Moving From Newborn formula milk to stage 3/follow on milk

[Lisamj]

Hello,

Sam is still on Aptimal 1. He has three feeds a day but over the last few days has been a bit more wakeful at night....not for a feed, just his dummy or a head stroke and he falls back asleep.

Should I now be looking to put him on Aptimal 3 or Hipp Follow on Milk for example?

Or might it be better to stick the Apt 1 and use Goodnight milk for his last feed, assuming he is slightly unstatisfied hence waking up?

Also, at 12 months do you HAVE to move onto cows milk, or can I stick with follow on milk?

Thanks!
Lisa

 

[daftscotslass]

Actually they have quite a big growth spurt somewhere around 8-9 months so him waking again is pretty normal. TBH if he's happy on first milk I would just leave him on it. We rode it out and Becky is now sleeping 7pm-7.30am and very happy on her first milk still. First milk and a balanced diet is just fine.

Totally up to you if you want to move onto cows' milk as well. We will be, but just because it's cheaper.

 

[Magic Monkey]

We never bothered with Follow on milk, as I think it is a con (but that's another story!), we did try the Hipp goodnight milk and LO slept through for 2 nights, she had been waking for a feed every night having slept through for months, then she started waking every hour, I think with tummy ache. I agree that it may be a growth spurt, or teething perhaps - LO always wakes in the night again when there is a tooth coming.

You can stay on follow on milk after 12 months, I think it says 36 months in the adverts. We have just started cows milk today as we have run out of formula and I am very excited! No more making up bottles and it costs ALOT less!