https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:29:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589420 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:25:15 +0000 photojane 589420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to add that we chose Gentlease for our own convenience/comfort! Every bottle of Similac Advance she took, she spit up. She wasn't in any pain, and it wasn't projectile. She could've very well stayed on that formula and been fine, but as first time parents &amp; her losing a good amount of weight after birth, we weren't comfortable with her spitting up at every feeding. She hasn't spit up at all with Gentlease, and she's peeing/pooping/burping/tooting awesome. I really think the partially broken down proteins make a big difference for our girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589411 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:19:00 +0000 Mrs. Polish 589411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I trust your judgment. Thanks for the input! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589391 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:09:11 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 589391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: that's the metric I use, but every mama has a different threshold I suppose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589390 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:07:41 +0000 Mrs. Polish 589390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I'm so glad you said that. I was thinking it, but didn't know if it was appropriate to say. I agree with you completely though. Is bloody poop the only reason to switch? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589389 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:07:18 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 589389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh, also insurance surely won't cover it if you start with it, but there is a chance with a demonstrated intolerance that hydrolyzed formula will be covered! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589387 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:04:39 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 589387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: start with regular. By the sound of things, there's a lot else going on that could have contributed to fussy babies. And who knows the babe could be milk/soy intolerant just like sibs, but at $200/ month, it's much easier to find out the hard way than to shell out for expensive formula needlessly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589383 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:00:38 +0000 Mrs. Polish 589383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: that makes so much sense about there being so many. Our birth mom has said that all of her children have required Nutramigen, and she gave me a can of it. Do I start with a regular and switch if it isn't working? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589373 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:54:43 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 589373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: there is a lot of marketing out there and while they are not all the same (ingredients vary), they have been studied and there's no real truth to the claims that one is better than another.</p> <p>In my line of work, one of our big pet peeves is formulas switching, because that often ends babies on expensive elemental formulas who don't need it... So I'd say pick whatever you are going to pick and stick to it unless the baby somehow develops a milk protein intolerance (you'll know by the bloody poop!). We ultimately decided that organic was most important to us, so we went with Earth's Best... But even with organic formulas, you'll hear people worrying about hexane extraction and sucrose.</p> <p>It gets pretty ugly in the formula weeds, and ultimately I don't think it's going to make a big difference.</p> <p>I tell parents the same thing about formula that I say about cough medicines. If one had a real advantage over he others, it would be the only one or two. (think Ergo or Nose Frida) The fact that there are 20 tells me that this is not true! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-589354 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:33:04 +0000 Mrs. Polish 589354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: Thank you for sharing this! I just learned a lot from that post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-588949 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:12:06 +0000 photojane 588949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think some of the non-gentle formulas have some desirable things like DHA. We've tried several different formulas since we had samples, and the one we like the best is Enfamil Gentlease. We tried some regular Enfamil and even the Similac Advanced, but the Gentlease is the only thing she's eaten that hasn't been spit up at all. All babies are different, but I've heard great things about Gentlease and it works really well for us, so I'd recommend it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-588893 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:19:04 +0000 loveisstrange 588893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've used Gerber Gentle from the beginning. It was the first one we tried and she did really well on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-588881 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:06:45 +0000 wheres_c 588881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heres an article on it <a href="http://www.fearlessformulafeeder.com/2011/12/the-fff-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-formula-feeding-differences-between-formulas-and-bottles/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fearlessformulafeeder.com/2011/12/the-fff-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-formula-feeding-differences-between-formulas-and-bottles/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-588871 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:57:17 +0000 Mrs. Polish 588871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I was clear in saying that they cost the same within the brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/regular-vs-gentle-formula#post-588718 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:13:48 +0000 Mrs. Polish 588718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night at the store I was noticing that the gentle formula costs the same as the regular formula. Is there a reason why one would use the regular if gentle is the same price? I guess I don't understand why all formula isn't gentle. </p>