Karicare+ Extra Care Comfort Questions & Answers

Hi this product is now called Aptamil Colic and Constipation. You should be able to get this at your pharmacy. Cheers Sue Nutricia Careline

Hi,

Sorry to hear about your baby's constipation and green poos. Please give us a ring on our toll-free number 1800 438 500 and one of our dieticians/nutritionists or our midwife will be happy to assist you.

Thanks - Aptaclub

Hi Vanessa, Sorry to hear about this. The higher levels of protein and minerals in the stage 2 formula make it potentially unsafe for babies younger than 6 months. Please give us a ring on our toll-free number 1800 258268 and one of our dietitians/nutritionists will be happy to assist you.

Thanks - {Karinourish}

Keep it for later if unopened or most stores will take back if unopened

Priceline or online

Hi your questions have come thru to me for some reason. Im just a mum that reviewed a karicare formula i found good. You should ask karicare direct these questions via email or their helpline phoneline as they have professional advisers working there.

To me at three years he should be transitioned to fresh full cream milk from the fridge unless there is a medical issue that warrants not to.

I did this slowly by mixing the two changing by one scoop measurement every five days

ie if formula is 1 scoop per 30ml ( u need to check this they are all different ratios) i would leave out one scoop and 30ml water and add 30ml of fresh milk on make up

Gradually they got used to the different taste

Hi Eddie. We have emailed you. - Karicare Careline.

Hi! I feel your pain, it's very difficult with just one unsettled baby let alone two, all doctors say not to switch but they aren't the ones having to live the nightmare, no formula is like breastmilk it's all artificial not sure what is LCP sorry. I suppose you just get to a point where you go I have to give something else a try because this isn't working. I would say give one type of formula at least a few weeks if possible to see if they are going to get used to it. My daughter wasn't going to settle on any of the milks with casein in them and first daughter was exactly the same they were a bit milk sensitive but were fine by around the 8 month mark to go onto standard formula.

Just a thought is anyone lactose intolerant in your family because poo explosions can be lactose intolerance or overload. The comfort milk is lactose reduced but not free so if it doesn't help, you could try a lactose free one.

Best wishes!

We were told 'less is more'... we used Karicare comfort for a little while due to constipation and other issues, but those types of formula shouldn't be used as permanent solution. We were very happy with NAN comfort. The NAN pro gold and other formulas labelled with the word 'gold' contain Omega 3 and 6 chemically extracted from fish oil and a type of algae and that can sometimes upset bubs tummy as can be hard for some babies to process. Nan comfort doesn't have Omega 3 or 6 (there is no proven benefit from these add-ons anyway), has a probiotic (l. Reuteri) which is found in breast milk, is whey dominant and very gentle on tummy. Our little ones thrived on that! Try and give them a week to 10 days, that's how long it takes for them to settle on something new :) Good luck!!

Hi Nish,

Sorry to hear about the issues you've had with your little one. Please give us a ring on our toll-free number Aptamil 1800 438 500 and one of our midwives or nutritionists will be happy to assist you.

Thanks - Aptamil Careline

Thanks all . LCP's long chain polymerase which needs to develop babies brain and it contains in the Brest milk . May be I am reading too much

Not sure baby no longer on formula maybe check karicare website or call karicare helpline

Hi Antonella,

There is 5.5mg of magnesium per 100ml of formula. Please give us a ring on our toll-free number 1800 258 268 and one of our experts will be happy to assist you.

Thanks - Karicare Careline

My daughter lived on it from 8 weeks to about 8 months when she was able then to transition gradually to a standard 60/40 whey/casein formula.

If your concerned call the Karicare assistance line I found them a great help

Hello there! We had constipation issues at some stage and NAN Comfort I fixed the problem with both my daughters :) It's a very gentle formula for the tummy and it worked a treat. IF that doesn't work, try a non-gold formula, just a plain basic one. The nurses were telling me that gold formulas sometimes cause tummy trouble including constipation. Good luck!

Yes Coles has decided not to stock this anymore, Priceline or chemist warehouse if you have them, I'm having trouble getting at the moment due to low supply at karicare. I had to order online from cincotta chemist or its either pharmacy direct or chemist direct which are karicares main online reseller. Karicare tells me a shipment is due towards end of oct which we are nearly there, I have started slowly changing my baby to belamys organic stage 1 as she is now 8-9mths it's going ok but we r only doing 1 scoop change every three days, so we are up to 240mls a day of it with the rest comfort milk good luck constipation is dreadful, I use Coloxyl drops when she misses a day of no 2 xx

Thank you both so much! I tried bellamys organic that blocked him up also and just this week discovered the nan comfort, oh my goodness, it's working! Reminds me a lot of the karicare one in texture, colour and smell. Cheaper too. And available at Coles. Thank you both so much I sincerely appreciate your help. It's tough working out formulas!

Hi you did not say how long he's been on the HA one for, I can't advise what you should do but I can tell you of my experience with the HA I found it was very high in lactose and my baby suffered from multiple water poos a day from lactose overload, she was much better on the comfort one as it is still whey but reduced lactose, she did have runny poos but not water it was more solid but it took a few weeks to change totally - once a day for a while but she was not in discomfort settled well and although she was a bad day catnapper slept brilliantly at night so I just lived with the poonarmis it did sort itself out after a while and is now great she is on solids which I started slowly at 16 weeks and have found it was the best thing for her to start early with safe foods. She is still on the comfort milk at 7 mths however I am planning a trial onto standard formula from 8mths. if your worried go and check with your go or pediatrican. Best of luck it does get better

Just another thought maybe try some more burping to see if it makes any difference get the wind out before it creates lower problems, I used to have to burp every 30mls and try numerous positions to get it as soon as she did one I would give bottle back ASAP so she eventually got to know what I wanted from her and the whole process got much quicker. It's amazing how windy such a little thing can get, also check teat flow you mentioned he's three months now is your bottle system teats go up a level at that age? mine did - if its too hard/slow for him now he's bigger he could be sucking in more air than he should. anyway just a few thoughts you may have already covered yourself but might not of thought of xxx

Thanks for your reply! Hes on a slow teat cos he chokes on the nxt size up :(

Ive ended up trying Karicare plus, he seems to be tolerating it okay so far, he even poo'd without a whole deal of trouble. Will keep it going for a week or so :)

Hi there Kate. I work as a Careline Dietitian at Nutricia so am familiar with the product and baby nutrition. Give me a call livechat from the aptaclub.com.au or aptaclub.co.nz website & I can give you the personalised information that you need to make your best decision about feeding your baby.

Warm wishes

Kristin