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Sunday, November 04, 2007

Formula Comparison

It's been a while since I posted on formula because honestly, we're done with it in my household. That doesn't mean, however that if a new formula is on display at the grocery store that I don't notice it. It most certainly doesn't mean that if an article is published on formula that I skip over it. "What articles on formula?" you may ask. Well, since my blog is called Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting, I thought I would bring to your attention a good article by Jennifer Abbasi called "Choosing the Right Formula for Your Baby" that I read in the October 2007 edition of Parenting.

The article talks about alternatives to standard cow's milk formula, including soy, hydrolysate, organic, rice starch, preterm, toddler, and probiotic. Each type is defined, and then the article explains to whom each variety is marketed and for what babies each offers a good fit.

Of course as I was reading the article, I couldn't help but think "What brand?!". Yes, I know that my kids' pediatrician at least, says they're equivalent. I also know that there are federal standards that every single formula must meet. They may be equal, but they are not the same. When I recently sat with someone who was making a bottle, I could tell by looking that it was Similac. (No, I didn't see the formula container.) After all, I used Similac for almost a year with my older son (OS), and Enfamil for almost a year with my younger son (YS), and I know how each look. So as much as I liked the article, my take on formulas is a little bit different.

That said, I do agree with Jennifer Abbasi's Lesson Learned: Talk to your doctor before making a switch from the standard cow's milk formula.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 5:11 PM   2 comments
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  • At 11/04/2007 9:06 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    I have to agree that formulas are not the same. When I transitioned my daughter to formula at 6 months she barfed up every brand of formula except Nestle GoodStart. So, that is what we used simply because it was the only one that would stay down!!

     

  • At 11/05/2007 10:38 AM, Blogger Chantelle said…

    This post comes at an excellent time for me, because we are about to travel to the US and Ne Zealand for two months and of course the available brands and types are different from here in Germany. We are trying to avoid taking a suitcase of nothing but formula if the pediatrician says ok. Thanks for the article link!

     
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