My DS is 24 weeks old and has been exclusively breastfed and I am just starting to give him a bit of baby rice. I want to wean him off breastfeeding over the next month or two (although he will have to take more than 10ml from a cup to do this - but that's another problem) so I have been trying to get him used to the taste of formula by spoon-feeding him a bit every day and I have also tried mixing up his baby rice with it too.
I started with Aptimel but I noticed that where it got round his mouth, he was left with lots of red marks and some ever so slightly raised areas. At first, I thought this was a dribble rash I hadn't noticed before (a lot was under his chin) but then I realised it only appeared where the formual had got round his mouth. I've since tried Hienz Nurture and Cow&Gate and it's had the same effect.
Anyone know why this is? Am I ever going to wean off the boob?!!
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Red rash around mouth after having formula - why?
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SamJohnsMum · 19/11/2008 12:35
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