Why isn’t all baby formula organic? Truthfully… I have no idea. It makes perfect sense that we’d want to make food for our youngest humans as clean as possible. But sadly, that’s just not the way the market works. This means that every parent who’s had to buy formula before, has had to struggle with […] The post Your Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Organic Formula appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

Baguettes from France are just better.  The sausage (and beer!) from Germany kicks my supermarket’s butt. The pasta in Italy is far superior to the elbow noodles in my pantry. The port wine from Portugal … you get it….. European Formula. Most people think of baby formula from Europe in the same way – that […] The post Best European Baby Formulas appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

And should you switch your baby??? If you have a baby that has struggled with formula at all – you have likely had someone recommend goat milk formula.  It’s all the rage in certain circles. Some of this reputation is well-earned… some is, well … hype. Goat milk is not a magic pill, but it […] The post Holle, Kabrita, and Nanny Care – Which is the BEST Goat Milk Formula? appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

Babies are amazing aren’t they!    They also cray. And their little intestines are seriously the topic of 90% of new parents’ conversations. Did you ever thing the first question upon seeing your partner at the end of the day would be “How were our toots and poops today?”  You know you’ve been there!  As a side note […] The post How to Choose the Best Partially Hydrolyzed (Gentle) Formula For your Baby appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

  So you know I am a nutritionist. I desperately do not want to be the helicopter Mom who doesn’t let her kid have any sugar at parties ….. But at the same time … I do. Ha! My toddler boys are very active. VERY ACTIVE. And when they have lots of sugar (I curse […] The post Healthy Holiday Treats – Picky Toddler Approved appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

This article provides my detailed instructions about how I recommend introducing probiotics into your baby’s diet. I’ll try to keep it as brief and action-oriented as possible. If you haven’t read the first article in this series that gives you all the background you need to know about your baby’s microbiome (all those good bugs […] The post How to Add Probiotics to Your Baby’s Diet appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

  I have previously written a little bit about prebiotics and probiotics in baby formula in the series about how to choose a baby formula.  However, I get so many questions about this, and it’s such a hot topic these days that I wanted to make you all experts.  The microbiome is the hottest new […] The post Prebiotics, Probiotics, and your Baby’s Microbiome appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

“There’s no use crying over spilled milk” – Said some man who never used a breast pump. If you are a pumping Mom, you work HARD for that milk and want to save every last drop! No one needs (or deserves) a cocktail more than Moms with a new baby. For reals. The decision to […] The post Good to the last drop …. Why I never pump and dump breast milk appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

  Have you ever heard the term “self-care”? Well it’s actually pretty obvious what it means – taking time to appropriately care for yourself. No advanced degree needed there… Well 2 years ago – I had never heard this term before. Now it seems to be the focus of every other post on my Facebook […] The post A Realistic Plan to get Me-time when you have a Newborn – the 5-20-1 Rule appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more

  When I was pregnant – I thought it was so ironic (and cruel) that I never needed a glass of wine more in my life… Then I actually had the baby and thought …. No. NOW I’ve never needed a glass of wine more in my life! Then, I had a second baby and […] The post Drinking and Breastfeeding – When to Pump and Dump (Or Not…) appeared first on Baby Formula Expert ..read more