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MrsBurgos09
LIF Adult
Member since 9/09 915 total posts
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Erica
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What formula are you using?
Enfamil Gentlease; but perhaps next week we may be switching have to see how it goes...
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ny55angel
car seat tech & geek :-)
Member since 2/06 4346 total posts
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Re: What formula are you using?
Posted by cateyemm
Posted by CaseyGirl
I plan to use Good Start like we did with Tommy 3 years ago. My. ed said it was closest to breast milk.
I dont understand this statement. Can anyone explain further?
My ped said they're basically all the same since they have the same ratios of fat carbs etc. so how is one closer to BM than another?
They do have all the same nutritional values (that OS regulated across the board for all formulas on the market) It's the whey to casein ratio that differs between formulas. (Sorry, I can't direct link from my phone)
http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/feeding-infants-toddlers/bottle-feeding/choosing-formula
According to what I've read, Good start is actually the furthest from breast milk because it contains NO casein at all and the whey is already broken down. While it makes a baby's gut not have to work as hard to digest, it is not similar to breast milk.
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| Posted 1/9/13 4:46 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What formula are you using?
With Emerson I started out using Enfamil LIPIL but it was getting expensive so we switched over to the Target brand equivalent with no problem. It was less than half the cost of name brand.
Message edited 1/9/2013 7:05:12 PM.
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| Posted 1/9/13 7:04 PM |
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Melmel821
Love being a mom!
Member since 5/08 2776 total posts
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Melanie
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Re: What formula are you using?
enfamil is what the hospital started us on and if it ain't broke, don't fix it! My doc didn't reccomend one brand over the other, even store brands vs. name. So really it's up to little one. DD take RTF but once we finish up our stash I will switch to powder to save money.
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| Posted 1/9/13 7:56 PM |
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smooney
Hidey Ho!
Member since 2/10 1669 total posts
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Re: What formula are you using?
DD has a very sensitive stomach and we went with Enfamil Gentleease after is stopped nursing. Then we switched to the Target version of it and DD transitioned great and it is MUCH cheaper
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| Posted 1/9/13 8:09 PM |
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missfabulous
#mommyneedswine
Member since 6/09 10031 total posts
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Colleen
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What formula are you using?
Enfamil
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| Posted 1/9/13 8:16 PM |
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Cheeks24
Living a dream
Member since 1/08 8589 total posts
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Cheeks
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What formula are you using?
Enfamil
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gina409
TWINS!
Member since 12/09 27635 total posts
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g
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Re: What formula are you using?
 similac advance
 similac sensitive,for now he may be switched again
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| Posted 1/9/13 11:08 PM |
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Teach723
Have faith. Believe. Dream.
Member since 8/10 2356 total posts
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Re: What formula are you using?
Started at hospital on Similac advance and then had to switch to Similac sensitive.
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| Posted 1/10/13 6:56 AM |
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heather10292010
Gonna be a big sister
Member since 12/10 1749 total posts
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Heather
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What formula are you using?
Started with similac advanced rtf switched to similac sensitive powder, then enfamil nutramigen powder to finally similac sensitive rtf
Powder made her too gassy
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| Posted 1/10/13 9:08 AM |
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finallyhere
LIF Infant
Member since 6/12 205 total posts
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Re: What formula are you using?
Enfamil...
Actually Enfamil is closest to breastmilk from the other brands. And the only brand that is made into a store brand is Kirkland (it is made from Similac), the others are an outside company.
How do you know which is closest - breast milk is made up a ratio of whey and caesin protein. The average mature breast milk is around 60 Whey protein to 40 Casein protein. This is what Enfamil is.
Good Start is 100% Whey protein
Similac is 30 Whey and 70 Caesin.
Similac is also the only brand that does not have the recommended dose of DHA of .2%. Enfamil and Gerber and Store brands do.
Anyway, I chose to do Enfamil for this reason, and my kiddies tolerate it well. You have to do what is right for you and your baby.
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| Posted 1/13/13 12:20 AM |
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GenLCSW
Baby # 3 is here!!!
Member since 7/05 21138 total posts
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Genna
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Re: What formula are you using?
We used Enfamil Gentelease with both DS and DD and we are going to use it this baby too.
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| Posted 1/13/13 7:28 AM |
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BBin2012
Full heart!
Member since 8/11 1835 total posts
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Ka
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Re: What formula are you using?
We supplement with similac advanced since that is what he got in the NICU and he did well with it.
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| Posted 1/13/13 8:55 AM |
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nancy6485
So in love
Member since 10/05 3363 total posts
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Nancy
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Re: What formula are you using?
similac advance
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| Posted 1/13/13 9:42 AM |
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JMG2010
LIF Toddler
Member since 8/12 401 total posts
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Jessica
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Re: What formula are you using?
We use Enfamil for DS.
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