Baby Formula Brands

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Newborns would take whatever formula you feed them. The question is whether it works for them. DD was super cinstipated from formula and would go up to 10 days with no poop. Eventually we found that Gerber Good Start works well for her after trying many brands. With DS, he was fine with Similac even though his poop is on the loose side. We tried Kirkland since everyone swears by it but he has a BM every time after feeding. Smells diarrhea-ish too. We ended up using Gerber Good Start with him as well.

We use Dr. Brown bottles and those parts are so tedious to wash!

+1. This was our experience as well. DD was super constipated from the formula and we tried all sorts. I think the longest she wasn’t pooping was 17 days. Finally, someone here recommended Gerber Good Start and it worked. I’m using it now for my second child and he takes it just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Newborns would take whatever formula you feed them. The question is whether it works for them. DD was super cinstipated from formula and would go up to 10 days with no poop. Eventually we found that Gerber Good Start works well for her after trying many brands. With DS, he was fine with Similac even though his poop is on the loose side. We tried Kirkland since everyone swears by it but he has a BM every time after feeding. Smells diarrhea-ish too. We ended up using Gerber Good Start with him as well.

We use Dr. Brown bottles and those parts are so tedious to wash!

Mine would not. He was very particular and we had to do taste testings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Newborns would take whatever formula you feed them. The question is whether it works for them. DD was super cinstipated from formula and would go up to 10 days with no poop. Eventually we found that Gerber Good Start works well for her after trying many brands. With DS, he was fine with Similac even though his poop is on the loose side. We tried Kirkland since everyone swears by it but he has a BM every time after feeding. Smells diarrhea-ish too. We ended up using Gerber Good Start with him as well.

We use Dr. Brown bottles and those parts are so tedious to wash!

+1. This was our experience as well. DD was super constipated from the formula and we tried all sorts. I think the longest she wasn’t pooping was 17 days. Finally, someone here recommended Gerber Good Start and it worked. I’m using it now for my second child and he takes it just fine.

Sure they will but some people feel awful giving them smelly formula. My husband tasted them and Holle won the taste test. Sounds like you treat your newborn like a dog pp!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HIPP and get a Breeza Formula Maker. It’s heaven!

Yes! Love Hipp and my Brezza.

[Anonymous]

just an FYI wrt European baby formulas

https://parenting.nytimes.com/feeding/european-baby-formula?module=editors-picks&action=click®ion=2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HIPP and get a Breeza Formula Maker. It’s heaven!

Yes! Love Hipp and my Brezza.

+2. I thought the formula maker was the most ridiculous gift I received at first. I mean, how hard is it to mix formula and water? But our nanny finally set it up for us and... OMG! Formula made perfectly at the right temperature with a one finger push of a button!

And we’ve always used HIPP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Newborns would take whatever formula you feed them. The question is whether it works for them. DD was super cinstipated from formula and would go up to 10 days with no poop. Eventually we found that Gerber Good Start works well for her after trying many brands. With DS, he was fine with Similac even though his poop is on the loose side. We tried Kirkland since everyone swears by it but he has a BM every time after feeding. Smells diarrhea-ish too. We ended up using Gerber Good Start with him as well.

We use Dr. Brown bottles and those parts are so tedious to wash!

+1. This was our experience as well. DD was super constipated from the formula and we tried all sorts. I think the longest she wasn’t pooping was 17 days. Finally, someone here recommended Gerber Good Start and it worked. I’m using it now for my second child and he takes it just fine.

Sure they will but some people feel awful giving them smelly formula. My husband tasted them and Holle won the taste test. Sounds like you treat your newborn like a dog pp!

Not the PP, but what a ridiculous and borderline hateful thing to say. It's fine if you want to spend extra money on something aesthetic like looking for a formula that doesn't smell (ever smelled a multivitamin? Not great!), but if you have to attack strangers to justify the expense it might be worth a little introspection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Newborns would take whatever formula you feed them. The question is whether it works for them. DD was super cinstipated from formula and would go up to 10 days with no poop. Eventually we found that Gerber Good Start works well for her after trying many brands. With DS, he was fine with Similac even though his poop is on the loose side. We tried Kirkland since everyone swears by it but he has a BM every time after feeding. Smells diarrhea-ish too. We ended up using Gerber Good Start with him as well.

We use Dr. Brown bottles and those parts are so tedious to wash!

+1. This was our experience as well. DD was super constipated from the formula and we tried all sorts. I think the longest she wasn’t pooping was 17 days. Finally, someone here recommended Gerber Good Start and it worked. I’m using it now for my second child and he takes it just fine.

Sure they will but some people feel awful giving them smelly formula. My husband tasted them and Holle won the taste test. Sounds like you treat your newborn like a dog pp!

You should really be more careful with a newborn.

[Anonymous]

We used a combination of Gerber Good Start and Kirkland brand. I liked that the Good Start was a bit easier to mix, so I used that when they were very small and I was fretting about gas bubbles. And then once some of my post partum hormones wore off I switched the Kirkland because it was the cheapest. You can get it on Amazon too!

[Anonymous]

We had heard the advice on using whatever one your baby would accept. She would drink the Target Up and Up brand one that is blue/similar to Similac, but it clumped up a lot and had brown spots (supposedly from "over-toasting" the formula or something when they dry it out). We ended up using Similac Pro Advance - comes in big containers that you can buy in bulk online. Has worked very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:just an FYI wrt European baby formulas

https://parenting.nytimes.com/feeding/european-baby-formula?module=editors-picks&action=click®ion=2

Long article with lots of details..

European Baby Formula That Is Illegally Sold in the United States Carries Risks, Pediatricians Warn
HiPP, Holle and other brands are not registered with the F.D.A., but that hasn’t stopped parents from buying them from third-party vendors.

“In searching for the best alternative to breastfeeding, some parents are turning to formulas produced by European brands like HiPP and Holle, which are assumed to be superior to those made by American companies. But according to representatives from HiPP, Holle and Töpfer, these products are not registered with the Food and Drug Administration and do not have official distribution channels in the United States. That means importing and selling these formulas in the United States is illegal, the F.D.A. said. But they are still entering the country via third-party vendors.

The potential dangers are numerous. Children can fall ill or become malnourished if parents inadvertently use an incorrect formula-to-water ratio; unofficial formula vendors may not store the powdered formula properly, raising the possibility of bacterial contamination, product deterioration or loss in nutrient density; there is no system in place to inotify consumers in the United States if any of these formulas are recalled; and while many European formulas contain the nutrients required in the United States, some do not. In addition, parents in the United States may not realize that European formulas labeled hypoallergenic aren’t meant for children with cow’s milk allergies.

Dr. Steven Abrams, chair of the committee on nutrition at the American Academy of Pediatrics and director of the Dell Pediatric Research Institute in Austin, Tex., said he would “strongly discourage” parents from using formulas that aren’t regulated by the F.D.A.

Infant formula “has to be absolutely nutritionally complete and handled in a very safe way, from the moment of manufacture to the moment it gets into their house and into the baby,” Dr. Abrams said. “The laws and the rules exist for a reason. And that’s because even a single mistake in any of this will just have terrible outcomes for babies.””

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Newborns would take whatever formula you feed them. The question is whether it works for them. DD was super cinstipated from formula and would go up to 10 days with no poop. Eventually we found that Gerber Good Start works well for her after trying many brands. With DS, he was fine with Similac even though his poop is on the loose side. We tried Kirkland since everyone swears by it but he has a BM every time after feeding. Smells diarrhea-ish too. We ended up using Gerber Good Start with him as well.

We use Dr. Brown bottles and those parts are so tedious to wash!

+1. This was our experience as well. DD was super constipated from the formula and we tried all sorts. I think the longest she wasn’t pooping was 17 days. Finally, someone here recommended Gerber Good Start and it worked. I’m using it now for my second child and he takes it just fine.

Sure they will but some people feel awful giving them smelly formula. My husband tasted them and Holle won the taste test. Sounds like you treat your newborn like a dog pp!

Sounds like you gave your newborn random formula you bought off the internet without actually knowing it was safe... because it smelled good. Good job.

[Anonymous]

We started with Enfamil (from the hospital - GW) and I moved on the the Wal-Mart version (half the price, exact same stuff as far as I can tell - the ingredients and the grams/scoop are exactly the same). We use Avent glass bottles. The lactation consultant said that Dr. Brown's were best but I wasn't about to sign up for all those parts if it wasn't absolutely necessary. We tried Similac but she didn't do well on it, and it seems to be more corn-based than milk-based but honestly, if she had done well on it I wouldn't have cared. Good luck! I've found that half-formula half-breastmilk/feeding has been really great for my mental health and sharing the load w/my husband. It's been a wonderful choice for our family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:just an FYI wrt European baby formulas

https://parenting.nytimes.com/feeding/european-baby-formula?module=editors-picks&action=click®ion=2

Long article with lots of details..

European Baby Formula That Is Illegally Sold in the United States Carries Risks, Pediatricians Warn
HiPP, Holle and other brands are not registered with the F.D.A., but that hasn’t stopped parents from buying them from third-party vendors.

“In searching for the best alternative to breastfeeding, some parents are turning to formulas produced by European brands like HiPP and Holle, which are assumed to be superior to those made by American companies. But according to representatives from HiPP, Holle and Töpfer, these products are not registered with the Food and Drug Administration and do not have official distribution channels in the United States. That means importing and selling these formulas in the United States is illegal, the F.D.A. said. But they are still entering the country via third-party vendors.

The potential dangers are numerous. Children can fall ill or become malnourished if parents inadvertently use an incorrect formula-to-water ratio; unofficial formula vendors may not store the powdered formula properly, raising the possibility of bacterial contamination, product deterioration or loss in nutrient density; there is no system in place to inotify consumers in the United States if any of these formulas are recalled; and while many European formulas contain the nutrients required in the United States, some do not. In addition, parents in the United States may not realize that European formulas labeled hypoallergenic aren’t meant for children with cow’s milk allergies.

Dr. Steven Abrams, chair of the committee on nutrition at the American Academy of Pediatrics and director of the Dell Pediatric Research Institute in Austin, Tex., said he would “strongly discourage” parents from using formulas that aren’t regulated by the F.D.A.

Infant formula “has to be absolutely nutritionally complete and handled in a very safe way, from the moment of manufacture to the moment it gets into their house and into the baby,” Dr. Abrams said. “The laws and the rules exist for a reason. And that’s because even a single mistake in any of this will just have terrible outcomes for babies.””

Reminds me of Britax injury causing strollers and the refusal of Consumer Product Safety Commission’s - the US regulator -refusal to force a recall. There are too many ridiculous statements in this article to count. Consumers are not morons who cant dissolve a scoop in water. European formulas dont use the same sweeteners as all US formulas do. Food safety standards are much more rigorous. FDA is a hostage of corporate lobbying and interests. Of course they would say all these things. What about regulating nutritional supplements industry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Newborns would take whatever formula you feed them. The question is whether it works for them. DD was super cinstipated from formula and would go up to 10 days with no poop. Eventually we found that Gerber Good Start works well for her after trying many brands. With DS, he was fine with Similac even though his poop is on the loose side. We tried Kirkland since everyone swears by it but he has a BM every time after feeding. Smells diarrhea-ish too. We ended up using Gerber Good Start with him as well.

We use Dr. Brown bottles and those parts are so tedious to wash!

+1. This was our experience as well. DD was super constipated from the formula and we tried all sorts. I think the longest she wasn’t pooping was 17 days. Finally, someone here recommended Gerber Good Start and it worked. I’m using it now for my second child and he takes it just fine.

Sure they will but some people feel awful giving them smelly formula. My husband tasted them and Holle won the taste test. Sounds like you treat your newborn like a dog pp!

Sounds like you gave your newborn random formula you bought off the internet without actually knowing it was safe... because it smelled good. Good job.

But it is Northern European. It must be better!!!