My baby has been on prepared, ready to drink formula (Enfamil Lipil, and now I am trying to make the switch to the powdered version since it's less expensive and my baby refuses to drink it!! Any suggestions??
2006-11-24 07:56:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I would transition. If you are feeding your baby 6 ounces. Feed him or her 5 oz of the prepared and 1 ounce of the powdered. Keep changing the amounts till you have made a complete switch.
Hope that helps because the powder formula is sooo much cheaper!
It appears I type to slow....
2006-11-24 08:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two things you can do: one has already been suggested, and that is to slowly mix powdered formula with ready-to-feed formula until eventually the baby's getting more powdered than ready-to-feed.
The other thing is to make sure you are mixing the powdered stuff very well. My bottles come with caps so you can shake up the powder & water, but I found that didn't mix things very well. So make sure you're using very warm tapwater (so it's easier for the powder to dissolve) and use a spoon to stir the formula into the bottle. You'll find that the powder dissolves a lot better this way.
2006-11-24 18:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by blossymom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix it and add a little to the prepared formula to get them used to it.
2006-11-24 16:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i work in day care and can tell you that you can not make them drink powdered formula straight but you can do it slowly by putting it half and half and before you know it they are drinking powdered formula.
2006-11-24 16:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by sumer h 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my son never took it all he wanted was the caned one
2006-11-24 16:06:22 · answer #5 · answered by user 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋