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cheapest formula?
| Fri, 07-09-2004 - 11:28am |
Hey, y'all. I haven't been here much since the birth of my second child (I've been terribly busy) but I was wondering about formula costs. Has anyone done a price comparison? DD is on Enfamil Lipil right now, but DH got a raise last week and so we will only have two months left of WIC. His raise, I'm afraid, is going to seem like a cut! Anyways, I am totally willing to go to a store brand, but I don't know which one is cheaper. I thought maybe one of y'all has checked. I live in Texas, so I have Walmart, Sams, Kroger, Target, HEB (there is a Babies R Us and Toys R Us, but it's an hour away.) What do you suggest?
Sarah, mother of two preemies
Kailey Faith at 32 weeks 1-23-03 (EDD 3-17-03)
Bethany Hope at 34 weeks 2-22-04 (EDD 4-4-04)
Kailey Faith at 32 weeks 1-23-03 (EDD 3-17-03)
Bethany Hope at 34 weeks 2-22-04 (EDD 4-4-04)


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Hi,
and welcome back. I never used formula but have sisters who did. When I shop with them I noticed that the carnation good start from wal-mart was the least expensive. I do not know if it is the "best" of the least expensive, but it seemed to have everything the others did. Maybe someone else will post
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Kailey Faith at 32 weeks 1-23-03 (EDD 3-17-03)
Bethany Hope at 34 weeks 2-22-04 (EDD 4-4-04)
I had a friend go with me once to help me check on generic brands of formula.
We found out the cheaper brands might contain more sugar, which we all know what sugar might do to the kiddos? So my thing is compare what each brand has to what u already use.
U might like to cut your buck in formula but really u might consider cutting your buck somewhere else. (diapers)(foods u eat), (etc.)
That is what we did. I always dreaded going down the formula isle and seeing the price of similac $20 for a 1lb. tin.
I then got cheap w/ diapers. I started to go buy diapers from the $1 store, walmart brand, target brand, etc.
I mean what else does the kiddos do in them besides pee and poop? LOL
So i am still currently using Dri Bottoms size 5 for Gavin.
I am sure I will buy Dri Bottoms for my newborn as well, after all the FREE stuff from friends and family go down.
(dri bottoms...walmart brand)
SAme w/ wipes, go to a wholesale store and stock up on there generic brand of wipes.
I just found some at Costco..not sure u have the wholesale store or not? They ahve a great generic brand..527 wipes for $12.
I am sure Sams and other wholesale stored do too.
i wish u luck and remember generic tastes, looks and might better in somethings then others.
becca23
gavin 2yrs.
#2 9/2004
I have been trying to come up with things I can sell in my sister's MIL shop. Since that's not consistant, I can't count on it to provide formula.
Kailey Faith at 32 weeks 1-23-03 (EDD 3-17-03)
Bethany Hope at 34 weeks 2-22-04 (EDD 4-4-04)
Hi!
We use Carnation. My doc told us it's the cheapest, and they are all pretty much the same. Carnation is good. We like it. Buy in the big cans powder form, it's even cheaper.
As for dropping Health Insurance, if you can--don't! that is very important. Do the math on how much it will cost you per year with each child getting sick only twice, and their regular yearly visit. Health Insurance is still cheaper.
Have you thought of watching other's kids as a way to bring in extra money, or to work from home? do you have a talent? Can you cook for others? There are options out there.
Good luck,
Debbie
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We use Isomil Advance, it's not as cheap as Carnation. But I believe Carnation is the cheapest you can get. You might could check online auctions also and find some good formula (new of course) for a few bucks cheaper then if you got it at the store.
Heather
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We live way out in the country and no one wants to bring their kids this far! My friends don't even come here. I have offered to the neighbors childcare, but the only ones with young children can't afford it. We all live in mobile homes. Yeah, we're considered rednecks by most people! :)
Anyways, I'm still working on the whole money issue. We can't possibly make enough money for our health insurance. Every year it goes up 35%. In August it will be almost $1000 a month, which is roughly half of what DH brings home. There are clinics that charge only $5 a visit, and that's where we will go if they get sick or need shots. The only alternative is if DH's boss gets off her lazy rear end and signs up for new insurance. Every year she says she's going to, but doesn't even look at the companies I suggest to her. Trust me, we don't WANT to go without insurance!
Thanks for the suggestions. I am always open to them!
Kailey Faith at 32 weeks 1-23-03 (EDD 3-17-03)
Bethany Hope at 34 weeks 2-22-04 (EDD 4-4-04)
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