When your baby is born you might be confused as what kind of baby formula to choose if you were fed” Gerber” the chances are you will use the same formula for your baby. If a particular formula is recommended by a mid wife or friends with new born babies you might be confused as which is the better choice. For the best formula “Breast is Best” for the first few months after birth as the dietary nutritional benefits outweigh the difficulties some women experience with breast feeding.



The brand names for formula are Gerber, Sililac, Enfami, Cow and Gate, Aptamil, Farley’s and SMA Etc. It is important to find the closet to breast milk you can. And for hungrier babies there are richer formulas as opposed to trying to feed a new born more in terms of fluid ounces you give the same amount but the formula is richer and thicker for babies who don’t feel full on 3 or 4 ounces.



Breast milk will help to strengthen your baby’s immune system and limits gastrointestinal problems. The benefits for mom are the bonding is second to none and the benefits for mom are that she regains her pre-pregnancy figure faster. Breast feeding is not a long term feeding programme and eventually babies will be weaned to formula. The choice is a personal one based on what you know or have experienced or read as a mom.



All top brand name formula profess to have all of the nutrients vitamins and essential growth properties in their formulas. It is a trial and error process your baby won’t know which formula is better or tastes better. If your baby is having difficulty feeding with a formula then you should change to a different one. Baby formula comes in a Varity of ways from powder, concentrate and ready made ready to feed formulas.



• Powered formula is probably the most well know and traditional formulas on the market it is one we were fed by our mothers generally. Powered formulas come in 2 ways, individual sachets or a tin for measuring. The baby tinned brands come with a feeding spoon inside with feeding instructions. The sachets of powder are pre measured for your convienence.the baby food pouches or sachets are generally more expensive than the tinned varity.



For convince sake the pouches are handy especially for new mom’s and dad’s who aren’t used to feeding and measuring and it takes the headache out of scooping levels of formula for several bottles at a time. The sachets are handy and can be carried with you on days out or vacationing. The price you are wiling to pay will be determined by the level of convenience you’re willing to pay for.



• Concentrated formula is a ready made formula to be pored straight into the bottle for easy feeding. The convenience of the concentrated formula is simple you just have to add the required amount of water and your ready to feed your baby. Concentrated formula is more expensive than the tinned varity and has to be mixed properly. The concentrated formula take up less room in a babies bag and is handy to carry for trips to relatives for baby sitting with a new dad or grand parents, and it is practical fool proof.



• Ready Made Formula is the best and most convenient way to feed your baby as all you have to do is pour and feed. There is no need to measure formula or worry about getting the mix right. Sold in individual sachets the ready made mix couldn’t be any easier. For days or night when you are needing to rest or have a child minder you can rest easy when you know the formula can be easily made up and refrigerator before time.



For vacationing the ready made formula mean your don’t have to worry about sterilising water as the feed is ready to pour and can be refrigerated for any time of the day or night. The ready made formulas are the most expensive of all the formulas as you are paying for the ultimate in convenience. The handiness factor is probably why some parents pay a higher price for the formula. The choice of formula is a purely personal one and no one formula generally is better than another the price is the same and the nutritional value should be the same.