Nutrivene

Hi:
I just started my 9-wk-old on the daily powdered formula a few days ago.

It is very difficult to get him to swallow it. I'm mixing the day's dose with about 20 cc of formula and giving it to him with a medicine dropper. It's nasty (I tasted it myself!) and it just runs out of his mouth and makes a mess.

I tried diluting by mixing it with 40 cc, hoping that it would taste better, but then of course I have to get him to swallow twice as much so this doesn't work any better.

At 9 weeks, I don't think there is anything else I can mix it with to mask the taste.

Does anyone have any tips/ideas for feeding this stuff to him?

Thanks,
Suzanne.

2005-02-21 09:24:31 - Suzanne Gagnon

Replies

I was also having this problem with my (now) 5 month old daughter.
But then I found this product (http://www.onestepahead.com/product/85200/291757/117.html) and my daughter gets every drop of 'that' golden liquid with no spillage and delivered straight to the back of her mouth.
Hope this helps you.
Ursula

2005-11-18 07:46:06 - Ursula Walker

My daughter is 11 years old and she has just started taking nutrients as well. I agree, the taste is horrible, it would be nice if there were chewables. I dont know if this will help but so far I have found that cinnamon, which I put in her applesauce, and flavored yogurt mask the taste pretty well. I can only get away with 2 scoops of powder in a small cup, but at least its a start.
Good luck to you!

2005-04-13 04:57:59 - Diane Gray

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