BioGaia Protectis Baby Probiotic Drops + Vitamin D | Reduces Colic, Gas & Spit-ups | Healthy Poops | Reduces Crying & Fussing & Promotes Digestive Comfort | Newborns, Babies & Infants

I wish I would have tried this first. If you have sleepless nights, due yourself a favor and try, definitely worth the purchase

I wish I would have tried this first. If you are like me and have a colic baby, you have tried everything. I kept trying products that people said worked for them, some were just horrible. Leaving us with an unhappy baby after weeks of trying products and sleep deprived. This product finally worked!!!! You could tell when it kicked in about 3 days after giving it to him (this can vary per baby). One time we forgot to give it to him and we could tell. I will NOT forget again. The best part is that now he is happy and the product is actually good for him. We plan to continue using even though he is done with the colic stage. The dropper bottle works fine until you are four fifths of the way done then will not come out. We plan to combine some bottles or use another dropper, seems like a lot of product to waste. Even with that issue I would still give 5 stars because the product is a necessity in our household. Thank you BioGaia. If you have sleepless nights, due yourself a favor and try, definitely worth the purchase. If my review has helped you in any way please consider clicking 'Yes'. Thanks in advance

174 persons found it helpful

Fussy baby? Buy these now and thank me later!

Is your baby fussy, refluxy, or gassy? Buy these drops and thank me later. My NICU baby was on IV antibiotics for his first few weeks of life. As a result his stomach was a mess and he was miserable afterwards. I started giving him another more expensive pro-biotic and saw huge improvements. But then a friend told me this is the same thing and less expensive. Sure enough it is and works just as great as the pricier Soothe pro-biotic drops. My son is no longer fussy and gassy. His reflux is SIGNIFICANTLY better. These drops really restored my son's gut. I can not recommend them highly enough

129 persons found it helpful

These are a gift from god!

I was very skeptical about using probiotics with my 4 month old because it seems the marketing hype is ahead of the science (according to doctors when I researched probiotic use in babies), but I also figured it wouldn't hurt to try since l reuteri is naturally occurring in some mothers' breast milk. This was the best decision I've made with my little one. He suffered from terrible gas and reflux and was starting to have slow weight gain because he spit up everything he hate. He would wake up screaming in pain at night from gas, and as soon as he passed it, he would pass out instantly. I felt helpless. The doctors gave him Zantac for the reflux, but it doesn't help the actual spitting up (only neutralizes the burn), but he absolutely refused to take it and even when I managed to force some down his throat, it didn't seem to make any noticeable difference. I was also giving him iron and vitamin D, plus gas drops and that was just an overwhelming amount of supplementing. He started to poop only about once every 7-10 days (which is apparently normal for breastfed babies) but he was so uncomfortable and cried because of gas pains. So, I gave in and bought these. And I am so so glad I did. Now, his reflux is so much better. He spits up still occasionally, but nowhere near the amount as before and less often. Before he spit up with every burp and it would splatter on the ground and go all down my back or his front or both. It was so bad that my dogs would hear him burp and come running to lick it up (can you say Pavlov?)! It's much better now, much to the dogs' disdain. He also has started to poop about every other day, and his poops have finally turned “normal.” Before his poops bordered diarrhea, but now they look just like a breastfed baby's poop should look like. The delivery came in an envelope on a day that was over 90 degrees, which concerned me because these are supposed to be kept below 77. But, I emailed the company to ask if they were ok to use, and the company said that they would be fine if left out for that short of time and they were quick to respond. If your baby has any of the issues I described, I would recommend considering these probiotics. If anything, they at least provide the vitamin D missing for breast fed babies

60 persons found it helpful

2 great things in one supplement

My pediatrician recommend giving my LO vitamin D since we are breast feeding but I also wanted to give her a probiotic to help with baby colic. Others mentioned they wish this had a dropper with it but it's way to easy to give to much or to little you administering this way. I would get a 1cc syringe and measure in 5 drops, the recommended dose and give that way. But I found it very easy to just gently press on either side of my baby's mouth and drop in the 5drops right into her mouth. She really likes the taste and at 6weeks seems to know it's coming and already open her mouth partially for i

52 persons found it helpful

I'm so happy that this product was recommened to me in my …

I'm so happy that this product was recommened to me in my mommy colic group. wow what a differance this little bottle has made in our lives and for baby girl. I'm not sure on the dosing but I tried 3drops and first which worked well for my 3 month old at the time but now that she is on rice cerel I have upped her dose to 5drops in her bottle and boy oh boy did it make a differance. she has a bowel movement everyday and doesn't fuss so much to push one out. Thank you Thank you for this product

31 persons found it helpful

Good product, pediatrician recommended

My little one has used biogaia since about 2 months old (shes now almost 2). My pediatrician actually gave me a sample initially, which helped me to feel this product was both healthy and a good choice for her. She was never a spit up baby and has always been regular and happy gut wise and I attribute at least part of that to these drops. She was also such a healthy baby, not even a cold until like 10 mos and even then it was so minor, I feel this product helped boost her immune system as well. The drops go conveniently in her morning milk and she has never protested drinking them. This product is a little pricey, but well worth the money in my opinion. I will use with little #2 for sure

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Noises I can only compare to an exorcism…

Let me preface this by saying I don't write reviews unless something is really good or really bad. Also, the only thing that changed in our 6 week old baby's routine was giving him these drops so I am safely assuming these drops are the issue. After our doctor recommended giving our baby vitamin D, I asked about this probiotic plus vitamin D and he said probiotics are great and he still takes them himself (which I do too). Once we had the green light I gave the baby these drops for about 4 days. I started to notice him spitting up a bit more than normal and by night 4 he was violently throwing up pretty much after every meal. Day 4 we fed him nonstop from noon till 2am and not just a few minutes here and there, we were giving him 4 oz bottles at a time (every hour) and I was nursing for 30 minutes between bottles (note: baby has only been on breastmilk or BM bottles). The last night he started making noise I can only compare to an exorcism. He was gagging, choking and extremely fussy. Again, I'm not 1000% sure it was the drops but nothing else changed in my diet or his routine so please be aware when buying these. The product was also delivered in July in extreme heat but the bottle did not have mold or any damage and I brought it into my home once delivered so I don't think that had any effect on the package. Last, the price point is insane. I hope this helps

16 persons found it helpful

My doctor recommended that I give him probiotics

This is my second purchase. My baby boy has reflux and his pediatrician recommended that I start giving him probiotics. Since I'm exclusively breastfeeding, I also needed to give him vitamin D. Being a first time mom and all the duties entailed to care for your little one, I wanted a product that consisted both probiotics and vitamin D. I went to a specialty store and advised them about my dairy allergy and how I'd prefer an infant probiotic without dairy, soy, etc so they suggested this brand. When I finally received the bottke, I called his pediatrician to get his opinion about this brand and he indicated that it was a great product. This is a bit pricy but at the same time this bottle is $8 cheaper on Amazon than the specialty stores. I would recommend this product

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Better value than Gerber Soothe

I've been using these drops with my son since he was 7 weeks old. Initially, we tried Gerber Soothe, based on friends' recommendations. But after doing a little digging, I found out that Gerber bought the formula from BioGaia. These are the exact same product, only with Vitamin D added. With BioGaia, you get more volume for a lower price point and the added D, so win-win all around. My son, now 7 months old, has reflux and takes Zantac for it. Zantac can be constipating, but he's never struggled. I was told that starting solids could cause constipation. It didn't. And because my kid is a slow gainer, I've had to start fortifying two of his day care bottles of breast milk with formula to boost the calorie content. Guess what? Adding that in didn't constipate him either. I firmly believe these drops keep his gut healthy and will continue to use them. As others have mentioned, despite the packaging claiming that there are 50 servings in here, I never get a full 50. There are a couple of reasons for this. One, the drops come out fast and sometimes you end up giving the kid 7 vs. 5. But two, as others reviewers have mentioned, when the bottle starts to get low, the stuff gets goopy and won't come out. This no matter how much you shake it. I've tried popping off the top and cleaning it, but it doesn't matter - the liquid becomes too viscose. So here's a tip for that: Buy your next bottle when you open your last bottle. When the open bottle gets oogie, pop the tops off both and pour the older stuff in with the new stuff. Shake well. Voila! You don't lose any of the liquid. I highly recommend these for all babies, not just colicky ones. They really are like magic

12 persons found it helpful

Great for Colic and Food Allergies

If you have a baby with colic, has food allergies, or problems passing gas- LOOK NO FURTHER. My daughter had all three issues. This product in conjunction with Alimentum ready to feed saved my sanity and marriage. My daughter at about 4 weeks of age cried or fussed up to 16hrs a day. This was extremely difficult for my husband and myself making sleep a commodity that caused an ongoing war between us. Aftering trying reflux meds without much improvement baby girl was diagnosed with food allergies. It took some testing but we eventually found switching to a corn free formula with reduced milk proteins (Alimentum RTF) brought the crying/fussiness down to about 10-12 hours and stopped the screaming we referred to as "Gates of Hell". This product after only 3 days had reduced crying/fussiness to 6 hours. By the end of the first week, baby girl was passing gas effortlessly and was fussy for 3 hours or less a night. The crying had practically disappeared! If your baby is anything like mine, do yourself a favor- BUY THIS PRODUCT. I had tried 3 other types of probiotics, and countless colic products and remedies. Nothing else seemed to work. (Probably due to corn products being in the other probiotics) This definately did the trick

11 persons found it helpful