Rebecca Heal in Larkfield, Kent, told the BBC that she complained to Aptamil about the new recipe and smaller packaging, and was told that the formula was changed because of "scientific research and costs to cover that". Ms Heal, who has a three-month-old daughter Olivia, said that she tried to follow Danone's new mixing instructions, but the milk still wasn't right.
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However, some parents using the revised formula posted on Aptamil's Facebook page that they had not experienced any problems. One mother, who did not want to be named, told the BBC that her four-month-old baby had successfully transitioned from breast milk to Aptamil First Infant Milk. Courtney Wheeldon, based in Hull, said that her week-old son Jenson, who was born prematurely, had benefited from being on the new revised formula. Media playback is unsupported on your device.
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Pose Groundbreaking drama, back for series 2. Daily news briefing direct to your inbox Sign up for our newsletter. Why you can trust BBC News. Politics Home Parliaments Brexit. Sarah Foster said her eight-week-old son Tobi had been fine on the old milk since birth, but became ill after trying the new tub.
She told the paper: "He was sick straight away when feeding him the first feed of it. As soon as it hit his tummy it was back up.
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We have no choice but to use the new one as everywhere has sold out or no longer stocks the old one. Sarah, 35, also mum to seven-year-old Joshua, says the company is giving various responses to customers who have complained.
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Parents have also complained the company has reduced the size of its packs from g to g while keeping the tubs at the same price. Bel Garner shared a Facebook post about the new formula earlier this week and has since received more than messages from people having similar issues. The experienced mum-of-three, said she was offended by the suggestion mums could be making the feeds up wrong and has criticised the new guidance to make the milk using water that's cooled for half an hour.
Mum Susan Johnston, whose daughter was being "very sick, refusing feeds" and suffering with diarrhoea, posted a photo of one bottle made up with the old formula and one with the new to show the company the difference between the two. She said: "The pictures I took were of Aptamil old and new formula. Why is there such a difference between the two when they were both made at same time in the same way?
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Why change the formula when it was fine? Sort it Aptamil, very disappointing. Aptamil revealed the change to its formula in a leaflet inside the old packs, but parents believe it should be made clearer on the outside of the tubs. The leaflet states: "Our team of scientists have developed a patented formulation with our blend of ingredients and our unique process. The pack design for Aptamil First Infant milk will also be changing with a different staging colour. But she said the changes have not been made without 'extensive quality and safety checks' including clinical trials, product testing and product experience tests - the results of which have assured them 'the product is well tolerated by babies and is safe to consume'.
She said: "We are committed to providing parents with the best products we can. We invest heavily in early life science, and it is from this research we have introduced our latest powdered milks. We also appreciate how distressing it can be when babies are unwell and want to support in any way we can.
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At the same time, there are small changes to the level of some nutrients such as calcium, potassium and sodium but they are very minor in nutritional terms. She added: "But we do recognise and appreciate that some parents have had difficulties. We know every baby is different and may take time to adjust.
Responding to the criticism over the reduced pack size, she said: "We have invested significantly in research and equipment whilst also facing additional ingredient costs in developing this formula. Rather than increase the price we took the decision to maintain the price per pack but change the size to g.