Ready made formula & powder -Kendamil

Please help- our 6 day old gets on so well with ready made formula but we’re trying to switch to powdered (due to cost and midwife telling us to do so).

We’ve slowly introduced the first bottle of the day as powdered and with infacol before but then struggles for the rest of the day getting wind up and is now really fussy☹️

Anyone have any tips or dealt with this?

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Which formula is it? I’d suggest just trying to make sure there’s as fewer air bubbles in the bottle as you possibly can if she’s struggling to bring up wind.
If you’ve got tiktok there’s some good videos to watch on different ways to help bringing up the wind and different positions to try x

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It’s really normal transition period, their belly getting used to the change but stick it out and it should get better! X

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Hey girl! Swirl the bottle instead of shake it where possible. My boy was the same early on and it just takes time - their tummies are so small! You got this, hang in there x

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So the powder is thicker x
Stick to the Infacol but wind longer then you think he needs

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I’ve heard (and this is not backed up by my own experience or any science) that Kendamil is harsher on the stomach than some others.

Also swirl, don’t shake, like Abbie said.

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Also how are you prepping the formula? Are you using a prep machine by any chance? X

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We found the normal Kendamil milk too thick and rich for our baby. Also the excess bubbles gave her awful wind. We switched to Kendamil Infant Goat and it’s been far gentler on her tummy and doesn’t get as bubbly. Paired with infacol we get her wind up with ease and she is putting on weight well ❤️

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