Neocate Q’s
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Topic: Neocate Q’s
Posted By: Brenna
Subject: Neocate Q’s
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:04pm
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our situation at the moment is Ellie's on 10mg of Losec/day and having gaviscon at bottles during the day. She is happy playing on the ground, lying on her back etc but is sooooo hard to get a bottle into. I've been puttin up with it thinking it was just part of having a reflux baby but a friend came to visit today and her baby had reflux but then also was found to have a dairy intolerance. She thinks Ellie would be better on Neocate because she thinks she sounds just like her daughter. She's given me a tin of it...what should I do?? Do I go ahead and use it or wait until I can see a specialist???
Can it do any harm if Ellie doesn't have a dairy intolerance but we try the neocate?? -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 2:53pm
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Cory is on neocate and doesnt have a dairy intolerance.
the trouble with trying the tin, is that when it runs out (it will only last 2 days if that, depending on how much she drinks), is that if she likes this stuff...its about $100 a tin without the special number and you can only get his number through a pead. I personally would get a referral through to a pead and see what they have to say ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 6:48pm
| I agree- I would get a referral to Paed cos you can only get the Neocate on special authority which means that th Paed has to apply for funding for it and the process can take weeks and weeks, so u dont wanna be spending $100+ per tin before the authority is issued. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 6:53pm
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The other thing is as well you might not be able to get him to drink it straight out, which will mean mixing it will the current formula and 1 tins worth really isn't enough to give him long enough on it for you to see a difference.
It is worth talking to your doc and ask for a referal to a paed though to find out if he does have an allergy and then getting the neocate. If the paed approves it then nutricia will loan tins to you until the authority number comes through meaning you can get the tins quicker without the hefty price tag. Giving the formula wouldn't hurt a baby without allergies, it has everything a normal formula has it has just been treated in such a way that the protein has been broken down to amino acids so that the babies immune system doesn't attack it. (as the allergy is to the cows milk protein) ------------- 
 
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Posted By: oscarboo
Date Posted: 31 January 2010 at 10:11am
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She also sounds like our little girl. Once on neocate it made a huge different and she starting drinking and enjoying them again - even crying cos we weren't fast enough (instead of crying at the fact she had to drink it!!!). See the paed but don't let them just tell you that they will come right and start drinking again once the reflux is under control! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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