Partially hydrolysed formula

[Molybdenum]

I'm currently in Australia with my 13 week old DS. He was exclusively breastfed but since being here he's been having an occasional bottle of formula on advice from a paediatrician, who recommended Nestle Gold HA. We know that DS is quite severely cows milk protein intolerant, as he reacts if I ever have any in my diet (severe colic, reflux, painful diarrhoea). He's been fine with the Gold HA.

We're returning to the UK next week and I'll need to give him a bottle quite soon after arriving as I have a work commitment. I've tried looking online but I can't see if I can buy Gold HA easily. Does anyone know? Or any other partially hydrolysed whey formula? Out here in Aus I've seen Aptamil HA; is this available in the UK? I never intended to use formula at all, so never paid any attention to what was on the shelves in Boots!

You can get nutramigen 1 from most major chemists. I am sure you can buy it over the counter but if it's medically recommended you GP an prescribe it as well. There is also neocate and aptamil, but I think neocate is fully hydrolysed. You can try ringing up the Boots located at your landing airport or any closest to where you are staying to make sure they have some in stock for when you need it, as unless they are a massive branch they don't keep many tins to hand.

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You can buy Neocate but it's £30 + per tin. It might be worth paying the excess baggage to bring the formula you currently use across.

Thanks. I think Neocate is fully hydrolysed, and apparently tastes disgusting! But I'll be willing to try it if I can't get what I've been using.
Does this mean that there is no other hypo allergenic fornula available in the UK? Anyone know why that is?

DS is also breastfed and has pepti junior by cow and gate, which is on prescription. We did buy a tin when we ran out but not sure if you can usually just buy it- we explained that we were on holiday and were running low. It had to be ordered in for us and cost £20 when normal formula on the shelf was £5!
I'm not sure the brands you mention are available here as I've not heard of them before?

Maybe try and bring some from Australia, they will be more than happy for you to take it through customs etc (I have done this with a full tin un-opened and they did not question me at all).

I took bottles with just water in (I had three bottles) through in our hand luggage, and also had a full un-opned tin with us, it all seeemed to get x-rayed etc with no problems at all.

Moly, just curious but why did your Paed recommend formula? Seems odd advice if there are cow's milk allergy issues ?

Nutramigen 1 and 2 are partially hydrolysed, nutramigen AA is fully hydrolysed. They a the most commonly available along with neocate.

Aptamil Pepti is available over the counter without prescription (as are all hydrolysed formulas) but they are expensive and have to be ordered in advance.

Like the PP I am wondering why a paed has recommended feeding a milk protein allergic baby formula - are there serious weight gain issues??!

Someone mentioned Aptamil Comfort formula - not suitable for a baby with CMPI as it's not very hydrolysed. IME the Pepti is the most palatable, Neocate the worst tasting and my baby refused it completely, but along with Nutramigen AA it contains no milk proteins at all so is suitable for babies with anaphylactic-type milk allergy.