How much do you spend on formula a month?

I might have to go this route if breastfeeding and my milk supply doesn't come in anytime soon. I have a low supply and I'm 3 weeks PP. I will be using similac.

Does it ever go on sale anywhere?

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About 50-75/month depending on how old he was and how much he was eating. Sign up on the Similac website and they will send you checks to use towards the formula.

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We spend alot! but that's because DD is on Similac Alimentium for her reflux and it's expensive! A case of 6 cans - powder is around $150, and we go through a can about every day and a half.

Go to the Similac website and sign up, they will send you coupons in the mail.

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way too much. LOL

We used Enfamil Gentlease for the first 4 months (we used gift cards from BRU and I only purchased when I had a $5 check)

Now, we use Parents Choice Gentle from Walmart and/or Member's Mark Gentle from Sams Club. Its $10 cheaper than Similac/Enfamil and my DS does great on it. So now, we spend anywhere from $30-$50 a month (depending on coupons).

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We buy Similac with iron at Costco and were spending between 90 and 120 a month. I BF DS for the first 4 months and supplemented with formula starting in his 3rd month. He's almost a year so this expense will be ending soon.

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when we were using enfamil (DS was 5 months), we went through a big can every 6 days. that was $25 each - about $125 a month.

then we switched to the target brand (exact same stuff) and paid $14 each - about $70 a month.

after that we got the big cans from berkley and jensen (BJ's brand). those are only $20 each but have twice the amount of formula in them. and again, exact same stuff. so that was $40 a month.

now that he is drinking only about 20 - 22 oz a day a can lasts 2.5 weeks and we pay around $30 a month for formula. Ds is 10 months now and has been drinking this amount since he was 8 months old.

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GoodStart has amazing $11off coupons and they sell 20% more containers at Target. They let me stack my coupons so I usually BOGO. It really isn't bad at all...$45 a month because of the BOGO

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We don't spend a lot at all. DD is on Similac Advance. 2 weeks ago I stocked up and got each big can for $11 each after rebate, checks and coupons from Target. One I actually got free because I bought other things that had free $5 GC. There are ways to be savy, you just need to shop around. It is easier if your child is on Similace Advance or Sensitive.

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That answer will varydepending on what formula a baby is on & how much they take.

At the height of our formula use, DS was taking about 30 oz a day. We used Similac Organic & I got it at BJ's. I paid $33 for the large can. (without a coupon....less if I had one). We went through 1 can every 6 days. So almost 5 cans a month for $165

When I BF and supplemented, we used 2 cans a month so it wasn't bad $$ wise...but I did not know I would give up BF as soon as I had too (7 months).

So for us the most expensive time was from 7-12 months. Now we are starting milk so the expense is ending

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About $200 a month. I go through about 2 LARGE containers from BJ's a week.

Its about $300 a month for this boy between diapers and food before I dress the kid.


ETA: I use my$5 coupons from Similac and he is on the Advance with early shield immune protection.

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ds is 4.5 months and we go through 2 Big Powder formulas a month (Only sold in BJ's and Costco)

with my similac coupon it is 23 dollars each, so 46 a month on formula.

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My DD has been on Enfamil Lipil since she was a week old and even in powder form it was a fortune. ($25/can)

Around 7 months we switched to the Target Brand which is exactly the same as Enfamil but only about $11.69/can. More than 50% less!! She is doing great on it, no change at all with her and we spend about $50/month on formula now instead of $100. (A can lasts us about a week......maybe a little longer. - She has (4) 6oz. bottles/day)

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A little under $100 month. We get the 36.5 oz cans at Costco. They are usually on sale for $25.

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We were spending about $30 a week for Similac Sensitive R.S. RTF

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We use Target brand formula so it's about
$50 a month.

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I cant wait to switch to MILK. I spend about 75-100 bucks per month on formula for DD. Plus Hubby only likes to buy her Organic Similac formula because its for his Princess. Ughh i would just buy her Go and Grow but he insists on her having Organic

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i've found the cheapest place so far (though i haven't gone to BJ's yet) for Similac is A&P (walbaums in NY). It's $1.00 cheaper than BRU and Target..

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Good Start RTF was about $120-150 a month. But DS was a big eater and he did better with the RTF than the powder so thats why it cost more!

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When DS was last on formula we bought about 4 cans of powdered formula a month at $26 a pop! So a little over $100 a month. I was so happy to switch to milk--that costs us about $16 a month.

Definitely sign up for the checks--they get stingy with them as DC grow older, but they help out in the beginning.

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WOW! I never realized how much $$ people spent on formula. I know I definitely dodged a bullet for that.

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Sam's Club & Costco sell larger powder can Similac and since its a "check" not a "coupon, they take the "checks"

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I used to buy Similac from BJs - with my checks I'd say I spent about $100 per month when he was completely on formula.

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About $15/month. It's covered under DH's insurance and gets shipped to our house. Before that we would purchase from BRU using our gift cards or BJs and coupons.