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Unlike cereals & starches, Gelmix does not break down amylase in breast milk. Maintains the nutritional balance of the infant's natural diet.
*#1 Pediatric Choice. Gelmix is the only thickener recommended for both breast milk & formula, according to Duncan, D. R., Larson, K., & Rosen, R. L. (2019). Clinical aspects of thickeners for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux and oropharyngeal dysphagia. Current gastroenterology reports, 21(7), 6.
Made for use with infants born term weighing at least 6 pounds.
Do not use Gelmix with preterm infants until they have reached at least 6 pounds and a corrected age of 2 weeks (aka 42 weeks postmenstrual age).
Organic, Kosher, GMO free & Vegan. Does not contain any common allergens, including corn, soy, gluten and dairy. No xanthan gum.
Gelmix is USDA certified organic by QCS (2021) and certified Kosher by Kosher Organics (2021).
Always wash hands with soap & water before preparation.
Pour desired amount of lukewarm liquid (about 100°F) into bottle. Freshly expressed breast milk at body temperature is sufficient.
Sprinkle in Gelmix following usage recommendations and shake well for about 30 seconds or until powder is completely dissolved. Work quickly to avoid clumps.
Wait 5-10 minutes until desired consistency is reached. Mix again before feeding. Always test temperature before feeding.
Which Consistency Should I use?
If thickening is recommended to reduce spit-ups, a slightly thick consistency is usually effective. Start with one scoop (1.2g) per 3-4 oz. of warm milk and increase as needed.
If thickening is recommended due to swallowing difficulties, carefully follow your healthcare provider's instructions on which consistency to safely thicken up to. Usage instructions are designed for use with the IDDSI framework.
Can I Prepare in Advance?
Most liquids can be prepared up to 24 hours in advance and rewarmed for feeding. If served cold, the consistency will be thicker. Always follow CDC guidelines on safe handling and storage of breast milk and formula. It is not typically recommend to rewarm breast milk more than once.
Why is there a range in the usage instructions?
There are natural variations between formulas. Breast milk and elemental formulas tend to need more thickener than regular infant formulas to achieve desired consistency.
Nene
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2025
I’ve ordered this product two or three times. Just ordered a fourth time and the bottle came with no plastic cover and damaged as if it was used. Pretty disappointed. Otherwise this stuff works great for my reflux baby. Don’t think I’ll order again.
Keela
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2025
Highly recommended if your child spits up a bunch and has trouble holding stuff down. Having this in her bottle was a significant improvement of her not spitting up everything ! Just very tricky to get the same consistency of thickness .
Jamie
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
It took us a few bottles to find the consistency that works for us as our doctor didn’t really give us milk to scoop ratio. We have to have a “syrup” consistency which I feel like is about 4oz of breastmilk and 2scoops of powder. For our son, it works. He spits up less with it and seems happy! I will say you have to keep shaking the bottle for it not to clump, as it clumps fast (ish).
Stephanie Frazer
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2024
This is the only product that works well with breastmilk that I have found. It does not add a lot of calories such as rice and oatmeal, which also does not mix with breastmilk. It does give my baby some gas makes her poop less frequently With thicker consistency. This sizing is more economical than the individual packets. It is nice to have the option of mixing a smaller 3 ounce feed or a larger 6 ounce feed with the small scoop it comes with.
Alex
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024
So my baby was spitting up and throwing up after feedings and couldn’t hold down breast milk. I suspected it was GERD and ordered this thickener to help my baby keep the breast milk down. With a small amount (less than 1 scoop) per 2-3 fluid ounces, thickened the breast milk and my baby is not throwing up anymore. Her appetite increased and is a much happier baby. Keep in mind to follow the instructions for mixing the thickener. Shake for the required amount of time and double check the temperature if you are warming your milk or formula. Also, you might need to change your feeding nipple to a larger one or one specifically for thicker formula.
Brianna Harrison
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2022
I am not one to leave reviews on amazon, this might actually be my first amazon review ever which is a testament to how thankful I am for this product. We have been through the ringer with our almost 5 month old. Slow to gain weight, unable to keep anything down, feeding aversions, tongue/lip/buccal tie revisions, multiple lactation consultants before finally giving up breastfeeding altogether. She has fallen off of her growth curve and I was having anxiety attacks at every feeding because I didn't know how it was going to go and because our pediatrician was not taking my complaints seriously. We are now in feeding therapy and trying to figure out why eating has been so difficult. Our daughter is sensitive to taste changes, even in pumped breastmilk depending on what was eaten she may refuse it altogether. We were very nervous how adding thickener would affect her feeding aversions and we are so pleased that it made no difference, I think she is finally just happy to be able to eat without choking! we have tried EVERYTHING before gel-mix, it didn't matter the bottle/nipple/type of formula/breastmilk diet changes/anything. This product has been the ONLY thing to help us. We are no longer covered in throw up an hour later, she is finally eating full bottles, and has gained a full pound in the first two weeks since starting it.Yes, the price point would be steep for someone needing very thick bottles in addition to formula expenses. We are only on one formula bottle a day (for calories and laziness on my part...early morning feed lol) and the rest is breast milk so it is not that expensive for us. I'm unsure how it would be if we were buying formula fulltime too though so that would be something to consider. This thickener is also one of the only ones we've seen that doesn't seem to affect the nutritional value of breastmilk too.TL;DR Gelmix is a life saver, I would sell everything I own to budget this in if I had to. My baby is finally happy, gaining weight, and meeting milestones. This has saved us.
Rachael G.
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2019
My son has had reflux from pretty early on. Even with medication (ranitidine), if we didn't thicken his formula he would spit up most of it. When he started rolling, the spit up got so much worse.I did the research and bought some gelmix and it made a huge difference to him. We went without it for a while but we noticed recently that he was refusing bottles and thought it was down to some oral thrush. When his appetite didn't pick back up we tried gelmix again, and his appetite has been great.Our son is a chonker, and its important to us that he not consume empty calories every time he has a bottle. It works better for us than rice or oatmeal. We read recently theres higher than normal levels of arsenic in rice that affects baby food, so we are happy to keep away from stuff like that as much as we can.For us, we just need 1 scoop per 6oz. We premix the water in bottles for daycare. We have a baby brezza and use the hottest water setting. We can throw a scoop in the bottle and let it sit for a few minutes before he gets it. It doesnt thicken it massively, just enough to allow him to keep most of his food down.With daycare we use the water only setting on the brezza. When we make it directly with the water + formula it doesnt thicken it much. When we thicken the water first and then add the formula once it has thickened, it ends up much thicker. I read it's something to do with the proteins in the formula powder. Sometimes the thickened water can be a pain to mix with powder so we managed to find some tiny metal shaker balls on amazon to add to his bottle to help mix it.I had questions for them about storage of premixed water and reached out to them on facebook for answers. They were super helpful and quick to respond. They also sometimes throw out coupon codes for their website which can make it cheaper to buy direct from them rather than through amazon.Although the product works and fits our needs, the price sucks. It's too expensive and the packaging is outrageous. You think you're gonna get a decent amount but the tub is 1/2 empty. They just kinda get you by the short ans curlies because theres nothing that works better for babies. So you pay it because you want what's best for them. Just take it out of their college fund. We have bought 12 tubs of this stuff so far. That's about $300 in total.
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