baby food

kduffy101

baby due in july.im looking to start buying baby food,
which stores sell it cheap?
thanks

Mumto2

Beware of sell-by dates. Baby probably won't be ready for eating until late this year/early next. Lots of jars etc wont' last this long.

Also, baby food is so easy & cheap to make at home it's worth the effort.

If you are looking to stock up on things, most of the supermarkets do 'baby promotions' where various items have money off, just keep looking then buy when cheap. Nappies keep a long time!

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

kduffy101

sorry, i meant baby milk,
ive stocked up on nappies,creams+wipes from asda

sue1976

I think (although I may be wrong) that most supermarkets sell baby milk at around the same price. They are not allowed to put baby milk on special offer due to government rules (apart from the follow on milk).

Mumto2

kduffy101 wrote: »

sorry, i meant baby milk,
ive stocked up on nappies,creams+wipes from asda

That's ok - as someone has said, the price of formula milk for babies is more or less fixed.
Also, some babies suit different milks, so don't stock up too much in advance incase you find your baby is better off on a different milk. Milupa is good for sensitive tums apparently.

xanthe

I agree with trying out different brands before you stock up. Your baby might react with rashes, watery poos, etc. so find the brand that suits your baby first then watch out for offers.

Might be too early to talk about weaning, but Argos has a Value mini chopper for £6.29 would be useful for making your own baby food. I bought one on Sunday, used it once, seems ok so far.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4228060/Trail/searchtext%3EMINI+CHOPPER.htm

snugglepet20

Cow and Gate is probably the cheapest brand of mainstream formula milk at 6.99 a tub. SMA is the other popular one at about 7.29 but I didn't get on with it. I would just buy one tub and see what baby likes, also you might have a hungry baby that needs stronger milk after a few months so you should play it by ear. I would recommend trying to use a popular brand because trying to get hold of some obscure make from the corner shop or garage when you've run out is impossible!

andrealuton

HiPP Organic is also quite cheap, and organic. I find it's often worth checking milk out at Boots, since, as people have already mentioned, prices tend to be standard, but Boots offers the best points card.

Just realised Boots doesn't do points on 0-12 mth milk. Hmmm, guess I never looked that closely at my receipt before.

gin

Don't want to start a riot, but would you consider breastfeeding? It is the most money-saving method, after all.:D

marywb

gin wrote: »

Don't want to start a riot, but would you consider breastfeeding? It is the most money-saving method, after all.:D

and has health benefits for both mum and baby - but I know not everyone can breast feed but give it a try as it is not only cheaper you also don't have the hassle of sterilisng bottles and making up the feeds

Princess_Coupon

marywb wrote: »

and has health benefits for both mum and baby - but I know not everyone can breast feed but give it a try as it is not only cheaper you also don't have the hassle of sterilisng bottles and making up the feeds

I agree give it a go, if you do my best advise is wait 6 weeks before you give in any difficulties should settle by then, also after the 6 weeks introduce 1 bottle feed a day so the baby can be left with a sitter and to make it easier 6 months-a year or so later when you want to stop.
I was pushed hard to do it and wasn't keen in the first few weeks but once we settled into it I was so glad, getting up and going downstairs at 4am to make up a bottle would have been a nightmare, I was so glad I had a permanent supply always ready at the right consistancy/temp.