Enfamil RestFull Formula "thickens in stomach and digests slower" to promote sleep - Page 2

[LiLStar]

I bet there will be lots of parents who use this exclusively in hopes that their baby will nap longer during the day, or so they can feed them less often

[bandgeek]

As a parent of a child with motility problems, this just frightens me. Food sitting in the stomach longer than it is supposed to is not a GOOD thing. It's horrible. It can cause vomiting and weight loss. Constipation. Dumping syndrome. Blech. : Why would you WANT to mimic a medical condition?

[jeminijad]

These poor babies...

[SunShineSally]

How can this be made when they know that babies need to eat during the night?? Also when they have had to stop parents from using all different medications trying to get poor innocent children to sleep longer Now they are makeing this :

[readytobedone]

the worst part of this is, how many moms will totally try this product out of sheer desperation because they aren't getting any sleep? this is shamelessly preying on sleep-deprived moms, many of whom would be LESS sleep-deprived through breastfeeding and co-sleeping.

[Youngfrankenstein]

Originally Posted by bandgeek

As a parent of a child with motility problems, this just frightens me. Food sitting in the stomach longer than it is supposed to is not a GOOD thing. It's horrible. It can cause vomiting and weight loss. Constipation. Dumping syndrome. Blech. : Why would you WANT to mimic a medical condition?

I never thought of this. Many of the FF babes I know have all had several constipation problems even today several years later. I can't imagine how a babe's digestive system will handle this.

[kriket]

I'm starting to feel a little pressure that I'm not 'making' DS STTN. Like I'm messing up his sleeping because when he gets up I 'cave and allow him to eat'. Like I'm a weak mother because I don't starve me 4mo old for 6-8 hours at a time :

all because "so and so started STTN when they put her on formula... Just saying"

[moonshine02]

I am strong in my convictions but feel so alone sometimes... even my BFing friends (ok, so i have 2) talk about a "successful night' when the baby STTN. They also started rice cereal and BF at 4 months-- I pick my little baby girl up when she cries and is hungry. She needs me!!

[~LadyBug~]

I am f-ing speechless. Just speechless. What next? Enfamil makes a formula that is good for a full 24 hours..."Look it saves money and time. Now you can spend more time playing with your baby instead of bottle feeding him!"

[leaveit2beeker]

That is the most pervasive and predatory marketing I've seen for formula yet.

[valerie mom of 4]

That's just wrong

[annettemarie]

I just heard about this today. Pretty scary stuff.

I am going to move this to Nutrition since it's not about promoting breastfeeding.

[MrsMike]

There is something about the line, "kiss your baby goodnight," that just makes me shudder. :

This absolutely disgusts and frightens me.

[annettemarie]

So, this would have had to receive FDA approval, right? I'd really like to know what kind of testing something like this has undergone.

[SarahElizabeth]

We have a similar thing here in the UK, Cow&Gate Goodnight Milk. I received a free sample one day, and sent them a letter asking for medical feedback on the stuff. The only answer I got was a letter saying "Thank you for showing an interest in Goodnight Milk! Here's a free sample!" which made me laugh with despair.

Never used it. I give him formula because I could not breastfeed (No lectures, please - I tried everything to boost my supply, and nothing helped. I still beat myself up over it, and I don't need a helping hand ), not to get DS to STTN.

The lack of informative response really scared me, though.