Susu oh Susu Part 2

When Nayra reaches 12 months, i decided that it is time to change her milk according to her stage. But i was not in a hurry...Nayra's paed, Dr Roliza told me to slowly alternate between the old milk and the one that i am about to change..

As Nayra is taking Enfapro A+ at the time, so it was natural to turn to the same brand but with different stage..so we (Mr. B and i) bought Enfagrow A+. Nayra is not a picky milk drinker, she would drink any milk without hesitance before. This i know because i've tried 3 different milk brands on her, including Anmum, and she would drink as if nothing happens.

So it took me by surprise when she refuses Enfagrow A+....arghhh babiess!!! They are full of surprises. Next step.....switch to Mamil Gold. I admitted that i was a little influenced by the sales lady at the formula milk department in Giant. I was searching blankly for another brand for Nayra when she suggested this brand. According to her, this brand has "immunofortis" for a higher immune system (prevent/lessen cough, flu and fever) and it has 5 times DHA..

How come i didn't know of that, all this while i thought Enfa has the most DHA number in the baby's formula milk industry...so why wait? I grabbed a box for trial and Nayra drinks happily after that.....

Above: Switching to Enfapro to Enfagrow was a total disaster for Nayra

Next, came in the big challenge. After about 2-3 weeks consuming Mamil Gold, she was attacked with diarrhea. She pooped with liquid like waste all the time for almost a week. We called abg H to get free advice (lucky to have a brother-in-law who is a doc) and he suggested soy-based milk. This is because there are babies, who, after a period of time would face lactose-intolerant symptom as the intestines could no longer accept lactose in cow-based milk.

Nayra is quite lucky to face this only after she's 12 months old. Well, at least she gets the benefits of cow-based milk during the first year of her life. I couldn't help thinking that somehow soy-based milk is not as nutritional for infants as cow-based milk. Correct me if i'm wrong

Switching from Mamil Gold to Isomil Plus was surprisingly easy for Nayra

syamariz note:

Giving your baby formula milk is such an adventurous journey especially for new moms like me. You could end-up with 10 milk brands before your baby gives the thumbs-up sign, and hey it is not cheap. As usual, mothers would do anything as long as their babies are happy.

Right now, the cheapest place to buy Isomil Plus is at Giant (where every other milk brands is expensive). Itcosts around RM56++ compared to Tesco, Cold Storage and normal Kedai Runcit which starts at RM60 and above. Jaya Grocers come second cheapest after Giant for this particular brand (still less than RM60). I don't know for singseh shop (kedai ubat cina) though..

For Enfa and Mamil, the cheapest price is still Speedmart 99....also goes for baby diapers.