When do you use this ???

Hi you ! x My hv told me you dont need to use it, after 12months cows milk is fine unless of course they have a milk intolerance, its for toddlers the stage 3? am i right? i have just started to put Lacey on to the stage 2, just to see if she prefers it and she actually drinks some milk! xx

Hi Judith,
Nico had to change back to normal milk after his sitnt on soya I put him straight on Aptamil 3 from 6 months. It suits him and he is fine on it. I never put Luca on follow on milk but have with Nico!
Good luck xx

hi pippa is still on sma gold and i don't think i'll change her till 12 months, she's happy on it and doing well so don't see the need
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Have to admit I've put Ashleigh on the stage 3 Cow and Gate as It's supposed to support the weaning stage, especially as she'll only eat the fruity jars of food--lil fusspot just like her eldest sister was and still is! Hell Emily is 2 and she still won't eat bread no matter what I do to it lol

Claire
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Stage 3 milk is almost exactly the same as first milk (it's a marketing thing - they can't advertise milk for 0-6 month olds) but my HV said it might be worth trying it, because it tastes a bit different - and Abby may prefer the taste and drink more! xxx

I am putting Ella on it tomorrow (she is 6mths today) as although it is almost identical to stage 1, it does have extra vitamins and irons as they lose their iron stores at 6 months, and until she is eating a larger variety of stuff I am happier knowing she is getting some extra! I shall just use cows milk at 1 year though - not the growing up milk!

well i changed Laceys milk yesterday as i was struggling to get her to drink anymore than 7 oz a day the mo! i put her on nurture follow on milk and she had little over 20 oz yesterday and all her usual food! she had another 9 oz this morning where i struggle to get her to have 5 if i am lucky it musttaste nicer? all these diffrent stages in milk! htere was only 2 back in the day!!

I dont think it does have extra iron in it (although I may be wrong) I think when they say "more iron" they are comparing to cows milk - not stage one milk. Appart from the taste - there is hardly any difference at all (and certainly no more than would be in a boiled egg or a bit of chicken).

I think I will put Abby on stage 3 soon though - hopefully she'll drink more. xxx

I asked my hv and she says it has more iron and vitamins than stage 1!

oh, my HV said it is identical! Bloody HV's!!! Can't agree on anything can they!? I guess it will say on the box.

Exactly! Stage 3 says ''enriched with iron'', it has 1mg in! I haven't got stage 1 to compare! It is definitely a nightmare they can't agree on anything!

I have just brought charlie the sma stage 2 follow on milk from 6 months plus. ( he's nearly 7 months now) Has anyone used this?x

not a clue about milks but - arent you allowed to collect points on milk for 6months plus...? because it doesnt come under the bf till 6 month stuff...?
if its no different, and cheaper and you can get points on it i'd say go for it

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yeah you can get boots and tesco points I think as they can advertise it! Boots is a definite!

Sorry to go off on a tangent - but I think it is terrible that you can't get points on first milk - how much more pressure can they put on new mums!

My friend cried for an hour, because she felt guilty about giving top-ups as it was, without some snotty sales assistant telling her about the points thing. I don't think she was arsed about the points - it was just a bit of a knife to the heart in the middle of boots.

What they don't realise is that a woman is not going to make the dession about how to feed her bayby based on points! By making her feel bad for FF is just going to cause PND - and I know which I think is better for babies!

Sorry to rant - it just makes me so mad!
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well - I bought some little ready to drink stage 3 cartons for those cases when OH cant cope and I'm at work and..... you dont get points on them in boots! I asked and she said no - not on any formula now. dont know why.
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Really/! All my coupons only say formula up to 6mths! I shall be getting mine in tesco then lol :)

Nikki - I so agree with you! It is terrible the pressure we are put under! I felt awful having to mix feed at 4 weeks and then ff only at 11 weeks, but if I hadn't my little girl would have been starving!

Hiya immense.... I'm thinking of changing too but my HV said not to worry about changing if shes happy..... but i do want to change if theres more iron.... the one you have that has 1mg in it... is that aptamil? my stage one only has .53 so wondering if I shold be changing to stage 3?