Formula formula and oh more formula

It was tough for me to write the previous post because I didn’t want to open up the breast vs. bottle mommy bashing debate. So I was thankful to receive one nice “hello” message from a fellow mom!

The fact is, when dealing with CF, it’s pointless to argue the virtues of choosing breastmilk over formula. If a CF baby is getting enough nutrition and mom is mentally happy, then all is right with the world.

That said…personally I hate formula. It stinks, never mixes right and is so darn expensive. But I couldn’t be a full-time working mother without it. So formula, reluctantly, is my friend.

With Big Guy, we went through so many formulas. I tried every organic version on the market – even obscure ones from Ohio and Vermont.
Big Guy did not tolerate a single one.

Frustrated, I finally turned to Nestle-Gerber-whatevertheycallittoday Good Start Protect in the green can. It's like the Coca-Cola of formula. But presto chango Big Guy was happy again.

When switching Lil Guy over to formula, I didn’t even take the chance of trying something new and the fact that the Good Start Protect had probiotics seemed like a big plus for that digestive boost.

Here is how the top formulas on the market stack up with fat and carbs. It's really hard to tell if one whole gram of fat or carbs per bottle is really going to make a positive/negative impact on a CF baby in the long run. Ironically in our Gerber’s Good Start Protect is near the bottom of the list!

	Fat	Carbs
Similac Advance Powder	5.6	10.7
Similac Expert Care Neosure Powder*	5.5	10.1
Similac Go & Grow Milk Powder (Toddler)**	5.4	10.2
Enfamil EnfaCare Powder*	5.3	10.4
Enfamil Enfagrow Gentlease Powder (Toddler)	5.3	10.5
Bright Beginnings Organic Milk Based Organic Infant Formula	5.3	10.6
Earth's Best Milk-Based Formula	5.3	10.6
Vermont Organics DHA Milk Based Organic Infant Formula	5.3	10.6
Bright Beginnings Gentle Milk Based Infant Formula	5.3	10.8
Bright Beginnings Premium Formula	5.3	11.0
Enfamil Newborn Powder	5.3	11.2
Enfamil Premium Powder	5.3	11.2
Gerber Good Start Nourish Powder*	5.2	10.5
Enfamil A.R. for Spit-Up Powder	5.1	11.0
Gerber Good Start Protect Powder	5.1	11.2
Gerber Good Start Gentle Powder	5.1	11.6
Baby's Only Organic Dairy Toddler Formula***	4.5	9.0
All per 100 calories and 5 fluid ounces (except where noted)
* per 4.5 fluid ounces
** per 5.2 fluid ounces
*** per 4 fluid ounces