European formulas

[Anonymous]

I don’t have concerns about the nutritional content of European formula - the issue is lack of FDA oversight and ordering it online, which means you have no idea if it’s counterfeit or has been stored poorly. and the labels may not be in English so you don’t know how much water to use - that’s a huge issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is simply a weird trend that I think caught on because women who formula feed feel guilty and want the best and have stupidly been convinced these formulas are the best. They are basically the same and the European formulas come with risks that US ones do not.

Nope. I feel zero guilt about not breastfeeding. Some people are really into health food. Is it really that hard to understand? It's not rocket science.

There is nothing more healthy about it. That is what is hard to understand. People are so dumb.

That's subjective. Why do get upset by this. You're the weirdo.

No. Specially state what is more healthy. We’ll wait.

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Anonymous wrote:This is simply a weird trend that I think caught on because women who formula feed feel guilty and want the best and have stupidly been convinced these formulas are the best. They are basically the same and the European formulas come with risks that US ones do not.

Nope. I feel zero guilt about not breastfeeding. Some people are really into health food. Is it really that hard to understand? It's not rocket science.

There is nothing more healthy about it. That is what is hard to understand. People are so dumb.

That's subjective. Why do get upset by this. You're the weirdo.

In your opinion, what is more healthy about it?

Pp why do you care? People pick formulas for all sorts of reasons. Why are you so hung up on being right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is simply a weird trend that I think caught on because women who formula feed feel guilty and want the best and have stupidly been convinced these formulas are the best. They are basically the same and the European formulas come with risks that US ones do not.

Nope. I feel zero guilt about not breastfeeding. Some people are really into health food. Is it really that hard to understand? It's not rocket science.

There is nothing more healthy about it. That is what is hard to understand. People are so dumb.

That's subjective. Why do get upset by this. You're the weirdo.

In your opinion, what is more healthy about it?

Pp why do you care? People pick formulas for all sorts of reasons. Why are you so hung up on being right?

She most likely feels guilty about giving her baby crappy formula.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is simply a weird trend that I think caught on because women who formula feed feel guilty and want the best and have stupidly been convinced these formulas are the best. They are basically the same and the European formulas come with risks that US ones do not.

Nope. I feel zero guilt about not breastfeeding. Some people are really into health food. Is it really that hard to understand? It's not rocket science.

There is nothing more healthy about it. That is what is hard to understand. People are so dumb.

That's subjective. Why do get upset by this. You're the weirdo.

In your opinion, what is more healthy about it?

Pp why do you care? People pick formulas for all sorts of reasons. Why are you so hung up on being right?

DP. Because people are putting their newborns at risk because of stupidity. We all should care.

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Anonymous wrote:This is simply a weird trend that I think caught on because women who formula feed feel guilty and want the best and have stupidly been convinced these formulas are the best. They are basically the same and the European formulas come with risks that US ones do not.

Nope. I feel zero guilt about not breastfeeding. Some people are really into health food. Is it really that hard to understand? It's not rocket science.

There is nothing more healthy about it. That is what is hard to understand. People are so dumb.

That's subjective. Why do get upset by this. You're the weirdo.

In your opinion, what is more healthy about it?

Pp why do you care? People pick formulas for all sorts of reasons. Why are you so hung up on being right?

Yes, and I'm asking people who picked a European formula because it's more healthy, what is more healthy about it. If you're not one of those people, or you are one of those people but you don't want to answer that question, then you don't have to answer that question.

[Anonymous]

I used HIPP for my first because he liked the taste. My second likes Enfamil so that’s what we use!

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Anonymous wrote:This is simply a weird trend that I think caught on because women who formula feed feel guilty and want the best and have stupidly been convinced these formulas are the best. They are basically the same and the European formulas come with risks that US ones do not.

Nope. I feel zero guilt about not breastfeeding. Some people are really into health food. Is it really that hard to understand? It's not rocket science.

There is nothing more healthy about it. That is what is hard to understand. People are so dumb.

That's subjective. Why do get upset by this. You're the weirdo.

In your opinion, what is more healthy about it?

Pp why do you care? People pick formulas for all sorts of reasons. Why are you so hung up on being right?

Yes, and I'm asking people who picked a European formula because it's more healthy, what is more healthy about it. If you're not one of those people, or you are one of those people but you don't want to answer that question, then you don't have to answer that question.

You sound miserable PP. Get a life.

[Anonymous]

Sweeteners.
sources of some of these “same” components.
bans on GMO and pesticide use.
more stringent standards on what can be called organic.

There is a difference significant enough to pay extra in my view. Our food supply in the US is inferior thanks to FDA, grandfathering of some older harmful substances when new regulations are adopted and most of all corporations who are allowed to participate in the political process and have religious feelings.

The magical invisible hand of markets results in corn syrup in a newborns’ formula. No thanks.

[Anonymous]

We used to spend a long time in Europe, 3-4 months at a stretch and bought formula there while there. The kid had slight adjustment at first but nothing major and I didn’t feel there was such a huge difference. Use what’s available and easy to get. But I used Swiss Nan while there, which is basically nestle, so may be this is why didn’t feel such a huge difference, but it did have less of that awful formula iron or whatever smell.

[Anonymous]

I had a coworker who was super proud of the fact she used HiPP instead of a grocery store brand.

I never had the heart to tell her that every grocery store and drug store (not pharmacy) in Germany sold HiPP.

Formula is pretty tightly regulated, as it’s a milk replacement, whether in the EU or North America, or whatever. Ingredient labelling is different, and that’s kind of the key issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a coworker who was super proud of the fact she used HiPP instead of a grocery store brand.

I never had the heart to tell her that every grocery store and drug store (not pharmacy) in Germany sold HiPP.

Formula is pretty tightly regulated, as it’s a milk replacement, whether in the EU or North America, or whatever. Ingredient labelling is different, and that’s kind of the key issue.

It has different ingredients. It’s not about grocery stores. EU has stricter regulations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had a coworker who was super proud of the fact she used HiPP instead of a grocery store brand.

I never had the heart to tell her that every grocery store and drug store (not pharmacy) in Germany sold HiPP.

Formula is pretty tightly regulated, as it’s a milk replacement, whether in the EU or North America, or whatever. Ingredient labelling is different, and that’s kind of the key issue.

It has different ingredients. It’s not about grocery stores. EU has stricter regulations.

I’m guessing you haven’t done much science, in terms of, chemistry or physiology? Because you can call the same things different things, but they’re the same thing once your body digests them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had a coworker who was super proud of the fact she used HiPP instead of a grocery store brand.

I never had the heart to tell her that every grocery store and drug store (not pharmacy) in Germany sold HiPP.

Formula is pretty tightly regulated, as it’s a milk replacement, whether in the EU or North America, or whatever. Ingredient labelling is different, and that’s kind of the key issue.

It has different ingredients. It’s not about grocery stores. EU has stricter regulations.

I’m guessing you haven’t done much science, in terms of, chemistry or physiology? Because you can call the same things different things, but they’re the same thing once your body digests them.

I'm guessing you're a know it all. Because you're hung up on this PP. Again get a life. No one cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sweeteners.
sources of some of these “same” components.
bans on GMO and pesticide use.
more stringent standards on what can be called organic.

There is a difference significant enough to pay extra in my view. Our food supply in the US is inferior thanks to FDA, grandfathering of some older harmful substances when new regulations are adopted and most of all corporations who are allowed to participate in the political process and have religious feelings.

The magical invisible hand of markets results in corn syrup in a newborns’ formula. No thanks.

and yet you think it's better to buy infant formula from Europe on the grey market, and have it shipped to you entirely outside of the purview of any regulator, European or American? How does that make sense? It could be counterfeit Chinese formula with a HIPP label stuck on it, for all you know.