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Soy Milk and Soy Baby Formula
Review the indications and possible harmful effects of soy baby formula and why they usually aren't necessary for babies with colic, diarrhea, and premature babies.

Nutramigen and Nutramigen AA
Babies sometimes can't tolerate any of the standard baby formulas, such as Similac Advance, Enfamil Gentlease Lipil, or Nestle Good Start Supreme Soy. They may then need either a hydrolyzed protein formula formula, such as Nutramigen, or an amino acid based formula, like Nutramigen AA.

Parenting Tips
Submit your parenting tips for coping with common issues and problems related to baby food. Have you had to deal with a picky eater or do you make your own baby food? What worked for you?

Baby Formula Choices
Which baby formula for your infant will meet all of his nutritional requirements? Is Store Brand Infant Formula OK?

Baby Formula Slowdown
Review what might cause a five month old baby to start drinking less baby formula.

DHA and ARA
In addition to DHA and ARA supplemented baby formula, you can now also feed your infant baby food with DHA and ARA. Do your children need these supplements?

Soy Baby Formula and Phytoestrogens
Review when a baby should and should not be given a soy based formula.

Amount of Formula Feedings
Review how much formula your baby should be eating at each feeding.

Bottle Feeding Problems
Review what might cause a baby to scream when she starts to drink a bottle of baby formula.

Nestle NAN Baby Formula
We just came back from Guatemala with our adopted daughter who is 6 months old. They were giving her Nestle NAN infant formula. Does Nestle have NAN formula in the US?

Infant Formula Poll
What brand of formula do you use?

Warming Infant Formula Bottles
Review when you can stop warming your baby's infant formula bottles and why you shouldn't use a microwave oven to heat your baby's bottles.

Enfamil LIPIL - New Infant Formula
Enfamil LIPIL™, by making a formula more like breastmilk, will hopefully give those children who are unable to breastfeed some of the benefits of breastfeeding and help promote their optimal growth and development.

Breast Milk or Formula: Making the Right Choice for Your Baby
Breast Milk or Formula: Learn to make the Right Choice for Your Baby.

Infant Formula: Second Best but Good Enough
Information on different types of infant formula, including powder, liquid concentrate, or ready-to-feed forms, iron, nutrient requirements, homemade formulas, and detecting counterfeit formulas.

Choose a Formula That's Right for You
Get help choosing an infant formula, including the difference between milk and soy based formulas, hypoallergenic formula, cost of formula, and general formula dos and don'ts.

Choosing an Infant Formula
A general overview on choosing among different types and forms of infant formula, when to change formula, sterilizing and cleaning, mixing formula, and warming bottles.

Increasing Caloric Concentration of Infant Formula
Some infants with increased energy needs or who are not growing well need to have their formula concentrated to give more calories. Although you should talk with your Pediatrician before doing this, this page gives information about how to make formula more concentrated and have more calories per ounce.

Soy Protein-based Formulas: Recommendations for Use
American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on when to use soy formula.

What Every Parent Should Know About Infant Formula
An article with 'evidence demonstrating that commercial infant formulas are simply not good enough' when compared to breastfeeding.

Infant Formula Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions regarding baby formula, infant nutrition, bottle feeding, bottle preparation and temperature, reheating bottles, iron fortified infant formula, and other health questions from the International Formula Council.