Formula in the Hospital

SleepingBeauty79

Hi,

What brand of formula is given to the babies in the hospital?  I want to use similac and wondering if I need to bring my own. TIA

bumpuser5078523

Ours offered Similac. I think it depends on what sponsor they have.

memali26

I think it depends on the hospital. We started formula feeding from day 1 with DD2 and were offered a choice between Similac and Enfamil.

cassielynn09

Depends on the hospital. DD was given similac in 2009 and DS was born at same hospital and given Enfamil. You could probably call and ask.

SleepingBeauty79

Thanks....do you need to being your own bottles and pacifiers or are those usually provided? Thanks.

costa2011

Our offered Enfamil Newborn

ladybugpjb

My hospitals  both had Similac. They have the 2oz nurser bottles and nipples, so you wouldn't need your own.

The hospital where I had DD did not have any pacifiers. The hospital where I had DS gave him a hospital during his short stay in the NICU. It just depends on the hospital. I'd take your own just in case if you plan to use one.

amandalgreene86

Ours asked us which brand we preferred.  They offered Emfamil, Similac, and Gerber.

KMB611

SleepingBeauty79 said:

Thanks....do you need to being your own bottles and pacifiers or are those usually provided? Thanks.

They normally provide everything. They use the 2 oz. bottle to make sure the baby's stomach can tolerate the formula.

BC&LM

It depends on the hospital. Ours offered Gerber.

BC&LM

SleepingBeauty79 said:

Thanks....do you need to being your own bottles and pacifiers or are those usually provided? Thanks.

Hospitals typically use the ready to feed formulas that come in their own bottle. I am pretty sure they also provided us with a pacifier, but we didn't use it in the hospital.

shihtzumomma

Our hospital offered Enfamil.

baloneydisc

We EBF, but our hospital offers Similac, Enfamil & Gerber. They also had soothie pacifiers.

MrsAuby

Ours had Similac and Enfamil. They also had the soothie pacifiers, but we brought our own to get her used to the kind we had at home.

memali26

A lot of hospitals aren't offering pacifiers any more, so if you want to try one I'd bring it with just in case. The hospital where I delivered my first gave them out like candy, but the hospital where I delivered/will deliver #2 does not offer them except to NICU babies, so we bring out own.

LJUTCMommy

Ours used Gerber Good Start. 

purplepeanut6

ours switch off every two weeks.

babybranch

I believe ours had Enfamil & Similac, but you can always call and ask ahead of time to see what they provide

sara1817

My hospital had Similac, Enfamil, and donor BM. They asked me which i wanted before they brought it.