Lauz_1601

Farleys, had no problems with it, main reason for choosing it was becuase its alot cheaper than other brands, and at the end of the day they all have to meet certain standards so I knew that wasnt comprimised.

bek74

All 3 of my boys were on SMA, I think it is great, over here in Aussie it is also alot cheaper than other formula brands. I never had any problems with any of my boys on SMA.

Wobbles

Gonna bump this

Im still undecided

Tam

Helen

Tried SMA and Cow & Gate. Neither of them would take SMA. The HV said that it's stronger smelling and that can put them off. Have tried Aptimel which Charlotte seemed to really like. It supposed to have been developed by someone looking for something close to breast milk.

Tilly

We've used SMA Gold, SMA white and now we use SMA progress.. they were all fine. I haven't used any other brands, so I can't comment on them but to the person who originally said that they heard SMA was rubbish (sorry I forgot your name) - I think it depends on the baby.

Lucy

To be honest Wobbles I think all the formulas are much of a muchness. They aren't allowed to claim "now even closer to breastmilk" etc anymore.

Not sure if anyone saw the article on the front of the Daily Mail yesterday (just want to point out I don't read the Daily Mail but saw it in the queue at M&S) and it was about breastfeeding - anyway it said that the longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (Pufas) that are present in breastmilk are what contribute to higher intelligence and that they're now being added to formulas - so maybe a good idea to pick a formula with these in?

Sorry if the above doesn't make sense or is rubbish! I think you might be best to get a few cartons of ready made stuff in so that you're prepared if Caitlin doesn't take to one or the other.