Effective October 1, 2019, there will be a change to the standard infant formula provided by the Vermont WIC Nutrition Program.
- Gerber Good Start Gentle and Gerber Good Start Soy will be the primary WIC milk-based and soy-based formulas replacing Similac Advance and Isomil Soy.
- Gerber Good Start Soothe will be available without a prescription replacing Similac Fuss & Gas, Similac Total Comfort and Similac for Spit up
Effective October 2019:
No Longer WIC Eligible in Vermont: Similac Advance
New Formula: Gerber Good Start Gentle
Milk Based
No Longer WIC Eligible in Vermont: Similac Isomil Soy
New Formula: Gerber Good Start Soy
Soy-Based
Kosher and Halai
No Longer WIC Eligible in Vermont: Similac Sensitive Fuss & Guss, Smiliac Total Comfort, Similac for Spit Up
New Formula: Gerber Good Start Soothe
Milk-based with smaller proteins for easier digestion. Helps with colic, fussiness & gas, and spit up
Changing Your Baby to a New Formula
Most babies will switch to a new formula without any problems. Some parents may notice minor changes in feeding or pooping patterns when switching their babies to a new formula.
Slowly mix the old formula with the new formula over a period of about a week.
- Prepare some of the new formula and some of the old formula separately, then mix the two prepared formulas together in the amounts in the chart below.
- Look for the amount of formula your baby usually drinks at a feeding in the left-hand column.
- Using columns to the right, mix the amount of current formula with the amount of the new formula.
- Use less of the old formula and more of the new formula each day over the course of the week.
If Your Baby Drinks a 4 oz Bottle of Formula
Days 1 and 2
3 oz current formula + 1 oz new formula
Days 3 and 4
2 oz current formula + 2 oz new formula
Days 5 and 6
1 oz current Formula + 3 oz new formula
Day 7
4 oz new formula
If Your Baby Drinks a 6 oz Bottle of Formula
Days 1 and 2
4 oz current formula + 2 oz new formula
Days 3 and 4
3 oz current formula = 3 oz new formula
Days 5 and 6
2 oz current Formula + 4 oz new formula
Day 7
6 oz new formula
If Your Baby Drinks a 8 oz Bottle of Formula
Days 1 and 2
5 oz current formula + 1 oz new formula
Days 3 and 4
4 oz current formula + 34 oz new formula
Days 5 and 6
2 oz current Formula + 6 oz new formula
Day 7
8 oz new formula
