Do you use mylicon?

[sammipher]

Well I recently read in a magazine that a great way to get coupons and such from companies was to email them and tell them how much their products have really helped you and request a coupon...or usually they will just send you one anyway.
Well heres new info I found:

Well Lilly goes through gas drops...she is a very gassy baby...we started out with mylicon...then I switched to little tummys at toy r us cause you get twice as much for the same price..but, I still prefer the mylicon...well I wrote them..this week and explained how much I enjoyed their product and wondered if they offered coupons..their quick and nice reply was this:

Thanks for visiting our website.

We received your recent e-mail, and we were so happy to hear how much
our Infants' MYLICON® (simethicone/antigas) Drops has helped you.

Our Consumer Relationship Center is pulling together a "Family Album"
which would include some of our loyal consumers. We would love to
include you as part of our album to be shared within our company. We want
to introduce our employees to our loyal consumers and let them know what
great work they are doing helping people.

we will be happy to send a profile to you via regular mail. Please
return the profile with a picture of yourself in the postage paid
envelope. We will also enclose a coupon and information on some of our other
products as a token of our appreciation.

WOW! how cool is that...I got a coupon for a really great product we love...and we get to be part of their family album..now that is great customer service....as you all may can tell from prev. posts in the WD forum I am frugal..yes cheap..so I love coupons, deals, and anything free...so I thought I would share...maybe there is a company out there whose products you enjoy using...may not be a bad idea to email them and tell them.

 

[Leanna]

We used many bottles of Mylicon when David was very young. One day they suddenly grow out of it, and we still have a bottle and a half sitting around. Hopefully it will still be good when baby 2 comes along...

 

[vscola]

Wow! Thank you

We use little tummy's version ... might need to tell them how wonderful we think they are !

 

[andiesmama]

we used them, too....a lifesaver!

It really is a good idea to contact companies if you like the products or have a problem...I had a problem with a box of trash bags I bought recently (the drawstring was only on ONE SIDE!!), so I emailed the company & they're sending me coupons in the mail to make up for it...

 

[sammipher]

I know...when I read this in a magazine...I was just like..DUH! Why didn't I think of that...it had never occured to me to actually contact a company and give them compliments on their product..I have since contacted balmex and huggies..which I did join the huggies mailing list..for sending them an email they are sending me some coupons on some wipes as well..got the email today...that will help us a bunch since everything else seems to break her out....haven't heard from balmex yet...I usually put that on if she is just a little red..I am paranoid of diaper rashes..don't know why.

 

[andiesmama]

haven't heard from balmex yet...I usually put that on if she is just a little red..I am paranoid of diaper rashes..don't know why.

I was like that, too....even if Andie looked SLIGHTLY red, I'd pile on the ointment! lol I used Desitin creamy, that worked really good plus it was easy to wipe off...I guess it worked because she hardly ever got a diaper rash!! lol

 

[frankincense]

Mylicon is wonderful!!!

 

[Leanna]

I use Desitin regular. When he was a young thing but was already sleeping through the night we would put Desitin on every night before bed (for prevention since he slept 10 hours straight in one diaper). We finally stopped that when he got to looking TOO pleased about this ritual and we got embarrassed.

 

[kingzjewel]

i used it but it didnt really work for us. he had really bad colic.

 

[sammipher]

Well I got the profile to send back in saturday...they also sent out some great coupons and they sent her a free teddy bear...very nice of them.

 

[HeatherJay]

My family doctor and my midwives and even my nutritionist said that mylicon drops, oval drops, what have you, are a complete waste of money. They do nothing and if they do something its most likely coincidence.

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LOL, it's a pretty wide spread coincidence then. We used them and definitely saw results. And the vast majority of mommies that I know can also give you first hand accounts of good experiences with the gas drops. But, like anything, every parent has to decide what's best for their child.

 

[HeatherJay]

Sammipher, I've also heard of people writing letters to companies that they are displeased with. In many cases, they're willing to compensate with coupons or freebies just in an attempt to hold on to business. I'm sure that corporations pay some people a lot of money to handle their customer relations...might as well take full advantage of it. LOL, I myself am far too lazy.

 

[HeatherJay]

I'm not arguing with you guys, I just made a statement as comes from a few medical professionals And I completely agree with them, I've looked into the research and figured I'd try it anyway, I tried every "drop" on the market (Abby = super gas) and sure enough, complete waste of money Just saying, thats what I get for not listening to the doctor, heh. A cabinet full of useless "gas drops" .. we have like 10 bottles of different stuff

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LOL, I'm not arguing either. Every baby is so different...you never know what will work for yours and what won't. My nanny (when my brother and I were babies) used to put an onion in a sock and put it under our crib to cure gas/colic. Hehe...she swore by it.

 

[Leanna]

Yeah Mylicon worked for us too....

 

[sammipher]

LOL, I'm not arguing either. Every baby is so different...you never know what will work for yours and what won't. My nanny (when my brother and I were babies) used to put an onion in a sock and put it under our crib to cure gas/colic. Hehe...she swore by it.

i just found out wed. that she has the colic...they switched her to soy form. and then they will give her some kind of prescript. drops in a week if that does not help...meanwhile maybe i should go buy some onions..

 

[vscola]

LOL, it's a pretty wide spread coincidence then. We used them and definitely saw results. And the vast majority of mommies that I know can also give you first hand accounts of good experiences with the gas drops. But, like anything, every parent has to decide what's best for their child.

I completely agree We saw a huge difference when we started using the gas drops as had the mothers who recommended them to us.

 

[mommiefrog]

My sister used gas drops on a daily basis with my youngest nephew. He was so colicy that she would be in tears. Once she started using mylicon she noticed a big diffrence. He was still gasy and fussy but the mylicon worked wonders.

I couldn't use Desitin on my kids. Apparently they are allergic. They broke out extremely bad. I started using Vitamin A&D ointment or vaseline. I found they worked the best.