How do I switch to another mix?

Very often pediatricians still in the maternity hospital appoint a formula for the child to feed the baby. But at home, often without the need, parents decide to choose another mixture, without consulting with the doctor. As a result of this arbitrariness on the part of parents, a two-week-old child can try several mixtures. And this is not right. The baby's body is too weak to cope with such a load. In this article we will tell you how to correctly introduce another mixture without harm to the baby.

Do not hurry!

It should be taken into account that adaptation of the child's digestive system to the new mixture can take 1-2 weeks, and at this time there may be changes in the child's stool, the appetite with which he eats, his mood may worsen. If a chair changes during the transition to a new mixture, this is not an excuse to cancel it. It should take several weeks before you find out whether the mixture really does not seem like a kid. However, if a child has a rash, it should be shown urgently to the pediatrician. In this case, the transition to a new mixture, probably, really have to give up.

When switching to another mixture it is very important to know how to correctly introduce a new mixture.

Scheme of transition to another mixture

Switch from one mixture to another, gradually, within a few days.

On the first day, give 30-40 ml of the new mixture, the rest of the volume should make up the old mixture. On the second and the following days, the volume of the new mixture should be increased by 10-20 ml.

For example, a child should receive 120 ml of the mixture for one feeding and we make the transition from a mixture of Friso to a mixture of Nutrilon.

On the first day, give 40 ml of Nutrilon, 80 ml of Friso.

On the second day, 60 ml of Nutrilon, 60 ml of Friso.

On the third day, 80 ml of Nutrilon, 40 ml of Friso.

On the fourth day, 100 ml of Nutrilon, 20 ml of Friso.

On the fifth day the child should receive all 120 ml of Nutrilon mixture.

The rules for switching to another mixture also include the following. A new and old mixture must be given from different bottles, it is impossible to mix different mixtures of even one company.

The exception to the rule of gradual introduction of complementary foods is the appointment of a hypoallergenic mixture to a child. In this case, a sharp transition to another mixture is shown, in one day.