Milupa Aptamil Stage 2 Extra Hungry Infant Milk for Hungrier Babies

Milupa Aptamil Stage 2 for Hungry Babies Specifics: 900grams GBP 7-9 (depending on supermarket) Recommended for Stage 2 babies (from 6 months) Added Calcium + Vitamins Expires usually 2 years on purchase, contents should be used 3 weeks from opening. I chose Milupa Aptamil as my baby's continuation milk after 3 months of breastfeeding. Whilst nothing compares to breastmilk, most doctor's recommend Aptamil as the next best thing for babies in terms of thickness, taste for baby and nutritional value. I had been happily using stage 1 milk and had progressed to stage 2 (for babies 6 months plus) ... more

I was unable to breastfeed unfortunately as my son didn't take to it very well, so I had to look for alternatives. I found that a standard formula was great for the day-time but night times meant a lot of waking up every hour or so and it was beginning to wear me down. I therefore decided to try this Extra Hungry Infant Milk for use just before bed-time, although I was a little concerned that he may put on weight and in fact this did happen, but possibly not due to the milk that was given him. After giving this milk I found I could get longer periods of sleep up to 3 hours between feeds. I ... more