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Do I need to start giving DS 'follow on' milk?

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Holymoly321 · 09/03/2006 21:32

DS will be 26 weeks next week (blimey it's gone fast!). I#ve been weaning him for two weeks on veggie purees. He's yet to drop a bottle although he has started to take a little less milk in each bottle. I'm concerned about his depleting iron stores now he's reaching 6 months, esp as I had to take iron tablets during pregnancy because I had low iron myself. Anyway, to get to the point, do I need to change his formula to 'follow on' formula now he's six months? Does this have more iron and will it cause constipation? He currently has Aptamil Hungry baby formula.

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TearsBeforeBedtime · 09/03/2006 21:33

No, I woyuldn't bother with follow on if you're happy with his infant milk. Although there is more iron in follow-on, it's not actually in a form that's easily accessible to your baby - i.e. will make very little difference. I suspect follow-on wouldn't be more constipating than hungry baby type formula.

LIZS · 09/03/2006 21:52

As long as you are introducing foods which will top up his iron then he'll be fine. Follow-on is a bit of a marketing gimmick tbh.

foundintranslation · 09/03/2006 21:54

Follow-on was basically invented to get round the advertiing ban on infant formula. I wouldn't bother.

Moomin · 09/03/2006 21:56

don't believe the hype! agree with everyone else - unnecessary

katzg · 09/03/2006 21:59

agree with others - follow-on milk is just a marketing ploy from the formula companies because they can't advertise baby formula

RedZuleika · 09/03/2006 21:59

Incidentally, low iron is usual in pregnancy due to haemodilution. It doesn't necessarily mean that there was something wrong.

Mercy · 09/03/2006 22:01

I did with dd at around 8 months and didn't bothered at all with ds. Both went on to organic cow's milk at around 15 months.

jazzyp · 10/03/2006 17:08

Wish I'd read this before I bought a box of follow-on milk! Not sure what to do with it now...

madmarchhare · 10/03/2006 17:10

Give it to my SIL, she wont listen to anyone except het HV.

Twiglett · 10/03/2006 17:16

no you don't .. follow on formula is a marketing ploy that enables formula companies to advertise

the iron stores in a baby don't just deplete suddenly .. its a gradual process and with a varied diet established by a year you'll be fine

a large percentage of mothers were anaemic during pregnancy .. don't let that make you especially nervous

ChampagneandNappies · 10/03/2006 17:17

Oh! I've just bought 12 huge tins of the follow on too...

madmarchhare · 10/03/2006 20:41

Blooming eck, 12 !

ChampagneandNappies · 13/03/2006 17:07

I don't live in the UK!

JennyLee · 13/03/2006 17:11

chanpagne and nappies you might as well use it now you have bought it.

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