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Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
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Hofstra26
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Re: Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
We used Enfamil Lipil for a few months but as DD started eating more it was getting costly. We finally switched to the Target equivalent and DD had NO issues and we saved a ton. It was half the price!! Everything listed on the Target canister was IDENTICAL to that on the Enfamil container.
I admit, at first I felt guilty for making the switch but realistically, there was no reason to. There was no difference between the two except the Enfamil canister was prettier and glitzier. The fact is, A LOT of buying name brand is paying for marketing and fancy packaging. We buy a lot of Target brand items (meds, plastic bags, snacks, etc) and honestly, sometimes the generic is even better than the name brand.
My DD is now 3.5 and she is happy, healthy, smart, and growing just fine so I don't think giving her Target brand formula as a baby was in any way a detriment. I was, and still am, totally okay with my decision to make the switch. 
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Re: Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
I used generic, and my child is perfectly healthy. Also, all of her blood work came back normal at her year visit, iron levels were normal, etc.
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
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I think - and because I only know of the case based on what you posted earlier, that the court was reasoning that, for example, both formulas offer 100% of the dv of Vitamin A, 100% of the dv of Vitamin C, etc, etc. So based on the pure percentages and vitamins included, they are identical. Hence why the court said they offer the same nutrients (vitamin A) at the same level (100%).
What hdrd0411 is saying is more scientific than pure numbers and letters (and judges are certainly not experts on much of anything scientific). Yes they may both have 100% dv of vitamin A, but the vitamin itself may be a higher grade/quality in the brand name. That's not something a court is going to get into - judges are not qualified for all that jazz.
Just like you can have ground beef that's better quality - it's still all called "ground beef" 
Yay a lawyer
I get what you are saying BUT if brand name was superior based on the fact that the vitamin A is a higher grade then wouldn't they be able to advertise their product AS superior?
In other words the ruling is that they are not allowed to advertise they are superior...but if they ARE then why not?
eta: Angus beef is allowed to advertise it's superiority over regular old beef, kwim?
You would think. But judges simply don't get into that type of analysis in a court case. They're not allowed to advertise that they're nutritionally superior. I think "nutrition" and "quality" are different standards. Does that make any sense?
SORT of makes sense
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Re: Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
Ds was on Nutramigen so we had to use name brand, since they dont make generic. But i know many mommy friends who have used generic and have never heard them complain.
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Re: Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
My ds was on enfamil , then we switched to Bj's brand. He became very constipated, some switched to target brand gentle ease. He did so well on it and from 8-12 months he was on target brand. Dh felt very strongly and did not want ds on generic brand. Now he is almost 4, 95% for height and is really smart. I personally would wait until baby is 4-5 months then go to generic (target )
My second ds was on target brand starting 5 months
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TheDivineMrsM
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Re: Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
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If a mother was BFing and she was deficient in vitamins and had no clue (like I'm lacking a few, and I only found out through recent bloodwork), the baby then doesn't get the proper amount of vitamins, right? I always heard breast is best, but what if I'm lacking in key vitamins?
(I did BF and FF)
I have heard that even then breast is always best. Some even claim even if a mother smokes breast is best, personally I disagree but this is what I have read.
I heard same, as well.. But rationally, I couldn't understand it. I am severely low in vitamin D and some other ones, but Vit D - holy moly - I had to take 50,000 units a week and light therapy to get my levels back up to somewhere normal. I know this is very common.
But Had I BF then, wouldn't baby get next to nothing of my Vit D since I was so severely lacking?
Sometimes I'm soooooooooo glad I FF more than BF, just to be sure I covered what I lacked, KWIM.
Most BF babies are recommended to take a Vit D supplement because breastmilk typically lacks it. I EBF, took a prenatal, and gave my DD Vit D as a nb and now a multivitamin. BF babies get as many nutrients as FF babies.
eta: Most store brand products are comparable to name brands. The exact recipes might be slightly different (for patent reasons) but it's close enough. I'm a big fan of generics.
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Teach723
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Re: Can someone give me a good reason to NOT try generic formula? (Article and question)
Posted by hdrd0411
WAIT!! One more funny point..
Do you know that there is really no such thing as a lactose intolerant baby (very rare, less than 2% of the population).
Most pediatricians allow Moms to feed their babies Similac Sensative (and lactose free before it was taken off the market) even though they know that the AAP does not recommend the use of lactose free formulas. These formulas are just silly—and are only there to pander to fears and misinformation. If your child is genuinely allergic to milk, these won’t help.
reduced lactose formulas are fine b/c it still fosters the production of lactase and deals with the issue of lactose sensitivity due to immature baby guts.
So your pediatricians just don't want to tell you that Sim Sensative is a marketing gimic...but a dietitian will!! (except for the rare 2% of the population who really need it)
I have to say that your posts have made me a nervous wreck. I switched my daughter to the sim sensitive because of gas issues. She is doing well on it for the most part. My dr didn't see a problem with it being lactose free and many girls on here made the switch to whole milk at 12 months with no problem. Why do you feel as though the lactose is so important for baby to have in the first year? No, my dr may not be a nutritionist but I do trust their judgement.
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