Wow the milk journey for a baby is pretty stressful for parents!
First there's the struggle to adapt to breastfeeding particularly for mum. As a baby LG had a tongue tie so struggled to latch on initially meaning a prolonged hospital stay due to weight loss and health concerns. Fortunately we were able to express and, after a minor op on the tongue tie, recommence breastfeeding.
Due to the switching between bottle and breast, baby didn't seem to favour one over the other and was just content to be fed. It was only at around about 2/3 months when baby started to self wean herself off the breast and we had to start the formula process. LG happily took the formula. We had to slowly reduce the amounts as she had taken large amounts of breast milk but this didn't convert to formula as it was over the recommended amount. Luckily she adapted to a routine quite quickly as she couldn't be fed as and when like she was when she was breastfed.
We thought the transition to cow's milk would be the same. The health worker said when she's one just change her over. Everything we read suggested the same. We decided to just change over one bottle. Within 2 days, nursery complained that she had been having loose stools. They called to say if she has 3 in one day they will send her home. I explained it could be due to teething, the fact she had a cold or the milk. They agreed to keep an eye on her bowel movements. In the meantime we changed her back to formula. The next day she was back to normal.
Searching the internet we struggled to find similar situations but when I spoke to my sister she said she'd had the same with my nephew. She had been told he had a milk allergy. We didn't want to say LG had a milk allergy when we know she is fine with cheese and yoghurts so we decided to slowly introduce the milk by reducing her formula and and topping up with cow's milk. So far so good! She still has 3 bottles which we are topping with milk. The hope is to completely remove one of the bottles soon.
I spoke to the health worker this week and she said oh yes you have to slowly introduce the milk by reducing and then topping up the formula! Why don't they tell you this initially!!!
First there's the struggle to adapt to breastfeeding particularly for mum. As a baby LG had a tongue tie so struggled to latch on initially meaning a prolonged hospital stay due to weight loss and health concerns. Fortunately we were able to express and, after a minor op on the tongue tie, recommence breastfeeding.
Due to the switching between bottle and breast, baby didn't seem to favour one over the other and was just content to be fed. It was only at around about 2/3 months when baby started to self wean herself off the breast and we had to start the formula process. LG happily took the formula. We had to slowly reduce the amounts as she had taken large amounts of breast milk but this didn't convert to formula as it was over the recommended amount. Luckily she adapted to a routine quite quickly as she couldn't be fed as and when like she was when she was breastfed.
We thought the transition to cow's milk would be the same. The health worker said when she's one just change her over. Everything we read suggested the same. We decided to just change over one bottle. Within 2 days, nursery complained that she had been having loose stools. They called to say if she has 3 in one day they will send her home. I explained it could be due to teething, the fact she had a cold or the milk. They agreed to keep an eye on her bowel movements. In the meantime we changed her back to formula. The next day she was back to normal.
Searching the internet we struggled to find similar situations but when I spoke to my sister she said she'd had the same with my nephew. She had been told he had a milk allergy. We didn't want to say LG had a milk allergy when we know she is fine with cheese and yoghurts so we decided to slowly introduce the milk by reducing her formula and and topping up with cow's milk. So far so good! She still has 3 bottles which we are topping with milk. The hope is to completely remove one of the bottles soon.
I spoke to the health worker this week and she said oh yes you have to slowly introduce the milk by reducing and then topping up the formula! Why don't they tell you this initially!!!