fed 5 day old recalled cow&gate

[MayBee10]

hi

i feel sick writing this

i just realised the cow&gate powder i’ve been using is the one that was recalled like a month ago. it was in the news at the time but i was still pregnant and bought loads in advance and didn’t see anything else about it after

i came home monday with him and was using the ready made bottles at first so didn’t even think about the powder. started the powder yesterday properly and then today someone mentioned the recall again and i checked the batch and it’s the same one

he’s 5 days old

he seems fine. he’s feeding ok, no sickness, no temperature. nappies normal. but he’s been awake since about 11:45 this morning and it’s now 3:15 and he just will not sleep. i know newborns sleep loads so that can’t be right?

he’s super alert anyway like he held his head up at 12 hours old and the midwives were shocked. so he is just quite aware. but this feels like too long to be awake. i thought he’d fall asleep in the pram when we went for a walk but he didn’t he was just wide awake looking around

my ex is here with me because my mum is ill in hospital and he keeps saying he’s fine and i’m overthinking it. but what if i’ve done something awful

i feel so stupid for not checking properly. i just assumed because it was bought from a normal supermarket it would be fine

would he show signs straight away if something was wrong? would he be sick or floppy or something?

i don’t know if i should ring 111 or the midwives or if i’m being dramatic. he literally looks fine just awake and staring at me

i can’t stop shaking

has anyone else done this or am i the worst mum ever already

please be honest but not horrible i’m already beating myself up

he’s just lying here looking at me like nothing’s wrong and i don’t know if that’s good or bad

The symptoms IF there was any contamination are vomiting and diarrhea. I really dont think you need to worry at all. Just take the rest back to the store where you got it and exchange for a different batch.

What do you mean you thought it would be fine as it was bought from a normal supermarket? The recall was on a brand name product with certain batch numbers. What’s that got to do with where it was bought? You check the batch number when you see a recall of a product you use, it doesn’t matter where you buy it.

If he isn’t being actively unwell then you’ve likely got away with it, but you need to take it back and get it replaced.

A product recall doesn't always (in fact almost never) means that every product in that batch has been affected. It means there's a possibility.

You are overthinking it a bit. But you have a 5 day old and that's ok. It's fine for baby to be awake, they often have a bit of a wake up, baby has probably just realised that he's not in the womb anymore and is taking everything in.

The concerning signs are drowsiness i.e. not being able to wake baby and disinterest in feeding.

As long as baby is feeding, pooping, peeing and awake all is good.

@SargeMarge that was a bit dickish trying to kick the mother of a newborn when she already feels like crap.

I’m only saying that because I remember so many recalls on various baby products when mine were little, you really do need to follow them and don’t think “I bought it in Tesco so it’s fine.” That’s nothing to do with it.

She is likely going to see a lot more product recalls on things she buys for the child. They happen a lot. It’s important to understand that the recall is on the specific product, regardless of where you buy it.

People misunderstand things. It’s quite important to understand why, and make sure they know for the future.

He'll be fine.

And being awake midnight-4am is totally normal for a newborn I'm afraid. You are going to get this a lot over the next 6-12 weeks.

Rest în the day as much as possible. Sleep when baby sleeps is an annoying piece of advice but there isn't much else you can do.

thank you everyone

i did check when the first recall was in the news and the tins i had then weren’t affected. that’s why i think i just assumed i was fine and didn’t look again. i didn’t realise there had been more batches added after that and that’s the bit i’ve missed

i feel so stupid because i genuinely thought i’d already checked it all at the time

he’s just had another feed and was absolutely fine with it and has finally dozed off on me now. nappies still normal. no sickness or anything

i’m going to stop using the powder straight away and get different ones later and take these back

thank you for explaining about the symptoms as well. i think i just spiralled because he was awake so long and then i connected everything together in my head

i do feel a bit calmer now he’s asleep on me though

i honestly didn’t mean i thought supermarkets make it safe or anything like that i just meant i bought it normally and didn’t think i needed to double check again after i’d already done it once

thank you for not being horrible to me i’ve had a day of it already

I think it’s pretty normal to have a bit of a panic eith a new LO. Hoping you’re both ok today and your DM is recovering too