Bulk Buy SMA baby mik?

digitalphase

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I didn't, I only have one child (who is 6) and I breastfed him.

Ah, must have confused you with Nicki.

That explains the sanctimonious posts then, doesn't it

onlyroz

trulymadlyhannah wrote: »

1 scoop makes 30mls of baby milk.

Are you sure that's right? 30 mls is only two tablespoons.

madnessandmayhem

onlyroz wrote: »

Are you sure that's right? 30 mls is only two tablespoons.

yes-1 scoop makes 1 oz which is exactly the same as 30 mls

Spendless

barbiedoll wrote: »

When I had to buy a tin of formula for my son, 13 years ago, it cost almost a tenner. If anything, the price has come down in recent years!

Which formula were you using? My eldest is 11.5 and his (SMA) used to cost £5-£6, but if you bought it at the baby clinic it was £1 cheaper. Buying this way meant that around every 6th tin was 'free' compared to paying shop prices. By the time I had DD 3 years later there was less than 5p difference in buying the formula at the clinic though there were bigger savings on different brands, aptamil/milumil used to cost around £9 but was several £s cheaper at the clinic. Eventually the clinic stopped selling formula.

The only suggestion I have for the OP is, is that the best priced brand you can find? I did have to swap my son over onto a different milk (not for financial reasons).

trulymadlyhannah

onlyroz wrote: »

Are you sure that's right? 30 mls is only two tablespoons.

Yep - Thats what it says on the tin

DON79

trulymadlyhannah wrote: »

I can't wait for my little one to progress on to cows milk,
Based on SMA @ £8.99 for 900g Vs. Cows milk @ £1.10 for 2 litres.

214 scoops in the 900g box(4.2g per scoop as stated on the box). 1 scoop makes 30mls of baby milk. 214 scoops make 6420ml.
6.42 litres(6420ml) for £8.99 for SMA
or
6 litres(3 x 2 litre bottles) for £3.30 for Cows Milk

Its a considerable saving when you progress onto cows milk, and when weaning they need less milk anyway. My 8 month old LO has a maximum of 4 x 180ml bottles per day as part of her weaning diet. From 6 months she moved onto the SMA follow on milk which can be found on offer! Not much help now but things should get cheaper!

Thanks for working that out TrulyMadlyHannah - that's what I figured too!