Follow-on milk!

princess_vix · Nov 16th, 2009, 08:29 AM

bought this today as it says from 6 months?

is this okay is this what i should be doing now?

Cheesepuff · Nov 16th, 2009, 11:50 AM

I have been wondering about that too, I asked my GP who said I Alex could stay on the stage 1 milk until 1 year old as long as his diet of solids is varied.... So I'll be interested in morfe answers on this one

Mum2b_Claire · Nov 16th, 2009, 11:59 AM

My HV says the 'need' for follow on milk was invented by the formula companies and it's not needed if your baby is eating a varied diet. I'm not going to be giving it to Ruby...

kaylynn040485 · Nov 16th, 2009, 12:17 PM

Ive started Jessica purely because we were struggling with weaning and at least this way i knew she was getting all the vitamins etc she should be getting at this stage so think it really depends on how well weaning is going for u both. Kx

Kimboowee · Nov 16th, 2009, 12:24 PM

Same as Kaylynn, Josh is quite fussy with his food so its a way of getting extra iron and stuff into him. I went on to it at nearly 6mons as he was already being weaned

Nibblenic · Nov 16th, 2009, 13:34 PM

MY HV said that i didnt need it as lo only has home cooked varied meals. However i deided to change her over onto simply because it was cheaper and i plan on not using cows milk until she is older as i have a milk allergy and dont want to try her on cows milk until im comforable

TBH i noticed no change in her when i changed the milk over. We went fom c&G comfort to the same but follow on

Plus2 · Nov 16th, 2009, 14:08 PM

I use follow on milk for may babies, simply because of the extra Iron. Apparently when babies reach 6months something happens to there Iron stores.
They eat a varied diet, but i still prefer to give them the follow on milk.

faille · Nov 16th, 2009, 16:27 PM

I switched Violet to it at 6months as we're doing BLW and I can't be sure how much of what she's actually getting, even if she's offered a varied diet, she doesn't always take everything offered!

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Cheesepuff Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 436	I have been wondering about that too, I asked my GP who said I Alex could stay on the stage 1 milk until 1 year old as long as his diet of solids is varied.... So I'll be interested in morfe answers on this one

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Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,905	My HV says the 'need' for follow on milk was invented by the formula companies and it's not needed if your baby is eating a varied diet. I'm not going to be giving it to Ruby...

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Nov 16th, 2009, 12:17 PM	#4
kaylynn040485 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 4,874	Ive started Jessica purely because we were struggling with weaning and at least this way i knew she was getting all the vitamins etc she should be getting at this stage so think it really depends on how well weaning is going for u both. Kx

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Nov 16th, 2009, 12:24 PM	#5
Kimboowee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 9,444	Same as Kaylynn, Josh is quite fussy with his food so its a way of getting extra iron and stuff into him. I went on to it at nearly 6mons as he was already being weaned

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Nov 16th, 2009, 13:34 PM	#6
Nibblenic Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North East England Posts: 6,904	MY HV said that i didnt need it as lo only has home cooked varied meals. However i deided to change her over onto simply because it was cheaper and i plan on not using cows milk until she is older as i have a milk allergy and dont want to try her on cows milk until im comforable TBH i noticed no change in her when i changed the milk over. We went fom c&G comfort to the same but follow on

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Nov 16th, 2009, 14:08 PM	#7
Plus2 AutoSignup (SAAB) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 702	I use follow on milk for may babies, simply because of the extra Iron. Apparently when babies reach 6months something happens to there Iron stores. They eat a varied diet, but i still prefer to give them the follow on milk.

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Nov 16th, 2009, 16:27 PM	#8
faille Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent UK Posts: 3,681	I switched Violet to it at 6months as we're doing BLW and I can't be sure how much of what she's actually getting, even if she's offered a varied diet, she doesn't always take everything offered!

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