Someone please give me a clothespin so I can change my kid's diaper!! (Enfamil_Lipil_with_Iron)
Written: Jun 10 '03 (Updated Jan 06 '05)
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Pros: Has DHA and ARA (essential fatty acids found in breastmilk)
Cons: not cheap, actually makes my child's diapers smell worse!
The Bottom Line: It's a good formula if you decide not to breastfeed, but beware of super-stinky diapers!
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| pnutmom's Full Review: Enfamil Lipil With Iron |
A short little prelude here: My son was born 2 days shy of 35 weeks, and had to spend 3 1/2 weeks in the NICU. While he was in the hospital, the nurses were feeding him Enfamil's EnfaCare 22-calorie formula. About two weeks ago I decided breastfeeding/pumping just wasn't working as well as I had hoped, so we switched our child strictly to formula. Since Enfamil is what the hospital used, that's originally the formula I planned on giving my child (I figured "hey, if that's what the hospital's using, it must be the best one, right?"). As some of you reading may know, Enfamil has a "new baby club" called Family Beginnings. If you're having (or have had) a baby, you can sign up for this Family Beginnings program and Enfamil will send you a free 12.9 oz can (366 grams) of this Lipil with Iron formula, along with occasionally sending coupons ranging from $2-$10 off one can.
Anyway, here is what their "Choices" Guide has to say about the Lipil with Iron formula: "The makers of Enfamil was the first infant formula company in the US to include LIPIL, a unique blend of DHA and ARA, important nutrients also found in breast milk. DHA and ARA are important building blocks for a baby's brain and eyes. Babies receive these nutrients from their mothers before they're born. After they're born, babies recieve them in breast milk. Enfamil LIPIL with Iron provides these nutrients at levels similar to breast milk. No formula has higher levels of DHA or ARA or comes closer to breast milk."
Enfamil Lipil with Iron provides appropriate levels of iron, vitamins, and minerals, including needed calcium, to help your baby build strong bones. Enfamil LIPIL also has an easy-to-digest protein blend that promotes healthy cell and muscle development. If you want to learn more about DHA and ARA, I highly recommend you read melissasrn's review!
What's available:
Enfamil Lipil with Iron is available in 12.9 oz, 25.7 oz and 38 oz Powder cans, 13 fl oz Concentrated Liquid, 8 fl oz and 32 fl oz Ready-To-Use cans, and for home delivery in 3 fl oz and 6 fl oz Nursette bottles. The sample we received from Enfamil was the 12.9 oz Powder can. I know the 12.9 oz Powder cans sell for about $11-12 per can, and the 25.7 oz cans sell for about $22 per can. I am not sure on the rest of the prices.
Directions for Use, Warnings, & Cautions:
Anyway, the directions are pretty simple: you just pour the desired amount of warm water into a bottle, add the powder, and shake. You need one scoop of powder for every 2 ounces of water(for example, a 2 oz bottle would need one scoop of formula, a 4 oz bottle needs 2 scoops). Just follow the chart on the back of the can for the correct amounts of water to formula. NEVER heat formula in the microwave! That can cause "hot spots" that could burn your baby. Instead, warm the water up before adding the powder. Feed your child the formula immediately, or cover and refrigerate (but it must be used within 48 hours). An hour after feeding begins, throw away any formula that your child didn't eat (the can actually doesn't say why, but I would guess that since the formula's milk-based, it goes bad). Also, you should ask your baby's pediatrician about the need to boil water. We have a water pitcher and use the filtered water, but some areas have highly contaminated water supplies - so check with the doctor!
What we think:
We have used this formula from Enfamil, and Similac Advance with Iron (which also has DHA and ARA). Both the EnfaCare and the Lipil with Iron powder formulas seem to mix really well in water; I don't see much chalky residue on the inside of the bottle. I was surprised the first time I opened the can of Similac Advance - I thought it looked similar to corn meal! It also mixes well in water, although it takes a lot more shaking at first.
My son seems to have no preference between Enfamil or Similac, however there is one thing I've noticed. No one else has mentioned this in their review, so maybe my child is just weird. He had no problems with the EnfaCare formula, but this Lipil with Iron, I swear to you, his diapers smell worse! Dirty diapers smell bad to begin with, but this is like a spoiled milk smell! It almost makes me want to barf. He did NOT have this problem with the Similac Advance formula. Solely based on this, I think we might be sticking with the Similac. Go ahead and try the Enfamil, but this is just a word of caution!! (At his last visit, the pediatrician told me that the calcium source in Similac is better than in Enfamil. Maybe that has something to do with this - I don't know!)
Ingredients & Nutritional info:
Ingredients
Reduced minerals whey, nonfat milk, vegetable oil (palm olein, soy, coconut, and high oleic sunflower oils), lactose, and less than 1%: mortierella alpina oil*, crypthecodinium cohnii oil**, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, vitamin E acetate, vitamin K1, thiamin hydrochloride, vitamin B6 hydrochloride, vitamin B12, niacinamide, folic acid, calcium pantothenate, biotin, sodium ascorbate, inositol, calcium chloride, calcium phosphate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, cupric sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, potassium hydroxide, sodium selenite, taurine, nucleotides (adenosine 5’-monophosphate, cytidine 5’-monophosphate, disodium guanosine 5’-monophosphate, disodium uridine 5’-monophosphate).
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A source of arachidonic acid (ARA)
A source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Nutritional info:
Protein, 2.1 g
Fat, 5.3 g
Carbohydrate, 10.9 g
Water, 134 g
Linoleic acid, 860 mg
Vitamins:
A, 300 IU
D, 60 IU6
E, 2 IU
K, 8 µg
Thiamin (Vitamin B1), 80 µg
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), 140 µg
B6, 60 µg
B12, 0.3 µg
Niacin, 1000 µg
Folic acid (Folacin), 16 µg
Pantothenic acid, 500 µg
Biotin, 3 µg
C (Ascorbic acid), 12 mg
Choline, 12 mg
Inositol, 6 mg
Minerals:
Calcium, 78 mg
Phosphorus, 53 mg
Magnesium, 8 mg
Iron, 1.8 mg
Zinc, 1 mg
Manganese, 15 µg
Copper, 75 µg
Iodine, 10 µg
Selenium, 2.8 µg
Sodium, 27 mg
Potassium, 108 mg
Chloride, 63 mg
Where to buy, or To find out more:
You should be able to find Enfamil formulas at any grocery or discount store or pharmacy. I also found this listed on both drugstore.com and walgreens.com (although it costs a few dollars more, plus you may have to pay shipping). You can find out more about Enfamil's complete line of formulas or sign up for the Family Beginnings program at www.enfamil.com. You can also call Enfamil at 1-800-BABY123 between 7am-7pm CST Mon-Fri and between 8am-4:30pm CST on Saturday, excluding holidays.
Thanks for reading!
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