Should i change to hungary baby formula

frankie1

Hi all just want to ask those who have a wee bit of experience in this field. My daughter is 16 wks old and has been happy on aptamil 1. She is drinking 4x6oz bottles during the day and one during the night (4am ish). The problem is that the last week or so she is waking twice during the night and appears hungary. I have tried to get her to drink more during the day but she just becomes sick. Should i change her formula, would this be detrimental as i want to hold off a bit longer on weaning her.
Thanks:)

chirogirl

What about increasing her to 7-8oz feeds? she shouldn't be draining her bottles, if they are then you need to increase the volume. I'd try that before moving onto hungry milk. Also the hungry milk has a lower percentage of protein, your baby needs protein at this satge and it can also cause constipation. If in doubt consult your PHN.

3DataModem

In my opinion the hungry stuff isn't great... just give him/her more regular stuff.

ROZLYN

Hi frankie1

My little girl and boy were both hungry babies and as they got older needed more to fill them (prior to solids) but with such tiny tummys they can only drink so much. Upon the recommendation of my GP I had to give both babies the hungry baby formula. My husband and I noticed a difference in both the very first night once we started them on it..happy babies and happy parents.

Best of luck with it.

3DataModem

ROZLYN wrote: »

Hi frankie1

My little girl and boy were both hungry babies and as they got older needed more to fill them (prior to solids) but with such tiny tummys they can only drink so much. Upon the recommendation of my GP I had to give both babies the hungry baby formula. My husband and I noticed a difference in both the very first night once we started them on it..happy babies and happy parents.

Best of luck with it.

That's interesting, never thought about the tummy size thing. My two are pretty big so capacity was never an issue.

missis aggie

Hi,
My daughter went through the same thing around 16 weeks. It lasts for 2 weeks and she went back to her usual sleep pattern. It could be change in sleep parttern or bit of growth spurt. I feed her on demand ( expressed breast milk and formula ) as she knows the best when she need to eat and how much.I wouldn't change the formula just go with it and I would say she be back to normal soon
Good luck

frankie1

Thanks for all the comments. The little lady has slept from 8pm till 6.30am the last 3 nights so i guess it was probably a growth spurt!:)