Buying Formula
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Off the Formula???
Asked by L.M. from Norfolk
on January 5, 2008
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I have an 11-month old who is already past his stage 3 baby food and is onto eatng what we eat, (with some exceptions). He is almost completely off the bottle and ont...
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- I took my son off formula at 11 months when he refused to drink formula from a bottle or a sippy cup. Since our ped had told us that at 12 months we could switch to W...
- Hi Lauren, My name is J. & my son, Sawyer, is now 16 months old. I am also expecting my second child in July. Congrats! Sawyer was off his formula at about 10 month...
- you can put him on the milk when fill he is ready but you need to use whole milk until he is at lest 3 years of age for his bones to grow. when he is 3 then put him on...
Formula
Asked by B.B. from Austin
on September 27, 2008
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Okay ladies, here is another request from a great-grandmother. Which baby formula do you feel is equally as good for the baby as breast milk. The baby is 6 or 7 mont...
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- I can't produce enough for my little guy since I went back to work. He gets two bottles of breast milk and a bottle of Simalic (sp) during the day and then a breastfee...
- Hello B., I found that Enfamil Lipil was the best for my son. The Similac foamed up too much when I shook the powder with the water. Just FYI, you're not supposed...
- Hi B..... Believe it or not, some of the best for my kiddos were Kirkland (Costcos' brand) or HEB baby formula. These seemed to not upset tummies the best. I have 4 ...
Formula
Asked by M.S. from Philadelphia
on March 1, 2008
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Doctors say to discard leftover formula after a feeding and to throw out an hour after feeding starts. Once in a while baby wakes and by the time i heat the bottle, h...
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- I know, I was told the same thing about formula when I was using it for my son, but I hatted throwing it out if there was a lot left. Formula is expensive enough as i...
- Hi M., Unfortunately formula is prone to bacterial growth, so I think it would be on the safer side not to reuse, esp after the baby already made contact with the c...
- If it's been heated, you won't want to put it back in the fridge. However, you can keep it warm and if he wakes up again soon then you can use it. Are you talkin...
Formula
Asked by K.B. from Lansing
on January 9, 2008
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I have a 4 year old daughter, and we used Similac Advanced with her. I am currently pregnant with our second child and was wondering if I could get some input. My frie...
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- I was on assistance when getting formula for my daughter, so I had to use Similac, and have no first-hand experience with off-brand formula. However, the FDA regulate...
- K., My advice is to save the money. Our pediatrician says formulas are all the same...they have to be (due to FDA regulations, etc.) The difference between them is t...
- Hi, I think Off Brand is totally fine. Big companies often produce more than they can sell undera certain brand name and just put the same stuff in a container with a...
Buying Powdered Infant Formula on Ebay - Safe or Not????
Asked by C.C. from Chicago
on January 29, 2007
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Was wondering if anyone has bought or would you consider it safe to buy powdered infant formula on ebay. Am thinking of doing so to save some money but am concerned ab...
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- I have bought and sold formula on ebay. They are unopend cans. But there are some weirdos out there. So you are taking a gamble. I would make sure I was buying from so...
- Hi! At times I have sold it on ebay so I know what I sold was on the up and up and safe BUT I personally would never buy it on there because...you just never know whe...
- C., I work for a pharmaceutical company. I know for a fact that there are several countries out there that do not have strict laws on counterfeit drugs which includes...
Formula Advice
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on January 18, 2007
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I am feeding my 3 month old formula, do I have to stick with using only one formula brand or can I mix brands (buy whatever formula I have coupons for?) I dont want hi...
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- Have your usual on a back-up and try the new formulas. If you find that it upsets his stomach you can mark that one off the list. Then I'd go back to the usual and t...
- I have three children and I swithched formulas with all of them and never had any problems I use the walmart brand alot and if they are having a sale on one I will buy...
- I would just stick to one brand because you might upset his stomach. I have a 7 month old and we use Good Start Supreme. I know formula is expense but we tried a diffe...
Buying for Twins Is exspensive....any Great Wedsites?
Asked by P.K. from Saginaw
on February 5, 2008
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I am having twins in July and we are looking at buying a double stroller and car seats that can click into them. I have looked at all the common brand wedsites (graco...
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- look at Ebay. There are at lot of good deals and what we've bought has been in excellant shape. another good web site,but I'm not sure whether they would have str...
- If you happen to go to Burlington Coat Factory (aka Baby Depot) as others have suggested, be sure to get their 10% off coupon in most baby/pregnancy magazines. They w...
- babiesrus has twin discounts if you are buying in twos. Call them for current details. good luck!
Small Children and Buying a New Sofa- Advice
Asked by I.R. from Austin
on July 1, 2009
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Hi moms.
I would like to ask you for some advice about buying a new sofa.
I have a 29 months old and one on the way so my question is: What is your experience with ...
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- Hi I., I would recommend the leather rather than microfiber for your new family sofa. We have two children and the leather has by far, held up much better tha...
- My only advice is to buy one with attached cushions. All six of the cushions come off our sofa...and if I have to reassemble the sofa one more time I might scream and ...
- My daughter and son in law bought a used sofa, which was well made. They still have it 10 yrs later. It has stripes cotton ticking, like denim. It is not the pretti...
What's the Best Formula?
Asked by W.T. from Washington DC
on June 8, 2008
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My 6 month old is strictly breastfed but I'd like to have some formula on hand for emergencies. What is the best formula out there? Price is not an issue as I'll onl...
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- Hi, W.. I would talk to a lactation consultant or your pediatrician about this before making this shift. A thought: If your baby is used to breast milk only, springing...
- Enfamil Lipid with DHA
- Hi W., We use Emfamil Lipil with Iron as that is what they had at the hospital and that is what our doctor recommended. I would ask your pediatrician what she/he r...
Soy Formula
Asked by M.N. from Chicago
on January 8, 2008
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Does anyone have information on soy formula? We thought our 6 month old would be able to switch to regular formula but she is having a reaction. basically vomitting t...
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- I used Similiac Isomil Advance Soy formula, and my son did very well. At about 10 months I began the switch to the milk based formula so that I could try to prepare h...
- www.soyonlineservice.co.nz westonaprice.org/soy/dangerisoflavones.html westonaprice.org/soy/soy_studies.html These will be helpful websites (in addition to Dr. Me...
- the only bad thing about it is that it stinks/ is smelly and it stains if you're not on top of spit up. My daughter couldn't hold down regular formula and her pediatri...
