Pediasure has been part of bb’s catching up milk since he was 1 year old. I thought of changing it to other brands, as IT has gotten more and more costly. I stopped by at one of those Chinese medicine shops in Old Klang road, they have better price in comparison to big hypermarket. I took a serious look around for OTHER brands, so many varieties, all claimed to have the best nutritional values. Eventually, I bought a Pediasure and one Dumex Mamil Gold step 3.
Before bedtime, I made him Dumex milk, handed the bottle to him and watched him quietly. He put the nipple in his mouth, sucked once, pulled it out, stick out his tongue while staring at the milk and shook his head with a “Dun Wan”, pushed the bottle back to me.
UH OH! die liao, he can tell the difference. What do I do with the big tin of Dumex? Scratched head, “Ting ting” an idea came across, I can coax him to drink. I pretended to cry like him and mumbled while crying..”Mommy make milk milk to bb, bb doesn’t want, mommy sad, urrrrrrrrrrrr……..”. He actually came to me and said some consoling words with stern expression, which meant “mommy you stop crying first, I drink”. That is how I talk to him when he cries, now he is doing it back to me.
He sucked 2 times, pushed it back to me again. I pretended again, and he obliged too, sucked additional 2 times. After that, he refused anymore. I think he must also have noticed the Dumex tin on the table, he shouted “Dolphine” while pointed to the tin. Yes, there is a Dolphine pic outside the tin. Arrgh…I should have bought a smaller tin, but there were none. Sobbed in my heart, now what do I do with the Dumex? Gosh! Plan 1 has failed terribly! Any ideas for plan 2?
The other day, hubby came home and asked me the following: Hubs: Do you know what animal on earth is the stingiest (Stingy- kiam siap in Hokkien) creature? Me: Err…dun know la…what? Hubs: Dun know meh, think la… Me: Err…still dun know Hubs: It’s horse lor Me: Why eh? Hubs: Because when they run, it sounds like (Kedekut, kedekut, kedekut- Malay) Me: Hahaha! Lidat also can.
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last time i wish to change too but wien reject, so switch back original milk!
mamil gold also not cheap ler!
(make sure no sugar)
Plan 2
Lelong in blogsphere loh..
May be you can try again next week.. Make 3/4 of pedisure and 1/4 of dumex so that he doesn't realise it.. and add more after a couple of days. See if it works ;)
Actually Pediasure is very good to kids whose are fussy eater. If your bb's meals are balanced then you can think of changing, otherwise you better stick on it.
I don't have problem changing milk powder for my girl after 1 year old, she is Ok with whatever brand.
i have countless attempt to change his milk but failed miserably. Not that he can't take other milk but he hates cow's milk. usually i will just give away to friends or colleagues that kids are drinking the same formula milk brand.
however, i kinda' like Hui SIa's idea of making milk shakes with the rejected milk...i'm inspire to continue trying to change his milk now.
hmm...not sure what you can do with the milk bb doesn't like...i guess you have to gradually transition to the new milk - i agree with hui sia too...
I've tried like you as well, bought so many cans of diff milk powder when I wanted to change from Enfa (expensive). Faythe didn't have problem, but I had problem. Some were really diluted. So in the end I change it back to Enfa, but with the refill bag, cheaper lorr.