First stage (newborn) formula is recommended for the first 12 months, after which the baby can move onto full fat cow’s milk. ‘Hungry baby’ milk, ‘colic milk’ and follow on milks are all unnecessary and expensive products. There is no evidence that they are needed or are beneficial.
Information about formula milks should be evidence based and unbiased (information from formula milk companies is sometimes found to be misleading). For impartial advice, please visit First Steps Nutrition Trust. This site contains invaluable information for new parents on feeding babies and children.
A baby’s stomach is very small after birth, so baby will only require formula feeds of around 5-10 mls each feed in the first 24 hours. The amount your baby takes will increase over the course of a few days as your baby’s stomach grows. If you have made an informed choice to formula feed you will need to bring your chosen brand of 1st stage ready made formula milk
