Formula question.....

My little one is not here yet, but of course I am already thinking about the formula I am going to use! How do you know which one to use?? Similac, Enfamil? Does your doctor make a recommendation or is it by trial and error?

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Well...similac us what the gave me in the hospital to supplemebt 2 feedings while I was Bfing- when i switched to formula completly, i just continued w/ similac.....he then had gas issues so we switched to isomil....

Id say its trial n error...

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I initially tried Enfamil because the hospital sent us home with that, but then switched to Enfamil Gentle Ease that has partially digested milk protiens because she had problems pooping with regular ENfamil. However I was barely ever able to find that in the stores. I'd have to go to 3 stores or so to get it each time, so I finally switched to Nestle Good Start Supreme which has comfort protiens and is basically the same as the GentleEase.

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She was sent home with Similac Adance but she was constipated while on it so I switched her to Similac Low Iron but then had gassy problems so the Dr suggested Enfamil Gentle Ease. She is doing ok on it.

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I was also given Enfamil by the hospital (regular) and Alyson had gas issues when we first came home. I was also having issues with her latching on, so she was getting mostly formula after the first 2 days . We took it upon ourselves to switch her to Enfamil Prosobee (soy formula-it's lactose free and milk free) with Lipil (DHA and ARA added for brain and eye development). I think there is VERY little or no difference between Similac and Enfamil....

It's like getting samples at your Dr's office...whatever Rep comes in and gets the Dr to push their product.

Carnation GoodStart is supposed to be the least expensive (yet when I go to Walmart here in GA it's more expensive than Enfamil).

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Similar to the other girls, I used what the hospital gave me, which was similac with iron to supplement while pumping. He has constipation problems though, so when I switch to full formula I need to do more research.

Sorry to hijack this thread but...Does Similac have a compatible formula to gentle ease/ easily digestible formula? My aunt gets a discount on similac and I am hoping to stay with them, I think my little guy will have a problem digesting similac with iron.

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I think what makes the goodstart cheaper is the coupons. They give out coupons for $11 off, and they usually have "25% more" cans that are 32 oz instead of 27, so you get a lot more formula for about $11.

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See, I dont' see Alimentum as being similar to Gentle Ease. GentleEase is still a milk-based formula, just has partially digested milk protiens. The Alimentum is completely different, more similar to Enfamil's Nutramigen. It is for babies with serious colic/reflux issues from what I heard, where as the GentleEase is just for babies who have mild gas issues. The Alimentum is VERY VERY expensive it GentleEase isn't much more expensive then regular Enfamil.

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Posted by btrflygrl

I was also given Enfamil by the hospital (regular) and Alyson had gas issues when we first came home. I was also having issues with her latching on, so she was getting mostly formula after the first 2 days . We took it upon ourselves to switch her to Enfamil Prosobee (soy formula-it's lactose free and milk free) with Lipil (DHA and ARA added for brain and eye development). I think there is VERY little or no difference between Similac and Enfamil....

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I BF and formula feed. We used Similac Advance which is what the hospital gave him. I had gotten two free cans of Enfamil so when I finished the can of similac the Dr said we could try the Enfamil. He seemed to like it at first but one day just refused to take it. He now drinks Similac.