Thursday, April 7, 2011

Our Little Promil Kid

We changed Lorenz' formula milk last January from Nan HW Three to Promil Kid. Our pedia advised us it might be a little hard to shift because of Nan's unique formulation. Thankfully, she taught us a scheme to facilitate smooth transition.

At the time, Lorenz was drinking eight ounces of milk three times a day (his drinking habits still haven't changed, by the way). Hence, we mixed seven scoops of Nan plus one scoop of Promil at the onset. Everyday, we would reduce Nan's proportion by one scoop and add one scoop of Promil. We adjusted it until such time that he was accustomed to Promil's taste.

Our pedia advised us that when switching formula milk, more than the toddler's preference, parents should also observe and monitor changes in bowel movement (i.e., frequency, color, form, and texture) as well as weight gain.

We were fortunate that Promil neither upset Lorenz' stomach nor adversely affected his weight. In fact, he quite enjoyed the shift. Such was his enthusiasm that earlier, he couldn't wait for his milk to be prepared. We didn't really know how it happened. We lost sight of him for probably just 10 seconds and the next thing we knew...

Wow, powdered milk!!!

Hmmm... Tastes good!!!

Look at me, Mamee. Don't I look happy? :-)

We inferred that he was trying to reach his milk dispenser and eventually, two layers toppled on the floor along with the content. This puts a whole new perspective on the warning: Keep out of children's reach. And his now empty Promil can has served another purpose -- it has become one of his toys.


More of Lorenz' (mis)adventures in succeeding posts.

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