BioGaia Protectis Baby Probiotic Drops for Infants, Newborn and Kids Colic, Spit-Up, Constipation and Digestive Comfort, 5 ML, 0.17 oz, 2 Pack

I purchased this product upon Doctors & pharmacists recommendations but I'm not comfortable giving my baby a product that contains sunflower oil. Its just sitting there on the shelf.

This probiotic was game-changer for our baby! He was formula fed from the moment he was born (I was never able to produce a substantial amount of breastmilk). At one week old, my husband and I noticed our boy was in pain whenever he had a bowel movement, and I’m talking about crying, screaming, torture, shaking and turning red type of pain. Our hearts broke seeing him this way! We found out he had a milk protein allergy, so we switched formula, and that helped a little, but not much. I did research on probiotics for babies; I loved the ingredients that Bio Gaia uses, and I trusted the reviews which prompted me to make the purchase. By the time he was 2 and a half weeks old, we were smooth sailing! Like clockwork, I mix it in his first morning bottle, never skipping a day. Our baby is now 2 months old, and he still has smooth bowel movements. We went from fussy baby to happy baby in a matter of 3 weeks. I had a conversation with an old school pharmacist about giving my baby Bio Gaia probiotics, and she said this was the best thing that I can give my baby for gut health (it was so reassuring). I love the Amazon price, and it’s easy to order with next day with Prime shipping, since this is hard to find in pharmacies. It can be found in some smaller pharmacies or compound pharmacies but Amazon makes life so much easier, especially when you don’t want to leave the house with a baby during the pandemic. Again, this was a game-changer!!!

I looked up something specifically for getting baby poo to be hydrated and not dry and clumpy or wet diarrhea. Because he was on Mary Ruth baby probiotics and they didn't help with anything at all. There's two strains that help with what I needed for my 6 week old that is combo fed but mostly on Enfamil Gentlease Neuropro Optimum at this point- and those are BB-12 and DSM 17938 probiotics. I only found the specific DSM strain in BioGaia and the other strain in Culturelle baby probiotics. However I think DSM is the one with strongest evidence. So I paired the two. I gave him full doses of both on day 1 and he screamed his head off with gas from the bacteria colonizing in his gut. It was unfortunately the sacrifice I was willing to make to get his little gut healthier. Day 2 he was fussing after half dosing him with both, as I only full dosed to get things started. On day 2 his poop was not horrible dry paste anymore but it wasnt the best still. Day 3 poop changed to a better color and was more hydrated than day 2. No more shrieking from the probiotics. Day 4 his poop was soft serve and he barely had gas. He slept 4 hour stretches all night and didn't wake up in agony like he used to before the probiotics. He has been getting half doses since day 2 and his stomach is so much better. I'm pleased with this product. Also daytime is better too, he isn't wailing from stomach pain anymore. I kind of wish I had done this from when he was born, I probably would have saved both of us grief. Edit: he is 2 months old now with perfect yellow soft serve poop that's a bit seedy. He also has been fully formula fed for a while now, meaning the probiotics have his poop looking like BREASTMILK poop! That is amazing. 2 weeks worth of probiotics got his gut working great. He sleeps 5 hour stretches all night and doesn't wake up in terror with gas and his poop no longer looks like green dry paste. Once again I am giving him Culturelle AND this product at half doses everyday, not just biogaia. Edit 3: 3.5 months and his poop is still yellow and seedy. And it smells like yogurt- lol. So these probiotics are key to keeping his poop perfect. It's gross but his poop is perfectly moist- it isn't watery and it isn't dry and nearly a matte chalk texture. My initial issue was his body just didn't hydrate his poop enough so he was constipated and in horrific pain, and it was pretty much solved within a month of using these with Culturelle. It is pricey though... but worth it. Also after a month of using he stopped having gas pains and he farts pretty efficiently now 😂

This is a great product to supplement probiotics. I've been using it since feeding formula and so far, my baby hasn't experienced any colic, gas, or constipation issues. It's easy to dose and gives an instant result.

Best baby probiotic. My baby has silent reflux and very sensitive tummy. Since I started this probiotic my 5m/o can poop with no issues , it has helped with gases as he usually had trapped gases that woke him up. I am so happy and greatful that my baby GI recommended this product.