my 9months old baby don't drink enough formula milk should i switch it to follow on formula milk?

Question

for him to get more nutrution from follow on..my health visitor says it makes babies fat!but my baby not drinking enough from normal formula.what do you think?

of course he has been eating solids since he was 4 months..he eats 3 times a day big portions

he drinks 12 oz formula(step 1) milk a day!!!

Answer 1

If your baby seems to be eating a whole lot of solids, you may want to try offering fromula before solids so she'll fill up on that (which has far more ballanced nutrition than solids at this point). Also, cut out any juice she might be drinking since that will just fill her up on empty calories so she won't be hungry for her fomrula.

Babies need to be getting the majority of thier nutrition from breastmilk or formula until 12 mo; please do not even consider switching to cow's milk this early. Cow's milk interferes with iron absorption and can lead to anemia especally in babies under 12 mo where it can cause intestial bleeding which is a loss of iron as well.

Talk to your health care provider. I believe babies need to be drinking about 24 oz of breastmilk in 24 hours or fomrula until they are 12 mo. You didn't say how much your little one was actually consuming, but I assume it's less than 24 oz?

Answer 2

How much is he eating? At that age, babies generally have 3 solid meals a day plus 20-24 oz of formula. You can try switching him to a follow-up formula if you want - they don't make babies fat. They contain more calcium and iron that regular formula, but not more fat. If he's eating 3 good solid meals he probably doesn't need the extra nutrients.

One thing I've learned about health visitors - sometimes they're on crack. Mine used to complain that my baby wasn't eating enough formula, but she kept gaining weight and every other person I asked about it said she was just fine with the amount she was getting.

As long as your baby is happy, healthy, and isn't losing weight, I don't see any problem.

Answer 3

Are you giving other foods? Babies should be consuming more fruits, veggies and cereal at this age and not drinking quite as much formula. I don't quite understand your question because you typed formula milk twice. Do you mean switch to whole milk. This can be EXTREMELY dangerous because a baby's stomach cannot digest cow's milk. The should have whole milk from age 1-2 and after that you can switch to skim, 1 or 2 % milk fat. Until age 2 they need the extra fat to help with brain development.

Answer 4

you have to think about how much your baby is eating in the way of solids. maybe your baby isn't as hungry for milk as much. my baby went right of her milk when she was weaned and started eating 3 meals a day. had a job to get 12oz in her. my health visitor was not worried but suggested i use formula in her food e.g on her cereal and be a bit clever at sneaking it in. Now all off a sudden for no reason she is drinking 3x 8 oz bottles a day along with what ever solids she can get hold of. my philosophy is that they eat and drink what they want and if they are sleeping through, putting on weight and are happy then why worry. kids change week by week and just when you think you have them sussed then heh presto let's really confuse you mum!

Answer 5

How do you know he isnt getting enough from his normal formula?? My 20 month old daughter stayed on her formula (step 2) until about 4 months ago when i put her onto growing up milk (for 12 months - 3 yrs) as she hates cows milk!! follow on milk will not make your baby fat, is your child on solids yet? if so he will get his nutrients from that. the idea of weaning is to get babies off a liquid diet and onto solid food, so as long as he is gaining weight and is haveing solids to REPLACE his formula then stop worrying.

Answer 6

Either follow what the health visitor says or get a second opinion from another professional. It is good to go with instincts a lot of the time, but when it comes to certain things, like nutrition, get as much information from professionals as you can before making a decision. Weight and eating issues as an adult can very often be traced back to habits created in early childhood by the parents.

Answer 7

it never affected me badly in away when was i was a child. I could not take formula milk at all, so my mother used to dilute cows milk against the health visitor's advice. But i am now fit and healthy.

I have passed this info onto my friend as well as her 10 month old son refused formula after being on the breast - and she tried diluted cows milk. He was much happier.

Ther is no major difference to follow on to normal formula

Answer 8

i think of you may start up introducing entire milk early. this isn't any longer an trouble-free transition and this might make it lots greater elementary for the two you and your toddler!!! it somewhat is what I did to assist my 3 teenagers make the adjustment from formula to entire milk: i might start up at 11 months and if i became into making an 8 ounce bottle, i might combination 6 ouncesformula to 2 ouncesentire milk. I have been given greater desirable outcomes whilst the aggregate became into warmed somewhat. ( i think of that it helped the mouth feels as milk and formula experience very different.) gradually, i might upload somewhat greater milk and quite much less formula. quickly i became into in basic terms giving them somewhat warmed entire milk. yet another suggestion is to stop giving them the bottle ASAP. I used the milk transition to start up removing the bottle. I timed it as to be giving them a hundred% entire milk in a sippy cup and fully removing the bottle. on the day of their birthday, they did no longer see a bottle and that i placed them away so as that it became into an out of sight and out of thoughts. For some, this isn't any longer trouble-free....even though it somewhat is greater than having a 2 or 3 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous strolling around with a bottle! good success!!!

Answer 9

If your little one does not drink enough have you:
1) ruled out that your 9 month old is not allergic to formula milk
2) many moms, if time exists, breastfeed due to the above problem with their little one not drinking formula
3) if your 9 month old is not allergic then consult your health advisor again or pediatrician

Answer 10

I've heard that the first milk is the best for babies, at whatever age.

If your baby isn't drinking enough milk, he/she is probably ready for solids, rather than a different milk.

Try steaming apples or pears until soft and mashing them as a first meal, then the same with things like sweet potato and cauliflower. Add in a bit of steamed white fish (careful of the bones) and they're on their way to a healthy balanced diet with all the nutrition they need.