Formula mamas

bstengler

Is there any difference with generic formula? It's so much cheaper and you get more. Thoughts? Anyone use generic over name brand? How does your little one do with it?

holly52

I'm just starting to try out Costco's brand of formula. I was using similac advance and heard this was similar. And it's half the price. I'll let you know how it works for us :

Kie310

There isn't a difference really. I don't use it because I never see it in ready made, only powder, and we only use ready made.

jastl32

They all have to meet the same requirements so it's fine to use generic. We started with Enfamil Gentlease and switched to Target's version of it. We actually like Target's better because it mixes much easier. When I did a comparison of the labels it was

jobiann

I was just thinking I wanted to switch to generic. I forget...which is the generic of Enfamil, is it Target or Wal-Mart? I hear with the generic you may have to shake longer or let the bottle sit longer as it's not as fine. But with as much as DS has been

jlynn917

We noticed an increase in gas/fussiness when switching from GentleEase to the Target version. That being said, my LO ended up being put on Nutramigen for other issues. He may not be a good example of making the switch. Unfortunately, there is no generic N

PrideandJoy29

We use generic all the time!

court115

We were using Similac Advance for the first month but his daycare provides Parent's Choice which is the Walmart version of Similac. LO is doing great on it! I did a lot of research and compared the labels twice and still couldn't find a difference. My

goocran7

I use the Babies R Us Soy Advantage formula. It's the only one my LO will tolerate. Even Gerber upset her stomach. It's great because they always have coupons and sales. Right now it's on sale for $10 a can, and I have a $5 coupon off of 2 cans. Plus it's