Testimonials

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  Karisse’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Colic, Diarrhea, Skin rash

  Karisse was just a few weeks old when she began suffering from severe acid-reflux, diarrhea, skin rash and colic. She was unable to sleep for more than an hour at a time, cried constantly and vomited often.
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  R.J.‘s Story

  Symptoms: Eczema

  At two and a half months old, R.J. was experiencing a painful, itchy, red rash on his cheeks that quickly spread to his chin, ears and neck. By the time he was four months old, the condition worsened, spreading to his scalp, back, stomach, legs and diaper areas. Baby R.J. was miserable.
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  Tyler’s Story

  Symptoms: Failure to Thrive (FTT), Vomiting

  At ten days old, Tyler began to experience abnormal bowel movements. Symptoms worsened for the baby boy when he was unable to gain weight and started vomiting bile. “We knew something was wrong,” says Jeni, Tyler’s mother. “It was difficult to have a baby who was wasn’t thriving; we felt as though no one cared and we were ready to give up.”
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  Landen’s Story

  Symptoms: Dysphagia

  At six years old, Landen had ulcers throughout his esophagus and into his upper stomach. As his symptoms worsened Landen was unable to swallow solid food. "His life changed," says Kara, Landen's mother. "He couldn't participate in normal childhood activities like sleepovers and birthday parties and it was very hard for him to understand why."
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  Blaise’s Story

  Symptoms: Diarrhea, Skin rash, Vomiting

  Immediately following his birth, Blaise suffered from a severe skin rash that developed once his mother began feeding him regular formula. Unable to tolerate the formula, Blaise experienced persistent vomiting and diarrhea, accompanied with sleepless nights. Blaise's symptoms caused him to consistently be fussy and lethargic despite his mother's countless attempts to console him.
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  Carson’s Story

  Symptoms: Gastroesophageal Reflux

  When Carson's mom brought him home from the hospital, she knew something wasn't right. He was fussy, cried constantly and had trouble feeding. At one month old, Carson's mom Jennifer decided to supplement with formula. However, Carson's ailments continued.
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  Jude’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Eczema

  Within the first two months of birth, baby Jude suffered from weeping eczema and severe reflux. Jude stayed up all night itching and couldn't sleep or eat. Formulas like Similac Advance and Nutramigen as well as topical cream for eczema didn't do much to improve his symtpoms.
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  Shannon’s Story

  Symptoms: Skin rash, Vomiting

  At five weeks old, baby Shannon struggled to keep food down. She vomited constantly and spit-up during feedings. At five months old, the vomiting continued and Shannon's symptoms worsened - rashes and eczema covered her body.
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  Benjamin’s Story

  Symptoms: Low Weight Gain

  As a newborn boy Benjamin weighed a healthy 6 lbs. 3 oz. but within days of his birth, he began to lose weight and break out in a rash all over his body. He was terribly unhappy and inconsolable. While Benjamin struggled to gain weight, he began to vomit every time he ate and often had diarrhea. At two and half weeks old, Benjamin's parents took him to the emergency room where he was admitted for one month.
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  Sean’s Story

  Symptoms: Failure to Thrive (FTT), Vomiting

  The first eight months of Sean's life were grueling. He experienced the discomfort and pain of vomiting up to three times a day, unable to tolerate his formula. Six months of very little weight gain left Sean feeling weak, while his gastroesophageal reflux condition fueled his asthma symptoms. At nine months old Sean was diagnosed with failure to thrive
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  Ken’s Story

  Symptoms: Skin rash

  Ken began to develop an itchy, red rash on his face when he was just two months old. The condition had worsened by the time he was four months old. Poor baby Ken was miserable, always crying and rubbing and scratching his face.
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  Jake’s Story

  Jake was always allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and seeds, but right before he turned six years old, his food allergies worsened. Jake began experiencing horrible stomach pain, and as a result missing weeks of school.
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  Ramsey’s Story

  Symptoms: Blood in Stools, Gas (Flatulence), Gastroesophageal Reflux, Skin rash

  From the day baby Ramsey was born, he was fussy, gassy, and rarely slept. Weighing eight pounds and thirteen ounces at birth, the doctors thought that Ramsey was eating too much during feeding periods and that was causing him to throw up. When Ramsey began to break out in rashes, it was blamed on the cold February weather. And when he had bloody stools and ended up in the emergency room, the doctors said the Similac formula he was on was too strong.
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  Riley’s Story

  Symptoms: Diarrhea, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Skin rash

  Riley was only a few days old when he started experiencing severe diarrhea and spitting up. His parents Michele and John switched him almost immediately from Good Start to soy formula since they had experienced similar symptoms with their two older daughters who had done well on the soy.
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  Parker’s Story

  Symptoms: Low Weight Gain

  Born at just 34 weeks, Parker was a handsome baby. “The nurses would often tell me how beautiful Parker was as they were making their rounds through the NICU,” says his mother Cat. But Parker, already a small baby because of his premature birth, started to lose weight soon after his arrival — losing over a pound off of his initial 5 lb. 11oz. birth weight.
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  Jacob’s Story

  Symptoms: Colic, Gas (Flatulence), Gastroesophageal Reflux

  Jacob was only a month old, when he was hospitalized for vomiting and dehydration. An upper GI exam at the hospital revealed that he had gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and he was discharged with a prescription for Zantac.
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  Max’s Story

  Symptoms: Colic, Gastroesophageal Reflux

  At only two weeks old, it was clear that something was wrong with baby Max who would cry inconsolably all day long. “Max was in such discomfort,” says Amanda, Max’s mother. “He was unable to sleep and was always squirming and grunting. In general, he was just a very unhappy and uncomfortable baby.”
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  Blake’s Story

  Symptoms: Blood in Stools

  Blake had been burping up blood, crying all the time and in so much pain. Finally the GI doctor recommended Neocate Infant — a hypoallergenic formula – and Blake’s bleeding stopped: now Blake is like a new baby! Blake was only four days old, when he began burping up blood after being breastfed by his mother Allison. A few days later, the blood appeared in his stool as well.
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  Mendel’s Story

  Symptoms: Low Weight Gain

  At eight months, Mendel was a healthy, happy baby and began eating solid foods without a problem. Surprisingly, at twelve months, Mendel developed a severe stomach virus causing his parents to admit him to the hospital. From this point forward, Mendel was unable to consume solid foods. “It was very strenuous for the family not knowing what was wrong with him,” said Mendel's mother Yitty.
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  Sawyer’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Blood in Stools, Colic, Constipation, Skin rash

  Sawyer was only one month old when she began to suffer from projectile vomiting, skin rashes, chronic cold symptoms and constipation. She was always extremely fussy while eating and would cry inconsolably until she fell asleep. Sawyer's pediatrician said that she had colic and acid reflux and that after treating both of those conditions her symptoms would pass. Unfortunately, as time went on, Sawyer's condition continued to worsen and Sawyer's mother Staci knew something else was wrong.
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  Joseph’s Story

  Symptoms: Skin rash

  Joseph was only two months old when his parents noticed a small patch of dermatitis on his arm. Over the next two months, the condition worsened and by the time Joseph was four months old, he was covered from head to toe in a severe rash. Joseph was diagnosed with severe atopic dermatitis.
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  Ben’s Story

  Symptoms: Constipation, Low Weight Gain

  From the day he was born, Ben screamed constantly. He was constipated and unable to sleep. He was underweight but refused to eat. Developmentally, he lagged behind other children his age and he was frequently sick with ear infections. He also suffered from a rash all over his body.
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  Braelyn’s Story

  Symptoms: Gastroesophageal Reflux

  Braelyn was only three weeks old when she began experiencing the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). She had terrible gas pains that caused her to constantly cry throughout the day. Her reflux caused her to choke, cough and wheeze in her sleep and several times it got so bad she stopped breathing.
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  Levi’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Skin rash, Wheezing

  From the time he was only a few days old, Levi was a fussy baby. Soon he began crying even more, vomiting, gagging, choking and wheezing. He had difficulty sleeping and he could only rest if he was propped up on his mother Laurie. His skin changed color, becoming very red. He developed a rash all over his face and neck that left his skin extremely dry, especially around his ears.
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  Ryleigh’s Story

  Symptoms: Constipation, Vomiting

  Just a few days after she was born, Ryleigh began suffering from bouts of vomiting and constipation. The baby was inconsolable and responded to the pain by screaming and scrunching herself into a ball. "Our newborn baby was absolutely miserable and nothing was making her happy," says Ryleigh's mother Michelle. "We felt completely helpless."
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  Natalie’s Story

  Symptoms: Diarrhea, Gas (Flatulence), Vomiting

  From the night she was born, Natalie suffered from painful diarrhea, gas and projectile vomiting. Her mother Jill stayed up night after night with her miserable, crying baby. “We tried everything from the advice of our pediatrician but nothing seemed to work,” said Natalie’s mother Jill.
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  Eva’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Colic, Skin rash

  A month after Christina and Tim brought their daughter Eva home from the hospital they noticed she had developed a horrible diaper rash. She showed continuous colic like symptoms such as uncontrollable crying and spitting up.
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  Aidan’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Colic, Eczema

  From the time Aidan was born, mealtimes made him extremely uncomfortable. “He got worse as he got older and we could not pinpoint what was causing the issues,” says his mother Laura. Aidan was unusually gassy and he experienced painful eczema on his face. His extreme fussiness was hard on the entire family.
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  Trevor’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Low Weight Gain

  From the day he was born, Trevor constantly spit up during and after feedings. With each day, his condition got worse. “As a newborn, Trevor was between the 25th and 50th percentile for growth and by six months he had fallen between the 10th and 25th percentile,” says his mother Jennifer.
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  Olivia M’s Story

  Symptoms: Colic, Gastroesophageal Reflux

  Anna and Colin adopted Olivia at birth and began feeding her a typical soy-based formula. however, for the first two months of her life, Olivia refused to eat, became dehydrated and cried day and night nearly all the time. “She arched her back and just looked like she was in pain,” says her mother, Anna.
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  Luke’s Story

  Symptoms: Blood in Stools, Diarrhea, Skin rash

  Liza and Scott were extremely worried when Luke, their three week-old son, developed a rash on is face and started experiencing severe diarrhea and bloody stool. “It was terrible seeing Luke so sick and in such pain. We knew he wasn’t gaining enough weight in those first weeks,” says Liza. “We look back on those days and wonder how we got through it.”
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  Owen’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Colic

  From the day he was born, Owen had reflux that agitated his stomach and made him cry in pain all day and night. The family doctor attributed Owen’s symptoms to an immature digestive system and told the family to allow time for his system to fully develop. For the parents, waiting was impossible because their child was constantly screaming in pain.
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  Isabella’s Story

  Symptoms: Colic, Gas (Flatulence), Low Weight Gain

  Isabella spent the first 10 days of her life in the NICU after being born prematurely. When her parents Allison and Tyler finally brought her home, she became extremely colicky, gassy and calorie-deprived. Isabella was losing the strength to breastfeed, so her mom Allison began supplementing with formula.
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• Wilson’s Story

  Symptoms: Vomiting

  At only two weeks old, Karey and William’s son Wilson started experiencing painful reactions after eating. He suffered from uncontrollable projectile vomiting and continuous back pain. In fact, his stomach hurt so much that Karey and William could not lay him on his back because when they did, the pain would cause him to arch his back as he screamed in pain or choked on his own vomit.
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• Caleb’s Story

  Symptoms: Gastroesophageal Reflux

  As soon as Caleb’s mother brought him home from the hospital, she noticed he cried much more than her first son. In the following days, he began spitting up breast milk and seemed irritated and in pain. Caleb would only sleep for brief periods throughout the night. “The constant crying and sleepless nights made a cranky baby and really took a toll on me as well,” said Caleb’s mom Jill.
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• Kyle’s Story

  Symptoms: Acid Reflux, Blood in Stools, Failure to Thrive (FTT)

  At three weeks old, Kyle was admitted to Children’s Hospital with bloody diarrhea and reflux. His doctor recommended Nutramigen but a week later Kyle was readmitted to the pediatric hospital again with bloody diarrhea and increased reflux. He was diagnosed with failure to thrive.
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• Amery’s Story

  Symptoms: Failure to Thrive (FTT)

  Shortly after Amery was born, the reality of her potentially fatal illnesses set in. At two weeks old, she had lost over two pounds and the insistent cycle would continue for the next four months. At first glance, Amery’s doctors were convinced she suffered from failure to thrive; a description applied to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and gender.
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• Olivia’s Story

  Symptoms: Eczema

  At five months old, Olivia developed a severe eczema-like rash on her body, which caused her to be extremely irritable. “Every day was a little different,” said Trisha, Olivia’s mom. “But she was always extremely fussy; we were always trying to make her comfortable.”
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• Brayden’s Story

  Symptoms: Skin rash, Vomiting

  Since the day he was born, Brayden battled with his milk allergy. At three weeks old, Brayden’s symptoms worsened and he suffered from a rash all over his body and frequent vomiting. Brayden was upset constantly and no one could comfort him. Brayden’s family lost sleep because he was up all night crying and his mother tried countless medicines and treatments for acid reflux and allergies but nothing worked.
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