Changing from stage 1 to stage 2

[Beanonorder]

Hi Ladies

I've got a question about changing from stage 1 formula to stage 2. I was under the impression that once LO hit six months you changed over. But I was doing a bit of research and found lots of things saying its not necessary/its only for hungry babies/its just a marketing con.
Formula is overboard expensive here and I was looking forward to changing because stage 2 is cheaper than stage 1. But I don't want to change over if its not the right thing to do.
My daughter is drinking a 200ml bottle 4 times a day, sleeps through the night and is gaining between 150g and 200g a week. She is also BF (only about 5 minutes each side) and eating solids. So I'd say she is doing really well.
Would I be making a mistake changing over?
I use Nutrilon which is from Holland.

 

[Nessicle]

They say its a "con" and not needed but personally if its cheaper then I'd just change

 

[Bunanie]

I am in the exact same situation...

I use Aptimal gold, hubby and I actually compared the nutrition contents at the back of the can, it seems like stage 2 has more calories, vitamins and minerals compared to stage one. .

So now we are using stage 2

 

[Nessicle]

The idea with follow on milk is that it has more nutrients in a smaller volume if milk so that when they're on solids and their milk intake goes down they're still getting plenty of nutrients x

 

[Bonnie11]

^wss
You won't do any harm if you stick with 1st stage, however second stage is more concentrated with vits etc so as LO drops the amount of milk they drink as they take more solids, they are still getting the right nutrition. As I said if you choose not to switch it won't make a lot of difference though.
I think the con comes in when they have follow on milk for 1+ year. Your LO should be eating a pretty balanced diet by then so there shouldn't be any need for a change in formula. Cows milk should be fine. Only if they were particularly fussy eaters would I consider sticking with formula past a year

 

[Beanonorder]

Thanks ladies!
I'm going to compare the ingredients of the stage 1 and 2 and then decide which is best. If there is not much difference then I think I'm going to change so we can save that little bit of money.

 

[Nessicle]

That's why I've changed for the boots points and offers lol x