Am I supposed to switch from sensitive formula to regular formula?

[Anonymous]

I have been giving my now 6 month old similac sensitive. I gave him sensitive around 1 month because he was very gassy. Do I switch from sensitive to regular at some point? Or do I just continue with sensitive?

[Anonymous]

You could try to mix the two together and see what happens, if the gassiness comes back. For a week, do 75% sensitive and 25% regular. For a week, do 50% of each, and then 25% sensitive and 75% regular. Keep an eye out for a change in gassiness, then switch to 100% regular. There's no real risk here - you can always switch back.

Our daughter was super gassy, and because I am lactose intolerant, we started giving her the gentle-ease formula. It worked so we just stuck with it. She did turn out to be lactose intolerant, so that's another possibility for you.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, you can try. There's no mandate that you have to do that but often the generic or regular infant formulas are less expensive. DS was on gentlease from 1 month to 7 months then we started adding yogurt to the rotation of solid foods around 6 months. Then around 8 months we made the switch to generic Costco brand infant formula and saved a lot of money for months 8-12.

[Anonymous]

We did sensitive for 12 months. She is adopted and came to us on SS at 30 days. We say no need to switch so we didnt.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to switch. We switched from Gentlease to the regular Enfamil at around 6 months because of cost and DS had no ill effects.

[Anonymous]

you can try to switch and see how they tolerate it. We were on nutramigen and tried switching around 8 months. It was bad, constipation, vomitting. We were so worried about the transition to regular cow's milk, but by 11.5 months when we first introduced it he was FINE.

[Anonymous]

I'd stick with sensitive.