Comments on: Goat’s Milk Formula: Natural Supplementation for Baby

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:34:39 +0000

I am soo thankful to all of your posts! I too am struggling to keep up my milk supply for a very thirsty 6mth old son. I have been taking fenugreek and blessed thistle combined for the past week, however, not seeing much of a difference. Thank you for aiding in making a decision I’m now comfortable with.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:34:57 +0000

Lorna, as recommended above, I would just start with 1/2 scoop of goats milk powder to 4 oz of water and work up to 1 full scoop/4 oz. 4 oz would be a good amount to supplement and see how he does. Blessings!

By: Lorna

Lorna — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:24:33 +0000

Hi everyone

I have benn reading the posts on here and it has been very helpful but I was just wondering if anyone knows when you can start using it as my son is 12 weeks (3 months) and is breastfeed and is going well but he is getting bigger and wanting more food and I run out some days so I wondered if I could give him powereded goats milk as a top up during the day so I have enough for his bedtime feed. We have tried cows powered milk but he is sick after it so if I can give him goats milk then it well be good.
Please advise me if anyone knows

Thanx alot

By: katie

katie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:55:07 +0000

My youngest couldn’t keep down formula either. I was trying to nurse full-time, but we were smack in the middle of moving to another state, so I began supplementing with the bottle. He kept throwing up, so I stopped supplementing and nursed him exclusively for six months. At his check up the doctor mentioned he hadn’t gained any weight at all since his four month check up, and at his four month he’d barely gained any since his two month check up. We’d had the same issue with my daughter. We thought they were just petite, but it turns out the fat content of my breast milk ain’t so hot. We had to supplement, but knew he couldn’t keep down conventional formula. Enter Meyenberg Condensed Goat Milk. Now he’s at a healthy weight and way less cranky than he used to be. I’m going to try adding the cod liver oil, though. Thanks, Lindsay!

By: Kelli

Kelli — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:59:13 +0000

I’m not sure if you heard back from Dr. Sears as or yet, but I was looking into the brown rice syrup and what I can tell it’s used as a simple carbohydrate in place of corn syrup or table sugar.

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:34:32 +0000

When my milk supply began to falter about a month or so ago, i began to panic. My baby boy is 9 mns old as of yesterday. i had planned on breast feeding him until he was no longer interested… or at least until he was 1. he woke up one day and no longer wanted to nurse. i was told this was a “nursing strike” and did all that i could to keep him interested, (as well as taking a supplement to increase my milk supply which contained blessed thistle, fenu greek, fennel and ) but he never wanted to nurse again. my real panic was that i only had a small supply of breast milk stored and knew i was going to need to find an alternative. my best friend sent me the link to this blog and it could not have come at a more opportune time!

i have been purchasing the 12 oz cans of Myenburg POWDERED Goat’s Milk powder from Amazon, but recently (accidentally) purchased the (Myenburg) EVAPORATED goat’s milk instead of the powdered. oops! Should i send it back? Or will it be ok? I am new at this (obviously). Also, i haven’t been adding the liquid multi or cod liver oil. Is it essential? Is it too late to start? I don’t know much, but i knew i wanted to stay away from soy. And my baby didn’t bat an eye at the flavor of the goat’s milk (thank God!).

Thank you so much for posting this. You are a life saver indeed

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:02:35 +0000

I thought you might like to know that your cod liver oil probably has soy in it. I have a son who is very allergic to soy and one of the names to look for is Vitamin E or Tocopheral. Unless you call the company or it specifically says it probably has soy. FYI

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:20:56 +0000

I would recommend you continue doing what you are already. It sounds like you have a good balance.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:19:46 +0000

I would imagine the liquid goat’s milk would probably be the superior choice, but I don’t think their is much difference. It is definitely fine to have a can on hand in case you need to leave him…but you might want to introduce him to the flavor in advance, or plan to mix it a bit with your breastmilk. I cannot guarantee that he will take it right away, especially if you have never given him a bottle.

By: Miracle Quelle

Miracle Quelle — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:23:59 +0000

Is it okay to use the canned or fresh goat’s milk (both the same brand). Wal-Mart had both of those, but not the powdered, so I went ahead and bought one of the cans. I just want to have something on hand in case I need to leave him for any reason.