Thursday, October 9, 2008

Take it to the Next Level

Well, I mean Zoe's baby formula. I fed Zoe with Wyeth formula Gold (S26) since she combined with her breastmilk from 4 mths + . She is fine with it and I am also satisfied with her growth and health too. When she was 6 months old, she was still with S26 (Step 1) + BF. Till 9 months + we have switched her milk to Progress Gold (Step 2) till now.

Now she is going to turn to one year old, so we are planning to change the formula to Progress Gold(Step 3). Normally we will follow the changeover feeding table during this transition. With this guide, we can ensure that Zoe can go through the process smoothly without causing any problem.

Just a sharing on how to do a smooth transition when changing milk powder for baby. I have transition table fr both MJ (meadjohnson) and Wyeth, which I compared and they are the same.

It is recommended that (quoted fr Wyeth transition table)
1) transition is gradual and take 1-2 weeks
2) when baby is in good health
3) the switch should be done in day feeds and not in night feedsI shall use these abbreviations to explain the transition sequence
M - morning,
N - noon,
E - evening,
Ni - Night,
C - Current milk powder,
Ne - New milk powder

Day 1-3 M-C (morning - current), N-Ne, E-C, Ni-C
Day 4-6 M-C, N-Ne, E-Ne, Ni-C
Day 7-10 M-Ne, N-Ne, E-Ne, Ni-C
Day 11-14 All feeds in new milk powder

That way, baby has time to adjust to the new milk powder. Hope that this info helps.
P/S Don't do the mixing of old and new together. Imagine how the taste will be if you mixed 2 different brands together. Ha, ha, that time you just created a brand new taste for baby. I used to do that until more experienced mummies teach me the right way to do it.

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