Can I switch formulas cold turkey?

Question

My son gets 4 ounces of high calorie formula to just help with weight gain right now. Once his pediatrician says his weight is good I will be switching him to a normal formula (he still nurses and gets breast milk all day besides the 4 ounces of formula) do I have to do this gradually or since he’s on such a small amount of formula can I just quit the high calorie formula and start the other?

Answer

Do not cold turkey switch him. You need to do a gradual switch or it will upset his stomach way worse, give him either the poops or constipated and make a very angry upset fussy baby. Do it the right way. First you start with 1 oz of the new formula mixed in with the rest of there bottle, do that for a few days, then go to 2 oz of new formula , do that for a few days, then do 3 oz of new formula until he is fully onto the new formula

Answer

Yeah I would mix and do gradually..I'm glad he's taking the high calorie formula well..my preemie didn't like it and wouldn't eat it so eventually we had to talk to a nutritionist and switched her to regular sensitive formula but had to add things like oil to give me fat and calories

Answer

Gradually. The other thing can upset the stomach a lot.

Can I switch formulas cold turkey?

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