if you use formula, what formula do you buy?

Re: if you use formula, what formula do you buy?

• NorcalLinds

  March 2010

  it was trial and error for us. I finally found one that worked, it was the good start gentle ease.

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• pkw

  March 2010

  Trial and error here too.

  Nestle's Good Start Gentle Plus is what we use. 

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• scrapmama2201

  March 2010

  Ditto trial and error. Jake ended up on a soy formula. Ty ended up on a lactose free formula.

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• Mrs.BoomBoom

  March 2010

  We've used what the doctor's office gave us...Enfamil Premium
  

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• NotJustAnAuntie

  March 2010

  We used Neosure for a long time (high calorie preemie formula) and then switched to the Target Up and Up brand version of the gentle/partially digested stuff.
  

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• amyfelice

  March 2010

  Good start "protect plus"

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• MrsJewell

  March 2010

  Target Up & Up brand, Soy

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• m&m818

  March 2010

  We started on Enfamil since thats what they gave us in the hospital to supplement. Once we decided to stop BF we tried Kirkland (cheapest there is) and never looked back.
  

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• Mrs.K&C

  March 2010

  Trial and error, eventually ended up on a lactose free one.
  

  
  

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• NotJustAnAuntie

  March 2010

  Also, you should know that formula is federally mandated, so once you find one that works, don't be afraid to try the generic version. Target Up and Up comes in most of the options; soy, gentle, regular, toddler (which, as an aside, just has more calcium; our dietician said it isn't worth the extra money if you're also giving them WCM over the age of 1)

  The other thing to keep in mind is that even though the nutrition is the same, different brands taste different, so that may influence how well your kiddo does with it!
  

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• SFAug07 member

  March 2010

  Good Start Protect Plus. It doesn't smell bad like other formulas we have tried and DD likes it.

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• pink.dutch.tulips

  March 2010

  started off on similac .. then went to kirkland, then safeway, then target's up and up. thankfully dd isn't sensitive to much so we switch b/t safeway's mom to mom (their generic) and target's up & up.

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• Lady Galadriel member

  March 2010

  Kirkland at costco is the only one dd was ok with.
  

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• danandkelly

  March 2010

  We used the kirkland brand with Natalie on the recomendation of my Pedi.  She tolerated it better than enfamil or similac.

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• catngar77 member

  March 2010

  NotJustAnAuntie:

  Also, you should know that formula is federally mandated, so once you find one that works, don't be afraid to try the generic version. Target Up and Up comes in most of the options; soy, gentle, regular, toddler (which, as an aside, just has more calcium; our dietician said it isn't worth the extra money if you're also giving them WCM over the age of 1)

  The other thing to keep in mind is that even though the nutrition is the same, different brands taste different, so that may influence how well your kiddo does with it!
  

  FYI,  Formulas have come a long way and they are different.  It's good you are looking for more calcium but what you don't know is that same formula has palm oil in it which has been proven to inhibit calcium and fat absorption.  The first year of life. when your baby is growing at a rate of 300% (never again will this happen), whouldn't you want them to get the most calcium absorption as possible?  So many other reasons.... Similac Advance Early Shield is the only formula that has does not use palm oil! But they do have prebiotics, nucleotides, and antioxidants at levels that are found in BM. Optimal nutrition when FF!

  

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