https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:51:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2288204 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:49:59 +0000 cascademom 2288204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched from a name brand one to Target's Up &amp; Up. They're both formulated the same. We didn't have any issues with it. We chose Up &amp; Up for the price. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2288166 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:58:25 +0000 GrapeCrush 2288166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did, and DS had no issues. We started with regular Similac, but he did terrible with it, so we went to enfamil gentlease. Then we switched him to target brand gentle and stuck with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2288152 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:34:53 +0000 Rocker2014 2288152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried, and it was a sh*tshow. We started supplementing with Enfamil Newborn when I went back to work, then went to Enfamil AR to help with her reflux (it did!). We then tried to switch to Target brand, and so.much.puke happened. Gave it a few days, but ended up going back to the Enfamil, wasn't worth the savings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2288137 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:16:47 +0000 jhd 2288137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we never switched. he had some enfamil in the hospital and did fine with it so i was afraid to mess with a good thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2288105 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:47:03 +0000 blackbird 2288105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched from similac (given to us at the hospital) to the Sams Club brand. Once we made the switch, we never changed again. It was SOOOOOO much cheaper </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2288098 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:35:36 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2288098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't but my pediatrician said we could buy any kind that we had coupons for. My son didn't have any sensitivities we just decided to stick with what we had been using. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2288084 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:18:20 +0000 BeachMama 2288084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkb: good to know. At one point we tried Similac but it seemed to really affect his tummy. I'm hoping since he's a bit older now, and we've started solids, the switch to Target won't bother him so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287877 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:51:16 +0000 MRSJX3 2287877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: We did. We went from Gerber to the Kirkland brand. The doc said it's fine, give it 5 days to know if all is well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287834 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:18:49 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2287834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched from Enfamil Newborn to Enfamil Infant. But not between brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287558 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:30:36 +0000 autumnlove 2287558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am curious about this. We supplemented LO 3 with Enfacare for the first 10 days. She is on BM now but I wonder if we still need to use the same formula if I need to supplement down the line? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287556 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:26:26 +0000 gingerbebe 2287556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched a bunch of times for a variety of reasons. We supplemented with Gerber Good Start Gentle, then did Nutramigen for a few weeks to see if he had a dairy issue, then we went back to Gerber Gentle, then to Similac Sensitive, Up&amp;UP Sensitive, and finally Honest Company, (all to step up the lactose slowly over time). When we switched to full FF at 9.5 months, we stuck with Honest until age 1. Now DS is on Enfamil Toddler because he's not digesting milk well yet. He was a colicky reflux baby and had lots of issues, but switching the formula never bothered him.</p> <p>When we were supplementing with Similac Sensitive, I got the Up &amp; Up on a whim and actually found it mixed up better than the Similac. So we did that for a while until I switched him to full-dairy Honest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287515 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:57:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2287515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was using up samples that I had so I did switch once or twice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287435 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:26:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 2287435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: @pinkb: you are all giving me hope that I can do this! I would love to do the Up&amp; Up to save $$$ :) We are trying to find all cost savings right now because we want to move next year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287433 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:25:02 +0000 cheert16 2287433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: Yes- switched from regular Enfamil to the Target Up and Up brand with no issues! Its so much cheaper and they often have coupons, cartwheel offers, and gift card promotions going on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287424 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:21:57 +0000 pinkb 2287424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: we also use gentlease and J didn't have any issues going to the up &amp;.up brand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287419 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:20:46 +0000 LuLu Mom 2287419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: We have her 6 month check up coming up and i'm going to ask this, and i'll just switch to a generic "regular" instead of the name brand so it's just one switch. I know with my oldest our doctor was all for generic she said they have to meet all the same requirements by the FDA so she has no issues with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287412 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:18:09 +0000 BeachMama 2287412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched from the supplementing kind to regular kind when we started using 100% formula. He's been on Gentlease for the past 6 months now and I've been thinking about changing to the Target brand for cost savings, but I'm just nervous about causing some tummy issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287402 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:13:15 +0000 looch 2287402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't. It was important to me to use a formula that was manufactured in the country I was living in and there were generics available anyway (Europe). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287400 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:12:51 +0000 pinkb 2287400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD no way, she had too many issues I would have paid twice as much to keep her tummy happy. With DS he hasn't been nearly as bad, and we have switched to the up&amp;up genaric to save a bit. But if it caused him any issues I would go back to the name brand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287395 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:09:07 +0000 lavender 2287395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched from Similac to the BJ's brand with no probelms. Our ped gave us the ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287394 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:09:03 +0000 meredithNYC 2287394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. With my oldest we were using the general Enfamil formula and I switched to the comparable Up &amp; Up version from Target because it was just so, so much cheaper. She did fine with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287379 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:02:10 +0000 LuLu Mom 2287379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: This was my worry (my oldest had such stomach issues I'm worried to mess with it) but we are on the Supplementation formula and no longer supplementing (using it 100%) and it has so much sugar in it compared to other brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2287370 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:56:21 +0000 yoursilverlining 2287370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't - our pediatrician specifically warned against doing this. He said switching up brands can cause issues, since they are not 100% identical formulas and some may be easier to digest than others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-switch-brands#post-2281286 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:45:00 +0000 LuLu Mom 2281286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you ever switch brands of formula even if the original one you tried wasn't causing issues? For convenience/cost reasons? </p>