Next stage formula
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Topic: Next stage formula
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Next stage formula
Date Posted: 13 February 2008 at 10:35pm
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Kylah is 6 months old on friday, do i move her to the next stage formula straight away? Or wait a week or 2 or do i slowly change her?? Im not sure.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 7:03am
| I don't think you have to move her straight away. Once Daniel hit 6 months DH just got the follow on formula and we just switched straight away, didn't really slowly change him at all. Dunno if that's what you're meant to do. |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 7:28am
I think as long as it's the same brand you can just switch over, that's what we did. You don't have to change over dead on 6 months either, i think Fay was 8 months - Plunket told me that the stage 2 milks have enough iron in them that if baby id not taking iron rich foods too well, the milk is enough of a supplement. It is also less fatty so that baby does not fill up on milk and is hungrier for solids, hope that makes sense, I'm a bit wooly headed this morning ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 7:42am
I just switched from stage one straight to stage 2. I don't think it matters if you wait a couple of weeks or do it straight away. But I would stick to the same brand.  ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 9:18am
| I dont think you necessarily have to switch immediately (maybe not at all....not sure on that). |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 9:32am
You're right you don't have to make the change at all ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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nzpiper wrote:Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 9:51am
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Whats the difference between them?? If you dont have to switch why do they bother making stage 2?? Man im confused. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 12:04pm
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The stage 2 has more iron in it, as when a baby is born they have enough iron stores to last them about 6 months and at 6 months you need to introduce more iron into their diet, either in milk or food, to replenish the stores. Also it is not as fatty as the first stage one, so makes baby feel hungry for solids more, so that at about 8-9 months they are getting a really good proportion of their energy, nutrients, etc from the solids rather than formula
that was my understanding anyway Edited as it looked as if Fay wrote the first version, I need to learn English I think ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 12:20pm
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Lol, Dont worry my spellings the same, my keyboard has some kys that randomly stick so looks like i cant spell.
Ok so thanks for that info, might change next week. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 1:31pm
Good excuse  Mine is that my fingers go faster than my brain (or vice versa)
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 1:33pm
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Haha i didnt notice the e *hammers the E key* was missing from keys.. lol ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 15 February 2008 at 8:31am
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I think switching stright if in the same brand is OK. We are about to switch Gina to toddler milk as we just ran out of the stage #2 and we'll just do it at once. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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