This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PBM Products. All opinions are 100% mine.
Everyone knows that breast is best but there are times and circumstances in which a woman can not breastfeed. In those cases, it is nice that we have other options for our babies.
If you are one that has to use formula for your baby, you know how expensive it can be. Isn’t all a baby stuff?
Consumer Reports in their newest edition of Consumer Reports Best Baby Products, suggests buying powdered formula in a private label brand. All baby formula in the United States must meet the same basic nutrient requirements set by the Food & Drug Administration so the ingredients are basically the same. However, the price is not.
Parent’s Choice, a private label formula manufacturer, has this baby formula savings calculator, called the Parent’s Choice $avings Calculator, you can use to see what you can save per year by purchasing their brand instead of a national brand.
Though, I don’t have infants anymore, I played around with it and was impressed with the savings – up to $60 a month. You can even adjust based on what percent you formula feed your baby in case you are doing partial breast feeding in addition to formula.
Parent’s Choice is also offering a FREE sample of baby formula. Compare the ingredients to the other brands yourself and you will find they are comparable.
So no matter your choice, and it is your personal choice, you can find ways to save.
What are your thoughts? Are you finding you can make a switch with a big savings?
I was able to breast feed my first three, then supplement with formula as they grew older, always using the expensive stuff, till I found the Sam’s stuff (same as PC I think?). I actually bought both, sat down and did a side by side comparison of the ingredients, the WHOLE list, including amounts, and they were identical to the Enfamil I had always used. My son was almost done with formula by that time, but when #’s 4 and 5 came along, I was unable to breastfeed due to high bp, and these last two were fed with Sam’s choice exclusively. No allergy problems, nothing. I am a huge proponent of breastfeeding (I even do consulting), but if you can’t, you can’t, and why should you break the bank when you can get the exact same stuff for less than half the price. EXACTLY the same.
Just yesterday, I got twice as much Parents Choice formula than Similac (the cheapest “brand” on the shelf) for the same price. Yeah!!!
I recently switched my baby from exclusive breast milk to formula and part of the reason it was hard for me was because of the cost of formula. My best friend was able to compare Sam’s Club Member’s Mark formula to the national brands and found it to be the exact same ingredients for about half the price. I am amazed that even with coupons I cannot beat the price of Member’s Mark and am thankful my daughter has not shown a preference for a particular brand or type of formula.