A Complete Guide for Switching a Baby Formula

SEVERE FUSSINESS

It is always harder for babies to manage the world outside the womb, so every change should be monitored carefully by the parents to stay away from any sort of serious problems. A behavioral change in babies can alert their parents regarding the formula change.

Fussiness in babies can occur for several reasons, like hunger, the need to change the diaper, temperature, and much more. A formula change indicates that if your baby is being fussy after drinking the milk formula or being irritated, then it's time to think for you to consider a formula change. 

EXTREME CONSTIPATION

Regarding the topic of constipation, the problem of constipation in babies might sometimes happen, like not doing poop for two days without a bowel movement seem quite normal, but if your baby is uncomfortable and having the most frequent bowel movements with painful cramps in the stomach and even passing out the hard stools than these are all the concerning signs of constipation and the solution towards this problem is switching a formula for providing relief to your baby.

DIARRHEA

This condition can happen due to a number of reasons. It is possible that your baby is facing the problem of diarrhea, so this might be due to the wrong formulation of the milk. You might not have added sufficient water to prepare the formula leading toward the concentrated form of the milk instead of the properly diluted form. As a result, the sign of diarrhea can occur. 

But suppose your baby continuously has diarrhea after a certain number of feedings. In that case, this is a clear sign of switching a formula to provide comfort to your baby.

SPITTING UP A FORMULA OR VOMITING

Suppose your baby needs a diaper change after six hours or spits up the milk rarely. In that case, it is alright having no things to worry about. Still, the situation becomes serious if your baby spits up about two tablespoons after each formula feeding. It is a better idea to switch the formula as your baby's stomach is not tolerating it. 

The serious concern is when your baby forcefully throws up the formula to get the fed formula out of himself instead of just spitting. Vomiting with such a force can prevent your baby from getting vital nutrients through formula. You need to go to a doctor if this happens straight away. 

STOOL WITH BLOOD

Your baby's stool indicates his health, so this needs serious attention from the parents. The blood in the stool can indicate a sign of an allergy to cow's milk formula. In order to find the exact cause of this issue, you may need to visit your doctor.

SYMPTOMS OF ALLERGY

Your baby might adopt an allergy to cow milk formula due to the presence of milk protein in it in the early stages of growth. This happens due to the imbalance of the baby's immune system producing an abnormal reaction to the proteins found in cow's milk. It differs for every baby. Some of them get allergic to soy in formula, and even the presence of starch in formulas can cause allergies in babies. 

The signs of allergy resulting from formula milk feeding arise within 10 days of feeding the baby, including wheezing, swelling, skin rashes, eczema, vomiting, etc. In these cases, you will contact your child's pediatrician to switch formula and choose the right one.