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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who are these morons spending $2000/year to formula feed?[/quote]

How am I a moron? My kid didn't grow on breastmilk (I mean, didn't gain an ounce no matter how much he drank), so we had to switch for formula. He vomited and vomited from powdered formula, then stopped eating altogether. We finally figured out that Alimentum ready to feed was what he needed, and it's the only formula that he will (1) eat (2) not vomit up and (3) doesn't cause him terrible constipation. 6 hospital stays later, plus many, many NG tubes (many of which I had to insert at home), we finally have gotten him to the point where he'll eat on his own.

Each bottle is 32 ounces, which is about what he eats in a day. $10.49 a bottle X 365 days is $3,800/year. We spent many months trying to figure out what he could eat, so we will only be giving him the Alimentum for about 6 months, so closer to $1,900.

And this is on top of the nanny we pay $3,000 a month to watch our kids. We are truly hoping things get cheaper as they get older!
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