Hellobee Boards Topic: If you supplement, what formula do you use

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you supplement, what formula do you use https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:33:18 +0000 ShootingStar on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720944 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:01:32 +0000 ShootingStar 1720944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We use Enfamil. We used to supplement then I lost my supply and we're EFF. I looked at the ingredients of Enfamil for supplementing, and they were actually different and I didn't like it as much. The first ingredient for regular Enfamil is non-fat milk. The first two for the supplementing one are corn syrup solids and partially hydrolyzed nonfat milk and whey protein concentrate solids. RsMom on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720872 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:34:34 +0000 RsMom 1720872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Liquid concentrate Nestle goodstart. Canoli on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720831 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:19:21 +0000 Canoli 1720831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We used Gerber good start gentle when I had to supplement with my first. With my second we've given that to him twice and seems good so far. I suspect when I go back to work in a few weeks he will need it more because I'm pretty sure my supply sucks. edelweiss on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720816 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:12:37 +0000 edelweiss 1720816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ enfamil, since that is what our ped gave us a sample of and we didn't see any major issue with it. Lindsay05 on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720708 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:30:49 +0000 Lindsay05 1720708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We use nestle good start with probiotics. We tried combining some costco brand in there but when ran out of good start and used only costco brand, LO was super fussy. Mrs. High Heels on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720699 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:27:15 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1720699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Vegmama: Yes, I read the ingredient lists on all the major formulas, and that was the one I felt most comfortable with. I didn't know that was the reason they labeled it "Toddler Only"! autumnlove on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720695 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:25:28 +0000 autumnlove 1720695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Similac with the blue top when I supplemented the first weeks. We also used Earth's Best around 9 months with LO 1. Vegmama on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720676 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:20:18 +0000 Vegmama 1720676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. High Heels: Us too! Our LC and ped recommended Baby's Only Organic. It's free of a lot of yucky stuff that some formulas contain. It says it's toddler formula, but it's because "breast is best" before 1. That part hurts my feelings, but my baby is far and happy! ;) BabyBoecksMom on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720309 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:32:48 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1720309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @daniellemybelle: Thanks <3 I had to supplement with DD1 from about 3 weeks to 7 months (then I EP'd and got an oversupply - go figure), so I figured I would have to supplement with DD2 as well. So far (3 months) I just started needing to supplement and she only needs one bottle of formula a day, so I'm pretty proud of that. blackbird on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720234 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:03:45 +0000 blackbird 1720234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We used the Sam's Club Advanced one. Same as Similac, basically. FAR cheaper Mae on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720109 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:35:50 +0000 Mae 1720109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Kemma: After a rough rough weekend of refusing to nurse, our LC had us take a nursing break on monday and try again yesterday intermittently with bottle feeding. I nursed her 4 times, 2 she did great (better than before clipping), 1 was about the same as prior to the clipping, and 1 was pretty bad. So I think there is some improvement but it is just slow going. It also seems like she does the best if she's very awake and hungry but not SUPER hungry. If she's tired or super hungry she has a harder time. Charm54 on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720104 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:29:15 +0000 Charm54 1720104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nestle Goodstart (the liquid concentrate) I don't even think they sell the supplementation kind in Canada? Never seen it anyway.. Kemma on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720077 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:27:06 +0000 Kemma 1720077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mae: how are you going with nursing now? Mae on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720075 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:12:33 +0000 Mae 1720075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Enfamil gentlease googly-eyes on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720053 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:17:37 +0000 googly-eyes 1720053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sooo I don't know if there's any difference between what you'd use for supplementing and just regular formula feeding but we had issues with Similac Sensitive, which we used in the very beginning with pumped breast milk, and they were solved by Gerber Good Start Gentle. Similac Sensitive was frothy and just did not sit well in lo's tummy. I've kind of looked into the Supplementation one just because I saw it in the store, and it definitely seemed like a marketing thing. nana87 on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720047 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:56:15 +0000 nana87 1720047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our Lc suggested enfamil so we use that mrs. eagle on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720045 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:48:45 +0000 mrs. eagle 1720045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We use enfamil newborn and now we use enfamil infants. Mrs. High Heels on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720016 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:08:21 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1720016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Baby's Only! Really liked it, and it tasted good. They have a lactose-free version too. StbHisMrs on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720014 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:07:06 +0000 StbHisMrs 1720014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We supplemented at 7 months with Enfamil Prosobee, now we're nursing about twice a day and twice a night, she takes two bottles of Kirkland now. lady grey on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1720006 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:02:23 +0000 lady grey 1720006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had to start supplimenting at 6 months and used Earths Best (organic). LO always did great with it! @lawbee11: @daniellemybelle: agree, marketing trick daniellemybelle on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719984 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:47:11 +0000 daniellemybelle 1719984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Similac for Supplementation is definitely just a marketing tactic. We started with Similac Sensitive but it is actually just lactose free and very few babies really have lactose intolerance/sensitivity so we switched to Similac Total Comfort which breaks down the actual dairy proteins. I was a Total Comfort apologist for a long time because I felt like it resolved her terrible gas, though looking back I think it just coincided with when she started to outgrow her colic. Right now we are feeding her Enfamil Soy (Prosobee) because she had bad diarrhea & couldn't tolerate milk-based formula, and we've had a hard time going back. The Prosobee is just what samples our pediatrician gave us. I am not thrilled about having to use soy but if we try to switch again & it doesn't go well, I might put her on Earth's Best organic soy. By the way, we had to supplement from day 5, I never was able to EBF & my LO is 8 months old now & loves to nurse, so you can totally do both if that's what you want <3 twoofeverything on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719876 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:34:40 +0000 twoofeverything 1719876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did the regular (blue) Similac, both when supplementing and when we switched to all formula. Tried the sensitive for awhile, but honestly it stank and didn't help much... photojane on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719826 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:11:27 +0000 photojane 1719826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @BabyBoecksMom: Definitely a gimic. We used the Up & Up gentle, which is the generic for Enfamil Gentlease. Worked well for us! lawbee11 on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719706 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:34:30 +0000 lawbee11 1719706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't but I kinda think the one for supplementing is just a marketing tool and not any different from the other one. swedishfish on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719702 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:33:33 +0000 swedishfish 1719702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rahlyrah: yes, to make supplementing moms "feel better" about using formula. I just liked the green wrapping. :silly: Ra on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719699 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:30:42 +0000 Ra 1719699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Similac Sensitive ETA: Our pedi said the supplementing one was just a gimic. swedishfish on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719695 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:28:18 +0000 swedishfish 1719695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started using the Supplementing one but R had a milk protein intolerance. I'm pretty sure it's the same thing as Similac Advance....pretty sure. MrsH on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719693 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:27:36 +0000 MrsH 1719693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Gentlease enfamil. jetsa on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719691 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:26:53 +0000 jetsa 1719691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We used the regular blue can similac, I always wondered about the supplement one too BabyBoecksMom on "If you supplement, what formula do you use" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-supplement-what-formula-do-you-use#post-1719690 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:25:02 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1719690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use the Similac Sensitive, but not sure if I should be using the one for Supplementing.