Introducing hydrolysed formula for CMPA

[birdybirdbird]

My nearly 7 month old has suspected CMPA and gp has just prescribed some of the hydrolysed formula. However, I’m really nervous about using it as I know that it’s rank and often babies hate it! He is combo fed and only has about 200ml a day currently but we were planning to up this a lot over next two months as I’m going back to work. So the last thing I want is to put him off bottle feeding!
Would it be ok to introduce it gradually by mixing it with his regular formula (premade aptimel) and gradually changing the ratio? I thought this might also help with the probable resulting constipation, as he had this terribly when we last tried to move to powdered formula. His symptoms have improved already with me going dairy free but obviously that won’t continue as we up his number if formula feeds.
(Apologies this is cross posted to ‘infant feeding’ - just trying to get quick answers!)

I introduced Alfamino (amino acid formula) by mixing it with expressed breast milk, gradually increasing the ratio until she tolerated formula on its own. If you are combi feeding (and are dairy free yourself), could you do this? I can see why you are suggesting mixing formula from a taste perspective but surely you would be increasing milk and therefore reactions?

Also there is an excellent Facebook group for CMPA, plenty of good advice over there.

I introduced Alfamino (amino acid formula) by mixing it with expressed breast milk, gradually increasing the ratio until she tolerated formula on its own. If you are combi feeding (and are dairy free yourself), could you do this? I can see why you are suggesting mixing formula from a taste perspective but surely you would be increasing milk and therefore reactions?

Also there is an excellent Facebook group for CMPA, plenty of good advice over there.

Mixing with breast milk would be ideal @Blueroses99 but I’ve always been dreadful with the pump and hardly get anything! I was thinking that it might prolong his reaction but he would still be having less formula overall IYSWIM? And if I tried to make the full switch as soon as possible? He only has 1-2 small formula feeds a day, which I guess is why I’ve akreasy seen an improvement with just me being dairy free. I’m
hoping that his gannet like nature of scoffing everything might mean he takes to it quickly.

Makes sense @birdybirdbird Good luck, hope it goes well.

(Sorry for the double post!)