Choosing the best formula for your baby is tricky business!雅培生产有机配方奶粉,但是这种选择对你的孩子有多健康呢?
We know that breast is best, but some moms are not able to breastfeed for any number of reasons. If you can’t produce enough milk for your baby and can’t afford banked milk, formula is pretty much your only option, and choosing a healthy one can be a lot harder than you’d like.
我是那种妈妈,尽管付出了巨大的努力,但还是无法用母乳喂养我的孩子达罗尔,我现在对我的选择并不疯狂。我们一直给他吃雅培,因为附近就有雅培,当我晚些时候意识到我们只剩最后一瓶的时候,这帮了大忙。
When I was picking up more formula for my baby boy, I noticed that the store by my house was now stocking Similac Advance Organic. I have been feeling guilty about the ingredients in regular Similac; the formula contains conventional soy and dairy, and I hated that I was basically feeding my son GMOs and hormone-packed, factory farmed milk on a daily basis. Grabbing the organic formula seemed like a no-brainer.
How Healthy Is Similac Advance Organic?
I was feeling good about taking a little bit more control of my son’s diet! Not only was there organic formula that I could conveniently pick up, it was pretty affordable. It cost less than $1 more per bottle for the pre-mixed sort that we’d been using.
Since realizing that Darrol was going to be drinking formula long-term, my husband has been looking for the best place to buy it. Was the in-store price best? Could we find the same formula for less if we bought in bulk or online? He was looking at prices on Amazon when he came upon this review of Similac Advance Organic:
“You think you’re doing something good for your kid when you invest a little more to get an organic formula. Sadly, that’s not the case here. This is a horrifically constipating formula…lots of pain and straining, guaranteed. Having to take measures to prevent this (offering juices, water, etc) is just not a sensible approach.
Also, the manufacturers use sucrose instead of lactose to save money, and they use a LOT of it. With the same sweetness as country time lemonade, Similac Organic’s sucrose-based formula may also set your child up for future diabetes.Check the NY Times articlefor more info on this.
Bottom line: painful constipation in the near term, possible diabetes and certainly a sweet tooth in the future…no, thanks!”
What?? Obviously, we weren’t going to change our whole plan based on one review, so I took a look at the ingredients, and lo and behold,the third ingredient in this formula was sugar. As in, table sugar. As in, the stuff diabetes is made of. The regular Similac uses lactose, a milk sugar thatour bodies metabolize differently from the granulated white stuff.
And the discomfort and straining? We fed Darrol the organic formula for one day before switching back, and the next day he was a mess. He basically cried all day long – straining to pass gas and to poop – and this babe just doesn’t do that normally. He’s totally snoozy and low-key.
So, What’s A Responsible Eater To Do?
Honestly, I’m still sorting this out. For now, we’re back on the plain ol’ Similac Advance. I need to find some time to do more research on formulas, but between late-night feedings, diaper changes, and our work schedules, time to do that has been a little bit slim.
What about you, fellow formula feeders?Have you found a baby formula made from ingredients that you’re comfortable with?
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Frank Wright, Lanesboro, Minnesotasays
check out Vermont Organics Infant Formula
vgsays
You probably should check out more current information than an article from 2008?
Becky Striepesays
如果他们的配方是一样的,我不知道为什么信息的日期会有影响,但如果你看到了关于这个配方的更最新的东西,我很乐意看一看!不过,这确实让我的宝宝很不舒服。即使自从《纽约时报》的那篇文章发表后,成分发生了变化,但他费了那么大劲,哭了那么多,这也不值得。
Sof_angsays
Hello. Yes I did find a great baby formula that I am comfortable with, and my baby is thriving on it. It is called Lactana Bio. It is a German formula that I import. The formula is 100% organic. Made with Lactose and no palm oil. Let me know if you are interested and I can give you some to try.
Caelus Championsays
How do you import it? Can it be purchased online and shipped?
Jasmine Burgesssays
I’m very interested in knowing how to source this too. Similac uses corn syrup and I’m so annoyed I didn’t realize this earlier. Trying to source good nutrition is easy but finding a source without the added crap is almost impossible in the States. Sad.