Hey ladies,

I’m currently transitioning my 4 week old to just formula due to not producing enough milk. I have been doing it slowly; over the last two weeks adding formula to what I can pump. I was giving 1-2 oz beast milk and 1 oz of formula but the last week I had to switch it to 2-2.5 oz of formula and 0.5-1 oz of breast milk due to production. I am currently using Gerber gentle start with the HMO. The first week my baby had horrible gas pains. We added in the Gerber soothe probiotics and have been giving Baby has drops. These seem to help the gas pass but not get rid of.

So, now that we have been in this mixture for about 2 weeks and the gas is still pretty consistent- my husband is wondering if we should try a different “gentle” brand.

We are also wondering if he is getting too much. Right now he will finish a total of 2.5-3.5 oz every 2-3 hours. He is pretty consistent except in the evenings he seems to be extra hungry and we’ll give him another 1 oz between “meals”. We watch for the “cues” and if he stops and seems fine we dont force it but it does seems like he is getting an awful lot for his age...25-35 oz total a day. He is probably about 8+ lbs right know. Based on weighing myself then weighing myself plus him and subtracting.

We have a check up this coming Friday but I am curious what you guys think.