High Calorie Infant Formula

Since there is so much interest in what Aeva is eating, I thought I'd give the lo-down here:

There are 3 different types of infant formula categories: preemie, transitional, and term.
Term formula is what all of you are accustom to: it has normal amounts of nutrients for a baby birthed at term, and is 20 calories per ounce.
Preemie formula is ridiculously high in nutrients, and is for the time the preemie is born, and the time they are considered term.
Transitional formula is in the middle, and can be formulated into different caloric counts. It is higher than term formula in nutrients and protien, but not as high as preemie formula.

FYI: Breastmilk alone is 20calories per ounce.


SO, Aeva doesn't like the taste of breastmilk, oddly. Maybe it was something I was eating.
Anyways, she is to be on 28 calorie formula. She gets 1/4 breastmilk to 3/4 formula. The breastmilk gets formula added to it to make it 28 cal, and then it is added to formula. The overall concoction is 28cal.

She is on a high calorie diet so that she can catch up on her growth. She more than likely will be on transitional formula for her first year, but the calorie level will go down to 22 as she gets bigger. She will be weaned down to just normal 22 cal transitional formula.

I hope that answers some the questions about her food.

Let's not forget that she has reflux and pukes. All the time. More some days than others.