QUICK POLL, IF YOU BOTTLE-FED ......... NOT FOR A ROW, GENUINELY INTERESTED!

[lissielou]

if you ff, did you choose to because of packaging?
advertising?
logos?
and if not, why not?

I started off on SMA because that's what the midwife gave DH at 3am when I rang in desparation because after 1 days my milk hadn't come in and DD was starving. We swapped to Aptimil because DD was constipated on SMA and loads of friends recommended Aptimil. I do like the fact that the box has a leveling thingy. I din't really know which to choose as I'd wanted to BF and didn't even have a bottle in the house

One thing stands out from this thread, Aptamil have done a FABULOUS job with midwives and HVs!

No, nothing whatsoever to do with packaging, advertising or logos.

FF was just what I preffered to do. Used SMA with Dd1 and 2 because it was the one you could get anywhere, and used Farleys and then Omnio Comfort with Ds.

I bf DD1 and DS first, then both were ff with Farleys (not sure why i chose Farleys as can't remember that far back, maybe because i like rusks..?). I don't think it was anything to do with advertising.. I can't actually picture Farleys formula ads anyway... Our dd2 is ff Aptamil as it was recommended by midwives and HVs.

Yay Nally - where you been????

I wanted organic formula (this was before I ended up formula feeding, it was "just in case"). Tesco had two - Cow & Gate and HIPP. The HIPP came in individual sachets which I thought would be wasteful, the Cow & Gate didn't. I chose C&G and stuck with it when I switched to the cheaper regular formula.

hi slugsy I have been making myself ill recently staying awake using the internet...please please please, if you see me on here after midnight, tell me to bugger off to bed!

oooh sorry, your name has changed again. i need to keep up!

I ff because I tried and failed 3 times to bf - I used SMA with DS as it was what they gave him when he was born after i couldn't feed him so I used on DD1 as it was what I used first time round- this time I actually made a considered decision and chose Aptamil as it has DHAs and Omega 3 in which I give the other 2 in vitamins and also take myself after Professor Winston showed the effects on concentration, learning and behaviour - it smells a tad fishy to my over developed sense of smell but so much better than SMA - my HV only agreed with my choice she never suggested it and was actually concerned with the price. Mind you but it from Tescos, Asda or Sainsburys it can cost up to a quid more a some other places.