For those of you that have not been able to nurse for as long as you may have wanted (or even you Mama's that chose formula feeding over nursing for your own reasons) you will have most definitely encountered the world of bottle feeding. Trying different formula's, bottles, warming systems, washing/sterilizing systems. Traveling systems! I would love to hear what you've found to be the best for you and your child.
For us - my favourite (and my son's :)) is the PC Organic. My classic line when I dried up early was, "If I have to give my son crap its going to be the best crap out there!" (Please don't be upset Mama's who FF by choice - I was just heartbroken when I was no longer able to continue nursing) So in that vein, I of course wanted to give him organic. I started with the My Baby Organic. But for those of you who've used this brand, its freaking expensive! I even went so far as to email the company asking them for a way to buy in bulk at a discount... or something! They were VERY unhelpful and this put a sour taste in my mouth. I went shopping.... :) AND discovered (thanks to my Nutritionist friend who is all so wise) that the PC brand of the organic formula is EXACLTY the same as the My Baby. There is not one ingredient different, they are even listed in the same order! For $10 less a can. Can you believe it!? We very quickly switched brands and my son didn't skip a beat he loved it.
I admit I only tried two different kinds of bottles because we found one that worked great very quickly. WE started with the born free. Isn't it funny how things change from when you're pregnant and dreaming to when munkin arrives and you're doing!? I was ADAMANT that I would only use glass bottles with my son. LOL.. I really didn't like the glass in the end... I now use the Playtex brand. I love them. Easy to clean - light to hold so it promotes self feeding and they help safeguard from ear infections.! All in all - love them :)
How about you?
Thanks for the props, Er.
ReplyDeleteAnd for another point for PC Orgnanics Formula (even though I know you have since switched to your homemade concoctions) I was recently very impressed by the PC People (ie. Loblaws). When my dear husband was recently sent out on errand to purchase another can of this stuff when ours ran out (we supplement our son with at least one bottle a day in addition to breastfeeding), he mistakenly purchased the PC Orgnanics SOY formula! Oh gag, soy is NOT what we should be feeding ourselves, much less our young... but I'll spare you the rant against soy. Anyhow, it was an honest mistake but it still cost us $20 - so, I thought "what the heck": I wrote to the company, explained my case and requested that they send us some vouchers to recoup the cost that we had wasted. They were very understanding and proceeded to send us $20 in gift cards, as requested - I have always admired PC products, but now I am even more fond :) Thanks Loblaws, for understanding and taking pity on a frugal mom.
I LOVE this! Company's need to learn that helping out a client in a small token way (because really did a $20 gift card break the bank?) in actuality helps them HUGE! Because you go on to tell all your friends... etc! And in the world of the internet information travels fast! Unlike the company's that say 'Forget you!" who then go on to be spoken ill of thus losing in the end. GO PC GO!!!! :)
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