I've had this on hand for awhile and used it with permission. I think Heidi
originally posted it to Lactavist, but it could have been parent-l. I
checked out Nutrimigen at the grocery store and it seemed to add up to
$4,500 per year as I think it's a little (!) bit more than Alimentum. I
frequently hear that it costs $1000 to formula feed for a year but that must
be with a lot of coupons or aggressive starting of solids.
I don't think Heidi is on Lactnet but she would most likely be more than
happy to answer any questions. I love having these figures as it makes it
much easier to say "Well, an LC may cost you $150 which may be covered by
insurance, but formula...." I just shudder at "I can't afford an LC
consultation".
Kate
>From: Hotheaded Red <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 18:25:41 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: Parent-l: Cost of ABM
>
>On an aside dealing with this subject, I recently used the coupons they
>sent me from Ross to get some Isomil (because I was told it tasted better
>than Similac-- it doesn't) and I also picked up a can of Alimentum.
>Alimentum only comes in Ready to feed cans, and is 5.38 per can at the
>grocery store. The can makes 4 8oz bottles. So you would need 2 cans a
>day. Even using a conservative estimate of 10 dollars a day, and NOT
>including cost of bottles, nipples, doctors, etc that is over $3,600
>dollars for one year. ALL of the babies I know who have needed
>Pregestimil, Alimentum, or Nutramigen have needed it for more than a year
>due to their severe allergies. This is soooooo outrageous!!! Can one of
>you who uses regular milk based powdered can's tell me how many days a
>can lasts? By my calculations, it is only 2 days plus an extra bottle!!
>That is almost 5 dollars a day just for the powdered formula, meaning it
>costs over $1500 dollars for a year! YIKES!
>
>Oh well, just a thought...
>
> *Leave the "trying" to those anticipating failure.*
>Heidi Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
>Peyton's Mommy since 12-20-94
Kate, mom to Ursula, 21 mos old, 2'9", 25 lbs ( 83.5 cm, 11.4 kg), and ???
due 3/30/97 in Boulder, Colorado.
You are correct when you state that "subtle symbolism in commercials
influence public opinion." I can assure you however, it was not the
intention of GE or the advertising agency to influence new mothers in any
way. It was simply a portrayal of a family.- Pam McDermott, Global
Marketing Communications
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