Which baby formula is best for 6 week+ babies

Amanda - posted on 05/12/2010

I would try Similac before GoodStart, I had my son on GoodStart when I brought him home from the hospital and it constipated him. As soon as I switched him to Similac he was fine, Similac is the closest formula to breast milk.

Shannon - posted on 05/12/2010

my daughter started out on nestle goodstart, but her doctor wanted me to change her from powder to liquid concentrate, and we put her on similac and she got really constipated, and her doctor told us to buy a store brand, because its basically the same as the brand name ones, we chose parents choice, from walmart, its almost identical to nestle good start, but its 1/2 the price. honestly, talk to your doctor, because he'll give you better advice for your baby than we can, because we dont know your baby and the doc does. good luck!

Sherry - posted on 05/12/2010

My boy's been on Nestle's Good Start with Omega 3 and 6.... they also have one with b-cultures for digestive trac.. you might want to check into that... its the closest thing to breastmilk on the market right now.

Summer - posted on 04/08/2010

Thanks everyone :) Ive had trouble with breastfeeding also and had to put him on the bottle.. He was on S26 Gold but it made him really constipated and he was always grumpy and in pain :( Hes recently been on Karicare Gold and it seems better.

Christina - posted on 04/04/2010

i think SMA 0-1yr is really good i use it for my little girl and most of the mums i know use it

Sunshine - posted on 04/04/2010

We use Enfamil Lipil Concentrated..
He can't drink powder it makes him spit up more:(

Morgan - posted on 04/03/2010

we started my Daughter on Similac it gave her very bad gas!! now shes on Heinz and is doing great.
My doctor said you should not use soy based formulas unless your child has a milk allergey, so I would speak to your doctor if your thinking about soy :)

Nikki - posted on 04/03/2010

every baby is different, with my son we tried enfamil and similac and he had huge problems with both...... then we tried NESTLE GOOD START and it worked wonders and its cheaper and a much bigger can so all in all it was the best choice for us

Rikki - posted on 04/03/2010

not sure u can get it where u live but my son went onto NAN ha gold after i couldnt breast feed ( long story i was devistated...still am ) its easy to digest and after having issues with other formula and my son being constipated all the time it was the only formula that helped him it was a god send :) deff something to look into :)

Brittany - posted on 04/03/2010

If you've been breastfeeding you'll want to at least start on soy. It's easier to digest and the child won't get AS constipated. My son drinks Enfamil Prosobee because I breast fed him at first. Soy formulas are a lot harder to find though. I would go with Goodstart, Similac, or Enfamil.

Brittany - posted on 04/02/2010

Well it depends on the baby. There stomach and how it takes the formula. My son was on simuliac I think thats how you spell it not sure but it worked really well for him and he didn't spit up a lot either just the usual when burping. So it really depends on your child.