they both had colic (which should be illegal for twins to come down with...). One whiff of this should be all you need- it's awful! Nutramigen is made out of corn syrup solids and smells and tastes horrific. I could not bear to feed this to my children and it is of questionable nutritional value compared to other formulas and breastmilk because of the shoddy ingredients it's made out of. Another major drawback with the hypoallergenic formulas is the astronomical price. While most name brand formulas cost $12-13, these cost $22-25!!! Really, if you are having trouble with allergies and colic, try to give as much breastmilk as possible and then try Carnation Good Start or one of the lactose free or soy varieties first. These should be a last resort.
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