Aptamil Gold+ Reflux

How is it legal to even sell this stuff?! Our GP recommended we give this a try for our baby that spews up regularly. We tried 1 bottle a day for two days. Biggest mistake we ever made. It was so thick it wasn’t even coming out of the bottle - should of stopped there. The poor thing was constipated for 3 days after have only 2 bottles. He was in… Read more

so much pain he cried almost non stop for the 3 days with no sleep it was a nightmare. Would not recommend this at all.

It works well for my baby so far – Its works well with my 4 month baby , I purchased Aptamil Gold + Reflux yesterday. she was able to drink her first bottle and finished it immediately. I put her on a2 at two weeks and normally been spit up/ returned a lot of milk . She haven’t spit up any milk since yesterday, she been pooping well and she is very happy. I hope nothing changes. Show details ·  1

Very unhappy baby – Our 4th (very happy & peaceful 4 month old) baby would spit up quite a bit after all feeds but never seemed bothered by it. However I thought to try this reflux formula out thinking it mite assist with her regular spit ups but it was the complete opposite. 3 days of the inconsolable screaming, crying and constipation. Day 3 I threw the tin out… Read more

and went back to her original Mamamoo as I most definitely prefer a happy, settled bubs that spits up rather than no spit ups but she’s miserable and uncomfortable. A definite no go for us!

Worst change over I have made for my poor baby!!! – I'm not impressed at all. I called in to the Nutrica number given to me by plunket helpline as my baby kept vomiting up with his old formula which was kericare gold plus A2 milk, everything else was going great with him otherwise. I went out and bought this Aptimal gold plus Reflux as recommended by a staff member and paid $42 for this horrid and… Read more

I'm fuming, wasted so much money on this formula and used it for 3 and half days, it's so so thick and won't dissolve properly no matter how I do the mixture, he projectiled what we could say was about 4 bottles of vomit on the 3rd night, we had to change clothes, bedding, rebath him and then that same evening he went to bed woke up unsettled at 2am and pooped his little heart out which ended up all over him, his clothes, his bed...was a massive diarrhea episode and then shortly after that he vomited again. So in one whole night I've had to change him 3 times which was worse than when he vomited on his previous formula, I was trying to go onto something better to help him but clearly it's made it worse instead and I've wasted a whole Tin and $43. Back on his old tin until I figure something else out.

Keep trying worth it – Our little one was on Aptamil profurta up untill she started vomiting at 8 weeks we swapped to novalac reflux and she was still vomiting and crying with the pain due to the bad reviews on Aptamil reflux I was so unsure on trying this but THANKFULLY we did first 2 weeks our girl was amazing poops got running and they were every feed but after the 2… Read more

week mark they went back to normal Definitely recommend variable teats I use agent closer to nature size 3 but even 2 variable flow will do the job 2 week mark hit and everything went down hill colic started and the wind pain I left it for a week to see if anything would change AND it did she is great no vomiting no crying and no gas it’s like we have a brand new baby Stick it out it’s worth it 100% once the little on gets use to the milk and digesting it everything this is great she’s been on this formula for almost 5 weeks and has been great sleeping 3-4hours of a day and 12hours at night she is only 12 weeks old so we are blessed thanks Aptamil

Only formula that my baby has taken to – I wanted to write a review on this formula because I have had quite the experience on formula for my second child. At around 5 months I decided to commence a small amount of formula into my baby's diet. However it did not work as easy as my first child and she rejected what I gave her. I attempted various brands and various bottles and teats,… Read more

only to be told by many that I should have offered the bottle before she turned 3 months otherwise they don't know how to take it and become too reliant on breastfeeding. I persisted over the course of 3 months which was an expensive time where I tried Nan, Bubs, Munchkin formula all which did not work. I tried Avent, Chicco, Nuk, Pigeon, Tommy Tippee bottles (all who claim 95% success rate) with no luck. Then recently I researched best formulas for baby's with reflux, because my baby spews after every feed even still at 8 months. She took this formula immediately, and she will drink it happily in any of the above branded bottles. Crazy. Thank goodness. I will say her poos have become harder since she has started 1 feed per day on formula, and only realised after reading the below reviews that this might be why.

Good after a few weeks but bought second can and it's even thicker, – Aptamil gold reflux...Took a few weeks to settle into this formula but now no more runny pops or excess wind, I use avent no. 3 medium flow teats for my 4 week old and it's worked really well but yesterday I bought a second can and its thicker than the first can? He cant suck it through the teat!!! Got another can first thing this morning and it's… Read more ·  2

back to being like the first can, is this normal between cans??? Needless to say it was a bad night for my little baby.

Best Reflux Formula! – At 3.5 weeks old we put our son on reflux formula due to vomiting or spitting up after every breastfeed. This formula helped reduce our sons vomiting & spitting up dramatically, resulting in only vomiting after every BF. When I completely stopped BF at 9 weeks, his vomiting completely stopped. Due to a recent short supply, we had to use an… Read more

alternate brand of reflux formula & instantly he started to vomit after every feed again & he became constipated! Finally after a week of the alternate product, aptamil reflux was back in stock so we stocked up and instantly his vomiting & spit up has stopped again. Highly recommend this formula for reflux babies. We use tommee tippee bottles with fast flow teat & if we don’t heat the bottle prior to adding formula, it doesn’t get too thick and it flows through perfectly. If you heat the water, it will get thick and block the teat.

AR great - new reflux, not so much – Absolutely loved the AR formula. After months of baby being breastfed and vomiting, reflux meds from the doctors that made him constipated, I finally changed to formula and found the AR formula the best. No more power chucks after feeding, no upset tummy and daily bowel movements but since the new tin ‘reflux’ has come out we have a little… Read more

spilling but not bad, my main concern is baby is now extremely gassy, his farting seems to bother him as he cries until he does a poop and when he does it’s a explosion!! Bring back AR!!!

Terrible product – Is meant to help with reflux but does quite the opposite. Same day of trying this our baby was projectile vomiting and not themselves. Poor product and not what we expected of a Nutricia product, as they are generally quite a good name. Starting to question the quality of all their products now. Do not buy. Show details

So many poos – My baby been on this formula for 14 days now. My poor baby poos INSTANTLY after drinking the formula. So much so that I am having to change the nappy straight away and change her outfit as it has leaked through :( I have woken to her screaming in pain and then she let's out gas shortly after. Unsure if it's helped her reflux but it's not worth all the pooing. Would not recommend Show details

Less reflux isn't worth it! – When preparing (and even after!) the formula does not dissolve very well, no matter how much you shake it and leave it to stand. The bottle is covered in clumps of it during and after the feed. While feeding you definitely need the fast flow teat as they say on the tin. It does minimize reflux. However, the constipation and the gas from it is… Read more

terrible! We switched to this formula at three weeks old from regular aptamil. My poor 9 week old has been in hysterical screaming matches every time shes pooing or trying to poo ever since the switch. When she spits up, it has been so thick on two separate occasions now that she has wound up gurgling and almost drowning in her own vomit while laying on her back in her bassinet! We switched back to the original formula as recommended to try by both Plunket and a doctor.. We haven't had any of the above problems ever since.

So thick and barely dissolves in hot water – I purchased this formula today my 4 week old daughter has been breast/bottle fed and I was using Karicare. I decided to change after I noticed karicare formula was giving her belly aches and reflux. So I thought I’d give this formula a test. It’s so thick it won’t come through the teat. It also barely dissolves when I prepared the bottles, it’s… Read more

all cluggy even though I pour boiling hot water into the bottle then add the 3 scoops. Looks like lumps of dried flour sitting in water.

Unfortunately I wasted money and won’t be using again.

Okay but very bad gas pains – We moved our son onto Aptamil reflux formula at 2 months when our doctor gave us a free tin. It worked well for reflux but he has such bad gas pains. We tried everything to relieve the gas but he would still scream at least 5 times a day due to gas pains.  Show details

Good for reflux but not good overall – It fixes the vomiting and reflux issues but gives my 3mth old baby bad wind. If you want your baby to cry after every feed then this is the formula for you. It’s very thick and bottle teat gets stuck. No more reflux only rarely but baby vomits very thick stinky milk. Makes my baby poo every feed with stinky yellow runny poo. Good for reflux but that’s about it. Show details

Would not recommend – Bought this for my 5 week old baby as she has mild reflux, only had it a day and she was screaming the WHOLE day with severe colic! Will be going back to nan comfort. Show details

Works for reflux but makes baby constipated – My 3week old baby has been drinking aptamil gold newborn fine but notice he would get abit of reflux, so thought we would change to aptamil gold reflux the other night. Since being on it he hasn’t been able to poo , has been passing gas all day long and crying/screaming from pain. Wish it worked for us because we did notice he havnt spilled up milk yet But will be changing back to our old one for now  Show details

Mixed Feelings – I used this formula for my daughter back in 2017 as she suffered severe projectile vomiting from reflux and it was a godsend! It did constipate her to begin with but within a fortnight she adjusted and was sleeping 6 hours straight a night and napping well during the day. I have just begun my third daughter who is now 5 weeks old on this same… Read more

formula (although after reading previous comments it looks like the formula has changed since I used it in 2017). We are 6 days into the formula and for the first 3 days she had bad constipation and was doing rabbit pellet type poos but as of Wednesday this week (day 4) she has had the opposite effect and is having horrible diarrhoea and bad gas! It’s fixed the reflux problem for sure and she’s still feeding well and wanting bottles and doesn’t seem to be in much discomfort but I’m changing her poo 5-8 times a day! It’s bright yellow and sometimes runny and sometimes just quite mushy and smells terrible! I know it can take a good 2 weeks to adjust to a new formula so I’m hanging out for the bowel movements to settle down. The plus side is that she’s sleeping 6 hours straight through the night and seems to only be doing the horrible poo when she’s awake.

I would recommend this formula to anyone needing a fix for reflux for sure but just be mindful of bowel changes.

Great for reflux not so great for colic – This formula made my baby constipated, farty and scream in pain. The consistency is thick like sludge and didn’t come through any teat I used. My baby still spat up but the vomiting had ceased. As the formulation is so thick he did sleep through in big blocks so there is one pro! I highly wouldn’t recommend this formula for a colicky baby I would purchase novolacs colic formula as it’s a bit more gentle and also aids with reflux!  Show details

Make my baby not happy – My baby have reflux so I try it but make her not happy, she can’t do poo and cry when she pass gas, what do you recommend to use for her?  Show details

Moved to Aptamil AR – I have moved from Aptamil gold to Aptamil reflux gold . He was having 100 mls before and today is the first day of moving to reflux formula and he seems to digest it . Show details ·  2

Only one that has worked for easing bubs reflux FINALLY!! – Found this formula great we were using another reflux formula but found bubs was spitting up a lot. Since changing bubs hardly spits up :) one thing is the scoop could be better as it hooks on the tin when trying to level it off. Show details

Eases reflux, only one I can find on the market that does – I started using this formula after trying several others, including goats milk options. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the results, my baby only sometimes posits after feeds but nowhere near as much as on some of the other formulas. I have given 4 stars as friends of mine say the older formula mix was way better. I also think the measuring… Read more

spoon in the tin could be improved as it often catches on the edge of the tin. Bellamys have a better measuring spoon

This was the one for us! – I have used this formula twice now for my two youngest children and I highly recommend it. Both kids suffered from reflux the second child had it more so i had tried a few other anti reflux formulas from other brands on the market And this one by far gave my babies the best results. Reflux drastically reduced, they both stayed full and content, reduced crying, they both slept longer & I noticed their growth. Happy I found the one that we needed. Show details

New formula is very different – I’m a Grandma of a beautiful baby that had been thriving on the old formula. He was so happy and settled when my daughter finally lighted on the thicker formula. She changed to the ‘new’ formula feeling confident, but NO!! I am now getting phone calls of him spilling & being unsettled, and I’m now driving all over the South Island to find old… Read more

stocks of the original formula! It feels ridiculous when I’m reading similar reviews & feelings from other mothers. PLEASE bring back the old formula.

Bring back the old formula already!!! – Can you not see how many mums want the old formula back?? Please, my son has gone straight back to spilling and is very upset on this new stuff :( The old AR was a godsend for my boy, I recommended to all as it was the ONLY thing on the market that helped him. My days are back to anxiety filled as he is not taking well to the new formula. Please just bring back the old stuff... why fix something that’s not broken? Show details

Caused Diarrhea – This formula was wonderful at stopping bub’s reflux however, doesn’t agree with the little ones stomach and has caused diarrhea. It is quite thick in the bottle so if you’re going to give it a go, would recommend a fast flow bottle. Show details

AR gold vs reflux gold – AR gold worked well for us altho my son got very constipated from it now that its changed to reflux gold I have the opposite problem hes a wee bit spilly which I can handle but alot of poo explosions hes on his third tin of the new stuff so I thought it would have calmed down by now also he is alot hungrier than before I'm worried hes not getting what he needs from this formula because hes pooing it out so fast? Show details

Beat formula!! – This is hands down the best formula I’ve used with my son, he has reflux first try on the this formula and we haven’t looked at any other brands! I’m honestly grateful for this formula!! Show details

BRING BACK THE OLD FORMULA! – My baby has been on this newer version-‘Reflux’ for 3 weeks now and her reflux has begun to play up! The old version-AR was the ONLY thing that kept her reflux at bay, not even medication would work. Not only does she now bring up her milk, but with it comes her solids from earlier in the day. Being that there are no other anti-reflux formula… Read more

on the market, I don’t understand why you would change something that works.

I can see that there are more vitamins in the new one but I don’t care about that as I give my baby additional vitamins and would rather do this than change her formula that has more vitamins but she can’t keep much of it down.

The fact you have to WAIT 7 MINUTES is ridiculous! My baby does not like to wait that long, I don’t know any that do. I also am not aware of any other formula where you have to wait that long. Even when you do plan their feed, sometimes baby’s finish their bottles and want more-this period of time is definitely when they don’t have patience.

You advise to call a careline...not sure what good that will do or what they can suggest that we haven’t tried already before we started to use the anti-reflux formula to begin with.

HORRIBLE! would like a refund .. have to wait 7 minutes before giving the bottle to the baby and its just thick sluge!! – Severe diarea, and cant prepare the bottles in advance, thick horrible formula hes been crying non stop ive had to go to the shops and spend another $27 on a different brand! Show details

Bring back the old formula! – The old formula was amazing and worked perfectly but now the new one isn't working! I think because the new scoop is smaller the liquid is too thin! Please bring back the old one! Show details

BRING THE OLD FORMULA BACK – please please please bring the old AR formula back. The new reflux gold is horrible. My son is now unfortunately back to square one. Please listen to all of us.

Bring back the old formula – The new formula isn't thick enough for my baby and he is now vomiting everytime he has a bottle but the old formula he never vomited it Please bring back the old formula! And its a bit silly that it has to sit gor 7 mintues for it to thicken up when everyone knows if u have a screaming babies they have to be fed straight away, i have twins and this formula has really dissapointed me,thanks Show details