Making your own formula from scratch

[Anonymous]

And all the other homemade formulas on this thread make a lot more sense...kefir and evaporated milk are made from whole cow milk...as is regular formula. Much better ideas than freaking coconut milk FFS.

[Anonymous]

One of my good friends did this and besides being anti flu shot she's pretty mainstream. I never really figured out why she did it - her first child was a huge spitter upper and when she made her own he spat up less - her base was goat milk and then sge added a gazillion vitamin droppers of supplements - I think the biggest issues were always having to make it and travel - it's not like traveling with a powder and it was a yucky dark gray color

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my good friends did this and besides being anti flu shot she's pretty mainstream. I never really figured out why she did it - her first child was a huge spitter upper and when she made her own he spat up less - her base was goat milk and then sge added a gazillion vitamin droppers of supplements - I think the biggest issues were always having to make it and travel - it's not like traveling with a powder and it was a yucky dark gray color

But the difference is that goat's milk is animal fat. I would be very wary of an infant not getting any animal fats at all. We are mammals and infants are supposed to drink milk, not coconuts or almonds.

[Anonymous]

Ok apparently I'm a glutton for punishment b.c I just googled recipes for these "formulas" ...you have to add desiccated liver powder or a RAW EGG YOLK to your coconut milk.

The crazy....it hurts me...those poor babies!!

[Anonymous]

And one of the nutritional comparisons said that it only had 1/3rd of the amount of cholesterol as breastmilk. Your brain us basically just well-organized cholesterol.

Science education in this country sucks apparently.

[Anonymous]

My SIL made her own formula years ago and her doctor told her to quit because her son was doubling his weight too fast.

My DIL's doctor told her to add Kayro syrup to the baby's formula for her upset stomach and constipation.

It's not at all a crazy idea.

[Anonymous]

It's an awful idea, and yes people have been reported to CPS for it and have had parenting plans put in place.

[Anonymous]

Even more horrifying is that many of the recipes call for raw milk, though.

[Anonymous]

The Only people I've known to do this are very low income and can't afford formula. It's very unhealthy for babies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Only people I've known to do this are very low income and can't afford formula. It's very unhealthy for babies.

Then they should easily qualify for wic, which covers formula. Or food stamps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My SIL made her own formula years ago and her doctor told her to quit because her son was doubling his weight too fast.

My DIL's doctor told her to add Kayro syrup to the baby's formula for her upset stomach and constipation.

It's not at all a crazy idea.

Excessive weight gain does not equal health.

Kayro syrup can contain botulism.

It's a freaking terrible idea.

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Anonymous wrote:Bad idea as you cannot replicate everything in real formula or breastmilk

True enough. You can't replicate the toxic amounts of flame retardants and other endocrine disrupters in your breast milk.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Only people I've known to do this are very low income and can't afford formula. It's very unhealthy for babies.

Then they should easily qualify for wic, which covers formula. Or food stamps.

I'm guessing you've never applied for WIC or you'd know that WIC and easy don't belong in the same sentence. WIC also only covers a portion of the formula an infant needs.

Having said that, families that stretch their dollars by feeding their babies things other than formula are not choosing coconut milk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many babies a few generations ago were fed an evaporated milk based "formula" prepared at home. The old versions of Dr. Spock's famous book gave a recipe for it. I think his recipe may have used Karo corn syrup. Formula is so darned expensive; I suppose some people may try to economize by using similar methods.

Not saying I think this is a great idea, but also not judging people who do it.

Evaporated milk, corn syrup, and something else. My grandmother raised six kids on it in the 1940s-1950s. Couldn't nurse any of her kids, commercial formula either not available or too expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of my good friends did this and besides being anti flu shot she's pretty mainstream. I never really figured out why she did it - her first child was a huge spitter upper and when she made her own he spat up less - her base was goat milk and then sge added a gazillion vitamin droppers of supplements - I think the biggest issues were always having to make it and travel - it's not like traveling with a powder and it was a yucky dark gray color

But the difference is that goat's milk is animal fat. I would be very wary of an infant not getting any animal fats at all. We are mammals and infants are supposed to drink milk, not coconuts or almonds.

Goats milk was not uncommonly given to babies who lacked access to breast milk--I think the proteins are easier for babies to digest than cow's milk. But almond and coconut "milks" are not milk.