Formula
changes
For the most part you will want
to choose one formula and stick with it. It
is ok to change between powder, concentrate, and ready-to-feed. If
for convenience sake you need to make a change, you can substitute
one cow's milk formula for another or one soy formula for another.
Similac, Enfamil, and Carnation Good Start are cow's milk formulas. Prosobee,
Isomil and Nursoy are soy formulas. Low iron formulas should never be used.
If your baby seems very spitty,
gassy, or uncomfortable you can try substituting a soy formula
for a cow's milk formula. If these symptoms do not improve within a week, they were
probably not caused by the formula (frequently it is just colic)
and you can return to cow's milk formula
Follow-up formulas are unnecessary. Whole
milk should not be substituted for breast milk or formula until
one year old.
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