Which brand of formula milk and bottles is your choice?

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Lisabear

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Hi ladies,

Is anybody else considering the same as me ?
Will move to HK on May and my EDD is on July. I used Japanese formula for my first one,but I heard most of Japanese formula milk sold in HK is fake.
Also not unsure how to choose the brand of milk bottles and want to be organised so that I am not making these decisions after giving birth.


Can anyone give me some advise?

Thanks!
 
I'm not sure where you heard that, unless you are talking about the Mainland. Lots of parents in HK use Japanese formulas with their babies and toddlers. The only places you should avoid purchasing the milk powders from are places like the Bonjour shops and all the local Chinese pharmacies. My daughter is on Meiji milk and I buy it from Re-On.

RE-ON :: ??????????????????????

All major supermarkets carry many of the Japanese brands too and they are perfectly safe.
 
I lived in Japan for 3.5years and I know Japanese always remain the best for themselves. As I know there is no formal agency for Meiji milk in HK and I'm wondering where and how do these Meiji milk come from?
 
I got a bit concern too when I saw Meiji cans being piled up for offer at the entrance to a chinese medicine hall somewhere in causeway bay. Shouldn't these baby products be kept at least behind the counters to ensure that it is not being affected by the weather (rain or shine)?

Anyway, for the 2 months I have been here, I have seen quite a number of decent baby shops around. So just stick to reputable shops when purchasing baby items. There will always be crook shops around, in any country :-(
 
My mother-in-law worked as a midwife for years and has set us up with Cow and Gate from the UK (the gold can which is sold at Wellcome, Mannings, etc) and we're using playtex bottles.

Japanese quality has sadly gone down with the recession... The British are too stubborn to let their quality go down.
 
i would say any brand is good as long as you buy from a reputable place like Watsons/Mannings/park n shop/wellcome...my friend got me a can from a pharmacy but by the time I openned it (which wasn't immediately, maybe a few months later - since I got lots of formula for baby gifts instead of milk (upon my request)...it was overdue! you could tell right away because the powder was sticking to each other....i'm sure her intention was not to get me something overdue...but after that I made it a point to check the due date on ALL the formula and I found that the ones at the places I mentioned above all had due dates that that were a year away.

also, i think it really depends on how your child takes it - constipation, etc. wise...sometimes you might just have to try around - but overall i think the quality in Hong Kong is good and safe.
 
I use Avent bottles and Bellamy`s organic formula. I started off using Japanese Meiji HoHoEMi when my son first went on formula. If you buy the Japanese formula in reputable places, you don`t have to worry about it being real or not (plus, it`s quite expensive here).
 
Bottles: Dr Brown
Formula: Enfamil

Was thinking of trying Japanese milk powder as well (heard they are sweeter and babies love them), went down to Three Sixty but couldn't read the Japanese instruction and there weren't English labels. Stuck to Enfamil and all have been well :)
 
Have heard good things about Japanese milk powder and it's readily available in HK eg at Watsons, Mannings and Citysuper.

Formula: s26 because well-known brand and easily available
Bottles: Bfreeplus because it has anti-colic device
 
Nobody use those formula from MedJonhson, Abbott, Wyeth or Nestle that show all the time at TV commercials and are advertised everywhere?
 
FutureHKmom said:
Nanha, which Neha mentioned above, is Nestle. We use Nanha too as it is hypoallergenic. We use Bfree bottles.
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i've been using Nan Ha for bub but i noticed that it is hard to get Nan Ha 3. i usually get it (he is on Nan Ha 2 at the mo) from watsons then realised that Nan Ha 3 is always out of stock!! what do i do when bub is ready for Nan Ha 3? :confused:
 
My son is 1 and I asked my pediatrician and she said I didn't need to change to Nanha 3....not sure why. We're going back to her for vaccinations in May. will ask her then about changing again.
 
Asked my pediatrician about Stage 2 formula as well. He said there is no need to change. Stage 2 formula is basically less refined milk that a younger infant won't be able to digest ... hence cheaper. I.e. we can continue with Stage 1.

And to answer an earlier question, Enfamil is Mead Johnson. These are hugely popular esp with the Mainland Chinese. It's always out of stock and each purchase is limited to 2 cans only.
 
My daughter complained about tummy pain, my ped said it's because JP formula is too sweet (it doesn't taste too sweet to me though), thus hard to digest. Other than that, all the formula are more or less the same, I am trying to find one a bit less sweet for her.

I used Dr Browns bottle.
 
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