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I'm looking into formulas for my 4 month old baby. I'm currently comparing Parents Choice(Walmart brand) and Presidents Choice(Superstore Brand). They seem to have much of the same ingredients as brand names like Similac but half the price. There's reviews on Walmart site for Parents Choice that I read up on but can't find to much about Presidents Choice. Has anyone used either brands? What line of it did you use? What did you think of it?

I use parents choice from wall mart and have never had any issues. In fact, I noticed a lot less gas and spit up once i switched to parents choice from the enfamil A once baby was old enough to make the switch.

If you look closely the Walmart and superstore brand (as well as costco) are actually the same company, same ingredients, same nutritional information. (Different contact numbers) a internet search reveals same company, just sold under different labels.  
 
Our daughter used the Walmart one (just because it's usually cheaper and we shop there more) but on the occasion when Walmart was out we used superstore one.  
 
I also found less gi upset and gas issues when we switched her to Walmart from similac. Our little one was a puker on similac until about 3 'months when we switched her to the powder generic, unsure if she grew outta the puking or it was the change in formula.  
 
Also, for some reason similac would stain her clothes, once we switched to Walmart, no more stains.

All formula, regardless of brand, will have similar nutritional profiles because it's legislated as having certain minimum amounts of nutrients. The rest is a matter of price point and processing (i.e. how they put the formula together/break down the proteins to be it digestible). So it's really just figuring out which one(s) your child tolerates and what price point you're willing to pay.

What kind of Parents Choice did everyone use? Lower iron, with iron, sensitive, gentle, tender, omega ±, probiotic? There are so many it's overwhelmin!.

I started with Similac as I used the coupons, then switched to walmart brand then kirkland brand (costco) all kinds I used I used the ones with omega in them, my son tolerated all  
Of them well, will be 1 this wknd And I switched him to 3% milk a few wks ago (happy days and saving $$ now) as he was formula fed from day 1 as I had bf issues  
*i would suggest if u know anyone who goes to costco to try theres as u get pretty much 2 for price of 1, you could also order online at Costco (which I never had to do as i stocked up) but worth looking into

We use parents choice with iron, they need the iron from it. If your baby seems to have tummy issues than try a gentle one but I've used the with iron one for both my babies.

All baby formulas are required to have certain minimum ingredients to assure complete nutrition. So whichever one you go with, you can feel safe knowing your child will be okay for vitamins and minerals. That is why, once I finished breastfeeding and switched to formula, I just went with whatever was cheapest!