Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used Hipp formula with my second baby for about 3.5 months until I had to switch her to a hypoallergenic formula due to a milk protein allergy. I was very happy with it and chose the formula for a couple reasons. First, it contains pre and probiotics which I am a huge fan on. Second, it uses lactose as it’s sweetener instead of corn syrup and corn syrup solids which a lot of US brands use. Lastly, it does not stain clothing and bibs the way Enfamil and Similac do in my opinion. I wish we could have stayed on it, and I guess we could have tried their HA version, but I just needed to do what’s best for my baby and from what I understand Hipp HA and Comfort don’t have milk proteins that are as broken down as the US HA formulas.

My older daughter was on both Enfamil and Similac and is super healthy and smart so I doubt using a European formula would have made any difference there.

I always ordered from reputable distributors and never had any issues, so I was not worried about tampering or contamination (everything was always sealed and arrived in good condition).

So to each their own. Try it if you want. Happy to answer other questions.

This fascinating to me.

If she had a milk allergy, it’s also interesting you liked lactose as a sweetener.

Also, Point to the pre and pro biotics on the ingredient list.

Infant milk allergies are to the proteins, not the sugars. It's very rare to have a lactose intolerant infant.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ LOL. Are you being serious?

yes. lactose is what makes breast milk sweet. Hipp and Holle have lactose as a sweetener. US formulas use sugar and corn syrup.

Please review the Holle ingredients list. Honestly, this thread makes me weep for America.

Sugar in Holle comes from lactose. Corn syrop is banned in EU for formula use.

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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.

Thank you, PP. exactly my reasons for using HIPP.

OP or PP who said there is not difference in ingredients. Did you even compare yourself? I just ran the list and a couple of pretty bad ingredients stood out immediately in enfamil, and didn't run through the whole list yet.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ LOL. Are you being serious?

yes. lactose is what makes breast milk sweet. Hipp and Holle have lactose as a sweetener. US formulas use sugar and corn syrup.

Please review the Holle ingredients list. Honestly, this thread makes me weep for America.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ LOL. Are you being serious?

yes. lactose is what makes breast milk sweet. Hipp and Holle have lactose as a sweetener. US formulas use sugar and corn syrup.

Anonymous wrote:^ LOL. Are you being serious?

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Thank you, PP. exactly my reasons for using HIPP.

OP or PP who said there is not difference in ingredients. Did you even compare yourself? I just ran the list and a couple of pretty bad ingredients stood out immediately in enfamil, and didn't run through the whole list yet.

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.

Anonymous wrote:Starting 2020 Holle will be available in the US. So people claiming shady distribution no longer have that mud to sling. I am sure at that point there will still be insults such as more expensive formula doesn’t mean better. If others want to spend money on organic formula what beef do you have with it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used Hipp formula with my second baby for about 3.5 months until I had to switch her to a hypoallergenic formula due to a milk protein allergy. I was very happy with it and chose the formula for a couple reasons. First, it contains pre and probiotics which I am a huge fan on. Second, it uses lactose as it’s sweetener instead of corn syrup and corn syrup solids which a lot of US brands use. Lastly, it does not stain clothing and bibs the way Enfamil and Similac do in my opinion. I wish we could have stayed on it, and I guess we could have tried their HA version, but I just needed to do what’s best for my baby and from what I understand Hipp HA and Comfort don’t have milk proteins that are as broken down as the US HA formulas.

My older daughter was on both Enfamil and Similac and is super healthy and smart so I doubt using a European formula would have made any difference there.

I always ordered from reputable distributors and never had any issues, so I was not worried about tampering or contamination (everything was always sealed and arrived in good condition).

So to each their own. Try it if you want. Happy to answer other questions.

This fascinating to me.

If she had a milk allergy, it’s also interesting you liked lactose as a sweetener.

Also, Point to the pre and pro biotics on the ingredient list.