preemie formula?

Nikki*B

How long did you keep your LO on preemie formula if you are a bottle feeder? When we stopped bfing we started enfacare bc the pedi said they need the extra vitamins/minerals but DS is extremly fussy and gassy so we want to switch to a gentler formula but none have as many extra vitamins/mineral. TIA!

Irishsapphire

We switched from Neosure to Similac Advanced at 6 months (4 months adjusted).  The WIC nutritionist told me to half and half of each formula in the bottle (so for instance in a 4 oz. bottle, 2 oz Similac Advanced, 2 oz Neosure--or with 4 oz of water--one scoop of Similac Advanced, one scoop of Neosure).  He took the change pretty well. 

ahava2005

We kept them on for the entire year.  But they were only getting one bottle/day, and the rest BM (with added formula for extra cals).

MamaLBF

I pumped and supplemented for weight gain with Neosure. At 6 weeks switched to all formula. Then about 8 weeks the doctor told me I could switch to Sensitve if I wanted. So we did. There is only 22 extra calories per ounce in Neosure so it wasnt that big of a diffrence! Good luck!

royalcrown1

We are still on the neosure, and my pediatrician says 6-9 months.

schmidtapril

My pedi actually just told us we could take our DD off of the neosure.  she was on it for six months and the pedi said that is about how long the like them on it for.  I am so glad to have her off thought because it is so expensive!  While DD was on the neosure though she was pretty gassy for a long time

jjilly7

our pedi said for the full yr...tho i am not sure why. LO has no problem with weight gain, i just don't think the pedi deals w/ preemies often.

sandrarodz

Our Pedi told us to switch at 6 months.