Should I go back to Step 1?

[BekZ]

Follow you instinct SS. I would go back hun just to test if the step 2 was the issue. Solids may also be causing this too. You could also try and stay off solids for a couple of days.

[ss_storm]

Bek- we've had a couple of days where we didn't get around to having solids and there was no change that I could tell. She's really only having yoghurt mixed with fruit at the moment as I stopped giving her rice cereal in case that was the problem. She had been eating a fair bit of it mixed with pumpkin (I think she likes pumpkin!) so I did think that was it, but she hasn't had any for at least a week.
I think I'm more and more convinced it's the formula so will go and grab a tin of step 1, at least I'll know either way... she is only drinking about half of each bottle and although she has plenty of wet nappies I'm still worried she isn't having enough milk.

Thanks HJ...I wasn't really sure how to introduce the step 2 as it doesn't say anything on the tins and I ran out of step 1 so had no other option...I'll go back to step 1 for a few days and then gradually reintroduce the step 2. hopefully that will sort her out!

[Doing my best]

We had similar issues (different brand).

We didn't go all the way back, just starting mixing step one and 2.. We only did one scoop of step 2 until she wasn't straining as much, then added an extra scoop every 2 days till she was fully on step 2.

Good luck.

[Curly]

Yes. Change back.

There is no need to move up to Step 2 unless you have a very hungry baby. Step 2 formula is casein based which is harder to digest so fills them up for longer. Step 1 is whey based and easier to digest. Step 2 is optional, not essential. You will not be adversely affecting her growth or nutrient intake in any way.

My MCHN always said that if your baby is happy on Step 1, don't change, and would recommend waiting to try Step 2 until 8 months of age when solids was more established.

[ss_storm]

thanks for that Curly...I thought they needed the Step 2 because of their need for more iron at around 6 months? That might explain why she is only having half of every bottle though, except for her early morning feed at around 3am she finished almost all of that one.

[Curly]

Yes they do need more iron but that's why you start solids at 6 months of age, because milk is not enough sustenance for them anymore (regardless of whether it is breastmilk or formula)...and if you check the back of the tin you will see hardly any difference between Step 1 and Step 2.

My DS's digestive system couldn't tolerate Step 2 till he was nearly 9 months and I never bothered at all with DD. I only put him on Step 2 in the vain hope he would start sleeping through the night...never had this issue with DD. I did a bit of research on this and my best friend used to work for Nestle so I had the inside word on formula composition!

[Fleur]

Go with your instincts... if you think it's the Step2 formula, try changing back for a bit...surely it won't hurt to try it & see?

I know it was a while back (ok, almost 15 years ago) but I fed my DD1 & DS1 on S26 and there was no step2 (that i knew of, anyway) - they just had the same thing right through to 12 months.
So I am thinking it couldn't possibly hurt to change back for a couple of weeks at least, just to see?

[*Infinity*]

There is no need to move up to Step 2 unless you have a very hungry baby. Step 2 formula is casein based which is harder to digest so fills them up for longer. Step 1 is whey based and easier to digest. Step 2 is optional, not essential. You will not be adversely affecting her growth or nutrient intake in any way.

:yeahthat:

I would change back too. DS will stay on Step 1 until he's weaned onto cows milk at 1 year of age. We tried to move to Step 2 when he hit 6 months, but we had a week of horror constipation and I wasn't prepared to continue through that. So we just went back, and he's happy as larry. When you compare the tins, the difference is minimal. You can ensure they get all their additional nutrients through solids, which IMHO are better absorbed from natural food sources.

[*Beema*]

No need to go to step 2 When we were topping up DD with F we thought that at 6 months we would need to go to Step 2 but her Paed said not to both. Just to start with solids, as the Step 2 isn't any "better:, it just costs more, usually a bigger scoop or more of them per bottle and generally it is purely marketing

[Pandora]

I agree with the others, go back to step one.
i did the exact same thing with DS - same scario and everything. As long as your bub is having solids its fine to stay on starter formula