The most common feeding problem reported was gassiness. Other common problems reported were fussiness and spit-up. Feeding problems improved with age, especially after three months. Nearly 30 percent of formula-fed infants use a soy infant formula. Pediatricians were mom's number one source of information about soy infant formula. 20 percent of moms surveyed made soy foods or beverages part of their own diet.

Penn, Shoen and Berland Associates, a New York market research company, surveyed 300 mothers of formula-fed newborn children (nine months or less). The United Soybean Board and Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories sponsored the survey. Abbott's Ross Products Division The Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories is a longtime leader in the U.S. nutritional marketplace, well known for its leading Similac(R) Advance(R) and Isomil(R) Advance(R) infant formulas, as well as its entire line of other pediatric nutritional products. For more information about Abbott's Ross Products Division, visit ross . For more information about soy infant formula visit isomiladvance .