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Hello My baby of 5 1/2 months has a milk allergy and has been prescribed Neocate. Hes breastfeeding at the moment and I have gone into a restrictive diet. But as I'll start working in two months I wanted to start him on formula. I mixed 1/3 of neocate and 2/3 of breast milk but baby will have none of it. In fact he cries each time that you aproach him with the mixture. Hes a good eater, and likes rice, pear, apple, carrot, which I have given so far. Never a cry or a moan. I tasted the stuff, and it really tastes vile. I tried 100% Neocate and omg what a taste!. Breastmilk is so sweet and Neocate soo bitter. Anybody has experience the same? I really feel bad about giving him something that tastes so bad.
Any help will be appreciated.

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Julia G

Hi, I would try brown sugar, my 5/12 month old was on pepti junior and this was worst than neocate, I asked for help on another forum and they all said brown sugar to get them hooked then wean them off, it only took 3 bottles with nealy 1 teaspoon in and he's fine on it now, he has slient reflux due i think to cows milk allergy and now we are fining more and more things he is allergic to, trail and error, I have just started all over again with his food. Good luck and hope your baby takes it, it is amazing the difference in him.

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A L

Like your baby, my son refused to eat Neocate for a long time. After trying every trick in the book, I gave up. About two months later, when he was about 7 months old, I tried again and he gulped down a whole bottle without a blink.

Meanwhile, I suggest that you try mixing Neocate with solids. I mixed it with boiled apples and pears, both fruits he enjoys a lot; it worked wonderfully. Another method that worked was to boil rice flour with water and add Neocate once the mixture is cooled. He also likes bread so I sometimes put bread crumps into the mixture.

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