Making your own formula from scratch

[Anonymous]

Has anyone done this?

I just met someone with a 5 mon only who said they don't believe in any commercial formulas so they make their own with a base of coconut milk and almond milk and lots of additives.

I thought it was REALLY bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, its called my breasts. If this nut doesn't believe in commercial formulas, why doesn't she just nurse or get donor milk?

[Anonymous]

That seems like a lot of work. Is feeding nut based foods even ok at that age?

I can understand her concerns with commercial formula, but I wonder why no donor miik?

To each their own I guess

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

I would be terrified to do that - a lot of time, money and research has gone into crafting a good recipe for formula. I don't think you can just whip up a batch with your hand mixer and call it a day.

Why isn't she nursing?

[Anonymous]

Her story will go viral when CPS takes her malnourished kid away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be terrified to do that - a lot of time, money and research has gone into crafting a good recipe for formula. I don't think you can just whip up a batch with your hand mixer and call it a day.

Why isn't she nursing?

The issue isn't nursing. Many women do not nurse. But, I would be concerned about baby getting all the nutritional needs met.

[Anonymous]

Don't scientologists do this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be terrified to do that - a lot of time, money and research has gone into crafting a good recipe for formula. I don't think you can just whip up a batch with your hand mixer and call it a day.

Why isn't she nursing?

The issue isn't nursing. Many women do not nurse. But, I would be concerned about baby getting all the nutritional needs met.

Don't be obtuse. The point is that if someone is that obsessed about "natural" formula, it seems odd that they aren't using the most natural formula of all - breastmilk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be terrified to do that - a lot of time, money and research has gone into crafting a good recipe for formula. I don't think you can just whip up a batch with your hand mixer and call it a day.

Why isn't she nursing?

The issue isn't nursing. Many women do not nurse. But, I would be concerned about baby getting all the nutritional needs met.

Almost all families with infants either breastfeed, use formula, or combine the two in some way. If a family is absolutely ruling out one of the two options, then it seems reasonable to expect that they would investigate the other option, rather than feeding their infant something questionable. Now, of course it's possible this mother can't breastfeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be terrified to do that - a lot of time, money and research has gone into crafting a good recipe for formula. I don't think you can just whip up a batch with your hand mixer and call it a day.

Why isn't she nursing?

The issue isn't nursing. Many women do not nurse. But, I would be concerned about baby getting all the nutritional needs met.

Don't be obtuse. The point is that if someone is that obsessed about "natural" formula, it seems odd that they aren't using the most natural formula of all - breastmilk.

She may not be able to nurse or does not want to and at the same time not be pleased with ingredients in commercial formulas.

It is interesting that she has opted out of donor milk, but then maybe she is against using another woman's product as well.

Not for me . Hope she is making sure baby is getting adequate nutrients.

OP did her baby seem healthy?

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

A former coworker told me his wife did this. She supplemented with her home made formula. I suspect it is not as uncommon as you'd think.

[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.

Powder Generic formula is cheap. Walmart brand 2 lb can is very inexpensive. FDA regulated - same stuff as in name brand.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like one of those militant vegans (not saying all vegans are crazy, I know plenty of normal ones). I've heard other stories like this-usually in news articles about the kids dying or being removed by CPS for failure to thrive.

(DH's grandmother told us that she had to give my FIL evaporated milk when he wouldn't nurse.)