if you buy the original version and not the new stuff with this dha and ara in it. My kids were fed the original as they did not have it 10 years ago, I now have a 4 week old and it is so hard to find the original versions in the store anymore. To me, it is just a way for these companies to make money. Does anybody else agree?
2007-11-17 03:48:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Breast feeding is free and contains everything your baby needs.
2007-11-17 04:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
okay, you know how like 10 years ago kids at the age of 4 could just sit in the back seat without a booster seat, or even a seatbelt? or how like people smoked in the car with their kids and didn't think anything of it? or how cribs were made differently and now the spindles have to be closer together so the litte feet don't get stuck in them causing broken bones, or how we are suppose to lay the baby on the back because it reduced sids, etc etc, well, formula is kinda like that, see, every so often technology becomes advanced, and new things are found and invented and made, they are finding now that while breast is best sometimes it can't be done and they can actually mimick the breastmilk and make the formula better for the babies. so no I don't agree, I believe that if its beneficial to the baby and they can put it in there then thats great and thats what I will use. example.......long long long time ago, you couldn't find formula, and those who couldnt' breastfeed had to make their own,.....so what if technology never made that better, or what if the grandchild of that particular grandmother who grew up in that era was told, oh formula is just a way for companies to make money, heres how you can make it and its cheaper and just as good? would you do that?
2007-11-17 17:19:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, from what I've seen in the literature there are studies that have shown DHA and ARA to be very beneficial to eye and brain development in babies born prematurely. Other studies have shown a difference in ages up to 1 year, though I've seen nothing that concludes that babies who don't receive the DHA and ARA don't ultimately reach the same levels. DHA and ARA are definitely the newest buzz words in the baby food industry, and they're now popping up not just in formula but also in the infant cereals and baby food. It may turn out to be nothing, but it may be something so it may just be better to pony up the extra few bucks just in case they really do offer a major benefit over non DHA and ARA formulas.
2007-11-17 12:15:37 · answer #3 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nestle Good Start still offers the original and my little one is thriving on it. 3.5 months and has already doubled his birth weight, is growing like a weed and is healthy as can be. The DHA and ARA are bio engineered copies of what is found in breast milk and as such are not perfect copies. I really wish I could have breast fed but since I have to use formula I am sticking to a brand/type that has raised a generation of children instead of trying something new and unproven in it's long term effects.
2007-11-17 12:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by babybugs1980 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it is different now because ten years ago they didn't realize that dha was important for brain health and good growth till just recently they discover it to help build the brain. it has helped some kids who are have autism improve great lately so it not a gimic to get more money. it just proven that it helps with brain growth.
2007-11-17 11:58:19 · answer #5 · answered by sassylassy2876 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Commentary on formulas supplemented with DHA & ARA
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/milk/DHA-formula-comments.html
2007-11-17 12:27:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, My stepmother who is a nicu nurse said any similac or enfamil is great for baby. It just depends on which type is best for him/her. I agree with you.
2007-11-17 12:02:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋