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organic baby formula

If you're not breast-feeding, formula is the first thing to enter your baby's precious little body. Using organic baby formula rather than conventional is one of the most important choices you can make in the beginning to affect the health and wellbeing of your baby for years to come.

Even if you're primarily breastfeeding, it's a good idea to have some formula on hand. Or maybe you have decided to wean your baby off breast milk before he is ready for solid foods and you're ready to start using formula. In any case, choosing organic baby formula over non-organic formula is the safest choice for your baby.



For parents who already eat organic foods, the choice of organic baby formula may be a given.  But for those who have not yet embraced an organic lifestyle, the choice may be more confusing. 


So, what are the benefits of
organic baby formula?


One of the biggest advantages of organic baby formula is in the dairy products. Organic formula contains organic cow's milk, which is produced by cows that have been raised with organic farming methods, which means they have have not been injected with growth hormones or fed with feed treated with pesticides. Given the concerns with hormones and antibiotics in regular milk these days, organic milk and organic milk-based baby formula is becoming a more popular and healthy choice.

There are three major players in the organic baby formula market:


Earth's Best  is the replacement for Horizon Infant Organic Formula, once a favorite but recently taken off the market. earth's best organic formulaEarth's Best believes that "breast is best" when in comes to infant feeding, and that no matter how advanced the science of formula feeding becomes, it is only a "next-best" substitute for mother's milk. But sometimes even parents who are dedicated to giving their baby the best must feed their baby infant formula. Earth's Best is purchasing the organic lactose in their infant formula from Horizon Organic. It is USDA certified organic.


similac organic formulaSimilac Organic  is made with wholesome organic milk and other organic ingredients, and is certified USDA organic. It also includes DHA and ARA to help baby's brain develop.





Babys Only Organic Dairy Formula  made by Natures One, offersbaby's only organic formula a dairy-based organic formula and a soy-based organic formula. The soy-based formula is lactose-free, great for babies with lactose sensitivities. A baby with dairy protein or lactose sensitivities may experience unusual fussiness, excessive spit-up, skin rash/eczema, gassiness or frequent ear infections. Baby's Only dairy formula is designed for toddlers and older, for mother's who are breastfeeding their baby beyond 12 months. It can be used  to supplement breast milk or to assist with weaning.