Can You Use Different Brands Of Baby Formula

Just try to find the one that works best for your daughter for my son it was cow and gate and stick to using that formula.

Can you use different brands of baby formula.

You can mix two brands or switch to a new brand. The problem is it is very runny and she does not seem to get satisfied on it and guzzles way too much. In fact you can even mix different brands of the same type of formula together if you feel that your baby responds better to a mixture of one brand with another. But there is no guarantee that your baby will approve the new taste.

I was wondering if i could use sma gold for most of her feeds and just switch one. For most milk based formulas the ingredients will be more or less the same and the same. Fine to buy one brand that s on sale only to buy the other brand next week. But it s not necessary at all either.

No do not mix two different types of formula s. If your baby does have certain issues and therefor some type of special baby formula it is safe to mix similar formulas by different brands but not different types of baby formula. Btw gilly g should. Likewise if your baby is on a pediatrician recommended soy based iron fortified formula switching to a different brand of soy based iron fortified formula won t harm her.

It s fine to make a bottle that is formula from the blue can and formula from the yellow one. Experimentation with formula brands in an otherwise healthy newborn is okay. All babies have gas a lot of gas so gas alone doesn t. Make sure to pay attention to the ingredients in the formulas you re mixing or switching between.

You may be worried that switching formulas will upset your baby s stomach but that s unlikely. Switching between formula brands is not a problem even though many parents wonder if doing so may cause fussiness or stool changes in their baby. But if your baby is on a special type of formula such as a hydrolysate formula or you re considering switching formula types check with your pediatrician first. Still it s best to keep a steady diet unless you absolutely have to change since you won t.

We know it can be nerve wracking to switch or mix formula brands but it s totally safe to mix them as long as you re following standard mixing instructions. My daughter has been on sma gold formula for 5weeks now but she has become constipated. I was looking up formulas and aptamil is supposed to be a good formula and help constipation so i have started her on that.