Infant gaviscon dosage

[SophieRules]

My baby is combo fed. I’m confused by the dosage instructions. Does anyone from experience know if half a sachet a day to start is worthwhile?

The dosages on the infant gaviscon packet are madness and cause so much constipation! We started with a half of one sachet and only went up to one full sachet when both my DDs were 4-5months. We never used the full 2 sachets dose. This approach was recommended by our HV and we had very few issues with constipation, unlike lots of babies on gaviscon.

I should add, youll know when it's time to up from half a sachet as it will stop working effectively and youll see the vomiting and discomfort return. Its usually linked to volume of milk taken + baby's weight.

What combi feeding method are you using? Top ups? Or are you switching whole feeds for formula whilst the rest are bfs?

Thank you, switching whole feeds for formula, just one at the moment, planning to progress to two feeds in a few days

For cooled boiled water, how long can the water be left for?

And what did you use to mix the sachet and water as that would need to be clean and sterile?