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which formula do you use for your baby?

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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 18:05

my son is 4 months old and i use aptamil 1, which formula do you use except aptamil? and how is it?

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Latest post on 23 December 2011 - 12:50

Have used S26 Gold for both mine. seashell I believe Progress Gold is for the older kids (6m+)? However all doctors I have seen have reassured me that I can (and preferably would) keep mine on S26 Gold if it was enough for them. I didn't like the idea of the vanilla flavor as it would make a harder transition to cow's milk unless you want to flavor that too when the child is 1 year old. HTH

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Latest post on 23 December 2011 - 07:52

BTW my babies loved the slight vanilla flav

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Latest post on 23 December 2011 - 07:52

Hello, both kids are off the bottle now for over an year - but both of them were on Progress Gold - no reflux, no colic - happy with it

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Latest post on 22 December 2011 - 22:30

I visited 2 different lactation nurses in Australia and a pediatrcian. They didnt know each other and all recommended NAN HA. My DS is mainly breastfed but has formula once or twice a week since he was 6 months, and he loves it.

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Latest post on 22 December 2011 - 20:45

i was using Nursy, but it is not available in dubai. so i started aptamil since she was 3 months..now my daugher is 8 months and she never had relux or any digestif problem. <em>edited by serena11 on 23/12/2011</em>

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Latest post on 22 December 2011 - 19:27

I too was using S26 but want to change as DS has silent reflux so jus started aptamil comfort , any reviews on that

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 22:24

s26 gold since birth, this is what she was given at the hospital. First meal, 35 ml and she has been a vacuum cleaner since then.

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 22:07

my daughter is also 4 months and she's been on several different types of formula in the past (bebelac 1, bebelac AC, novalac 1, novalac AR, aptamil AR) and now I'm quite happy she's on Aptamil 1. the problem she had was with the regurgitation and vomiting after feeding (she has mild reflux but she was never treated with medication because she was putting on weight). the novalac AR helped big time but she also constipated big time. i read on this forum before that aptamil was good so i started to try it. i compared the composition between the bebelac and aptamil and they both looked exactly the same (bebelac is cheaper though). however, bebelac didn't produce the same results as the aptamil. with my daughter, she did not have severe constipation with the aptamil AR (maximum is poo on the 2nd day). so these days, i want to slowly switch her back to the stage 1 formula as her reflux has improved tremendously and i give her aptamil 1 during the day (plus one spoon on cereal in the bottle just to thicken it a bit) and aptamil AR at night.

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 11:25

my son is 4 months old and i use aptamil 1, which formula do you use except aptamil? and how is it? My daughter is 9 months old and I use Nan-H.A coz she was having very bad colic pain and was throwing up .

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Latest post on 17 December 2011 - 07:40

Nil, is there a problem with the formula you have chosen? What are you looking for in a new one? If you think you need to change, it's probably best to talk to a good GP or paed who can match the right one for your baby. :)

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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 22:21

I use Aptamil too, but my friend swears by NAN

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