Hello,
I started the transition from formula to cow's milk two days ago. The first day was fine, but then yesterday, DS had 3 BMs (as opposed to his usual 1). 1 was normal, 1 was loose, 1 was diarrhea. He was also very gassy. He had a NW last evening and he seemed to be in some sort of discomfort. He went back to sleep after about 10 minutes, but while he was resettling, he was fussing on and off and kind of writhing around. He has been having EWs the past week because of teething, but this am he was up even earlier. When I went in to him, he was again very gassy.
Do you think it's possible the the transition from cow's milk is causing some digestive problems? It doesn't seem severe, but if it is caused by the milk, I wasn't sure if this was something that was normal that many LOs go through when they transition, or if it was indicative of an intolerance. He has always been on milk based formula and I always use whole milk when I cook anything for him. Plus, he always has whole milk yogurt (usually 1 a day) and we haven't had problems. I have read, though, that milk has more lactose in it, so it could be harder on babies' tummies. He hasn't really had too much to drink mixed with the formula -- I'd say yesterday was a total of about 4 oz, but the timing of the gas/diarrhea made me think. I also read in Tracy's book that she doesn't suggest mixing formula and milk because the milk can change the composition of the formula and then you can't tell if any reaction an LO is having is caused by the milk or the mixture. DS won't drink it straight yet, though. Has anyone had this experience, is it normal or something to be concerned about (I know it's only been a few days!!)? I suppose it could also be the teething (a molar just cut), but the timing seems suspect.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Nicole