Have you tasted formula?

AHeidiA · October 2014

DD has been EBF up until now but my supply has tanked and I decided to supplement. She has taken a bottle that had a little milk in it but when I put the formula in it she refused it. I tried it myself and YUCK! Tasted a little metallic and pretty nasty all around. Is that normal? Lol!

Oh I bought the Nestle Good Start, powder if that makes any difference.

So has anyone tried formula themselves? Is that how it actually tastes?

umma4babes · October 2014

Yep, I probably tried 10 different kinds. DD is on Hipp organic and it tastes like skim milk. We love it. She was also on Holle for a while and that too tasted like skim milk. US formula taste the worst, like fishy metal. The best among US brand was a generic organic formula.

blue_elle · October 2014

Earth's Best makes an organic formula I've heard good things about. I've not tried any myself.

amt0312 · October 2014

Yes, formula does have a metallic taste due to the iron content that it is fortified with. If possible, try mixing a little formula with breastmilk and gradually increase the amount as she gets used to it. You can't really find a formula with no iron in the U.S. as I believe it is mandated for all formulas to have it.

LittleMommaBlueHen · October 2014

I couldn't bring myself to try it when DD was using formula. She was on a medical formula and it smelled awful, but she didn't seem to mind in the least.

AHeidiA · October 2014

Thanks everyone! I will keep trying to introduce it mixed with breast milk.

MrsW062610 · October 2014

amt0312 said:

Yes, formula does have a metallic taste due to the iron content that it is fortified with. If possible, try mixing a little formula with breastmilk and gradually increase the amount as she gets used to it. You can't really find a formula with no iron in the U.S. as I believe it is mandated for all formulas to have it.

This. I did like 1/2 formula and 1/2 breastmilk in one bottle. And slowly increased the amount of formula after a few days. Finally I got her to take 4 ounces of formula mixed with 1 ounce of breastmilk and from then on she's taken formula fine. Good luck!

bethughknee · October 2014

I have a compulsive need to taste everything I feed DD. I tasted my breastmilk about 100 times and since we are using all freezer milk now I taste it each time just to be sure.

When we started using formula it was Similac for Supplementation and I thought it tasted a lot like my milk. It's all very sweet like @itsmeally said. We have since switched to Similac Advanced and I think that tastes even MORE like my milk. I really don't care for the smell of formula but the taste wasn't that different, IMO.

I really miss smelling my fresh breastmilk and yes I know that makes me crazy.

ETA: I never mixed formula and breastmilk. Formula is only good for 1 hr after starting a bottle and sometimes bottles are a fight if DD is distracted. I NEVER wanted to dump my milk. DD took a formula bottle just fine as long as it was warm. (When we first started.) Now she takes room temp formula no problem.

bensmommy518 · October 2014

Yeah its gross. DS was on formula for a bit and it was nasty to me but he didn't seem to mind.

chicki1012 · October 2014

DS is on similac and it doesnt taste all that bad. I cant stand the smell of it though and DS chugs it down like theres no tomorrow, so he never had a problem with taste

Edit: cant fricken type.

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