Change formula?

[~Alexa~]

Hi! My 8 week old was ebfed, but since last week, I started giving him a df of formula at 10 pm. It helped a lot b/c he started waking until 5 am for his next BF.

The problem is that he became constipated, so I stopped giving him the DF, but we are having 2 night feeds again (1 am and 5 am). I want to give him the DF again, I really need to sleep.

My question is how long should I try the formula before changing to a different brand? 

[~Emma~]

What formula were you using?

 Its really common for EBF bubs to get constipated with formula as its just so much harder for them to digest. I found Aptamil to be good un for keeping constipation at bay. No chanve you could pump for the DF? I never wanted to because it seemed to miss the point of doing it in the 1st place!

[Lolly]

Did the constipation resolve on just BM? You could try an Easy Digest formula, if you are in the UK the Aptamil one, and I *think* the Cow & Gate one contain a stool softener which would help. If you aren't UK it's worth researching to see if your equivalent formula has it.

Laura

[~Alexa~]

Hi! Thanks for your answers!! And yes, when I stopped giving the formula and went back to bmilk, the constipation stopped. 

I can get the Aptamil here, but which one should I buy? Just the Stage 1? or is there a special one (Aptamil Easy Digest) as you said?  I'm not very familiar with the formula, so I don't know if all the Aptamil brand is easy digest or there's a special one?

Thanks for your help

[~emmalou~]

hugs constipation is horrible

I used Cow and Gate Comfort milk, it leads to stools which are just like EBF baby stools, very messy though xxx

[Lolly]

Aptamil do their first milk which is just called Aptamil 1, the easy digest version is a different formula by the same company and is also a first milk, I just checked the dite and it's called Aptamil Comfort now http://www.aptamil.co.uk/products/article/aptamil-comfort?tr=carousel. If you are trying the ED it is a bit thicker than a normal formula so you may need the next size teat (same as for the Cow & Gate one PP mentioned).

Laura

[~Alexa~]

Thanks!! I bought Aptamil comfort, and I will try it tonight! Wish me luck!!