BEWARE of Formuland selling Non Authorized Formula….I emailed Formuland to ask if they buy their Hipp UK formula from an authorized distributor (knowing there are only 3 distributors with rights. They told me that they buy it from a “smaller wholesaler” which really means not a legit source. Since they will not share their source and they are not buying from an authorized wholesaler, I have every reason to believe their products could be counterfeit. There are several discussions on underground message boards like blackhatworld where shady people are selling bulk formulas to retailers. With the news out of China about fake formula, one should not trust Formuland as a source for their baby.

Hi! I’ve struggled so much to find a formula that works well for my preemie baby daughter that doesn’t give her tummy issues and your site let me to Lebenswert. She has only been on a few days but so far so good! I am so relieved. Now I am obviously trying to buy it from the most affordable place since we have spend 30K on medical costs this year. It seems like organicbabyfood.shop has the best pricing. Have you vetted this one?

At the risk of sounding stupid, does anyone actually know how to place an order from Little World Organics? I found no apparent method on their website to actually place an order.

Hello. I was happy with beyond organic baby for several month. They made a mistake once but after a week they send me the missing items. But This time I’m trying to contact them email, chat and lot of phone calls with no answer. Their product and shipping are good but their customer service doesn’t exist at all……….

Can some one point me to a source in English where I can get the details of what’s printed on the boxes of Holle and lebenswert formulas (all stages) ? This would be really helpful. I have a tough time reading the contents and use an online translator to look up word after word. Not easy 🙂

I am interested in knowing if you’ve recently re-evaluated this list (as I see that Mariposa Kids said they did not in the past ship here but have since begun to do so again with the number of requests they’ve received – with an added disclaimer). The disclaimer is to explain why maybe 1 person in 97 in a month, or so, might not receive their shipment simply due to customs, or might have to pay a customs fee.. but otherwise, they sell at a much lower price and make it more possible for parents like us to afford to feed our kids better formulas… They did mention having an issue with one purchaser who chose to still not assume the customs fee their order incurred upon entry and said that it might cause them to stop shipments to the US again. I can understand that their inability to keep everyone happy (about customs issues that are outside their control) might have an impact on their desires/ability to keep shipments to us here in the US possible. If you do order from them, please don’t fail to keep this in mind, as you’re affecting the ability of other mother’s to find these formulas at the lowest prices. You need to understand that especially with larger shipments your order might get stopped altogether and/or it might also be docked an import fee and you need to happily assume this fee if it happens to you or purchase from another vendor (like the ones suggested here). I will try an order there today and see if I have any issues, but please let me know if there is any known reason why you might not suggest using this site in the future that you know about, if possible! Thank you!

Oh sorry me again!
One last thing, I live in Canada, so those 2 main companies that our recommended on here seem great except they do not ship to Canada ?
Anyone have a suggestion for Canada?
Has anyone heard of Happytots?
Thanks again!
Alexandra

Extremely happy with http://www.organicbabyfood24.com 😀

Fantastic service, free shipping, products arrived in great condition and are 100% authentic! I ordered a couple boxes from a US based supplier first to make sure baby liked it. I then ordered from there and even with shipping costs saved compared to the US supplier. 1 box makes more ounces than 1 can of the Similiac I was using. I ordered the 15 box bundle and it comes out to $0.12 per ounce (with shipping) and I was paying $0.20 per ounce for Similiac.

So glad I made the switch, only wish I had done it sooner.

What are the differences between the versions of HIPP HA? I see there’s a UK version, a German version, and I even found a US site… How many are there? Pros and cons? Help!

I am really satisfied with Holle and so happy to have found this site: https://www.maluma-green.com/
Its cheap and they have a fantastic customer service. I received my order in about 3 weeks after ordering from Germany, clearing customs in the States takes the most time I think. I feel better giving my little girl organic, all natural formula instead of the commercial brands found in the USA

Has anybody tired the site myorganicformula? I wanted to know if they are legit.

We began importing Holle and Lebenswert several months ago, initially in smaller quantities and selling on eBay (485 feedback, 100% positive) . We realized that not everyone was comfortable purchasing something as important as formula on eBay so we recently started our website: http://www.milkywayorganics.com
We have what I believe to be some of the lowest prices of any reputable seller, have a 100% legitimate supply chain, and our products are never irradiated. We are still in infancy stages as a business, and rather than spreading ourselves too thin, we just offer the basics (Holle and Lebenswert formulas)
so we can keep a large, consistent supply. More will be coming in the future, but for now please check out our site for Holle and Lebenswert at very reasonable prices, with great customer service 🙂

For 5 dollars off, use code HELLO at checkout

Additionally, we recently took on several hundred boxes of HIPP Feine Hirse Cereal from our vendor that must be sold by 8/31/16 that we will be having a huge sale on (50% off) so please sign up to our mailing list for updates, coupons and specials like this

Regards,
Chris

Hello, I recently purchased lebenswert bio stage 1 from organic munchkin. Before it even got here I emailed them to cancel my oder, so right after that I received an email saying your item has been shipped. I emailed them again asking if I can ship it back to them but they’ve just been giving me the run around. I have 4 boxes I just received now. The reason I don’t want to use them is because I’m worried why it isn’t approved by the fda? Or sold in the USA. I’ve been trying to look around for a organic formula. I haven’t found a good one yet. I saw that in baby’s only there were levels of arsenic found inside. What do you recommend I should go with? My daughter is 3 weeks. My wife tried breastfeeding but that just failed. We are first time parents.

My daughter was breast fed unitl about the 9 month mark. After my freezer stash depleted I was just not able to pump enough to leave with her while I was at work( i tried everything down to ordering a new pump). After reading your review I decided to go with Holle. We had no issues with making the switch. I have been purchasing from Organic Munchkin and I can’t express how pleased I am with both the product and the purveyor. My daughter is 11 months old and we use the Holle Stage 3 now. I have had a few questions and the folks at Organic Munchkin respond rapidly. Sometimes items are only available for pre-order so i started buying several boxes at a time. I view this as a positive that the demand for Holle here in the states is increasing. When the Holle stage 3 wasn’t available we tried the Lebenswert. Orders always arrive quickly and it has been convenient to get this quality product.

Very helpful info, plus doing other research, I decided to go for Hipp for my Niece’s lovely twins. But it seems not that easy to order from LWO in a timely manner.

I would like to order from Britishonlinesupermarket.com but I am a little unsure of the validity of the site. Has anyone used this site to buy Hipp Combiotic baby formula? I saw one comment on here stating that they did. http://www.britishonlinesupermarket.com/index.html
That is the website above. It seems legit but again, I do not want to take any chances on feeding my daughter fake formula. I just need help with trying to locate Hipp Combiotic NOT Hipp Bio at a reasonable price. I have been asking around my job and friend and family if they have friends or relatives traveling out of the country. I am also curious if this formula is sold in Canada. Because if it is I will just drive up there myself and get it, but I would need to know the price of course. Can someone please help me I am a desperate mother trying to get this formula for my baby. I could not breastfeed her and feel like less of a mother. It really hurts me that I can’t do it and this formula is the only formula that has made her feel better. Before she was on the honest company and I would feed it to her and she would scream within ten minutes of eating it. She became very constipated as well. I will stop at nothing to get this for my daughter even it it means flying over there to get it. So if someone could please help me that would be much appreciated. I am just trying to find it for 22-25 dollars a box and not 40. I can’t afford it.

Hi Maia,
I came across your blog researching for supplemental or weaning off formula. My son is 13 months and is breast fed although we did supplement the first week of his life until my milk came in… I think my supply is dwindling as he seems to be waking up more frequently at night to “nurse.” I wanted to offer formula since I do not want to give him full cows milk yet… What would you recommend? Any input is appreciated! Thanks

Hi Maia,

I see that you mention your official review of the new Baby’s Only Whey Protein formula. I’ve been breastfeeding my daughter for over eight months and am going to have to start supplementing with formula. I’ve been unable to get formula from LWO so am considering Baby’s Only as what looks to be our best American option.

Were you able to research any of the ingredients and how the Whey Protein version might be different than the Dairy version? Thanks for such a great site and information.

– Sarah

LWO has been extremely difficult to order through, and has not had inventory of the Holle 2 formula for quite some time, and other types as well. The order form is up for seconds a day. I’m at work now, so I can sit poised waiting for the site to be up. Imagine a stay at home mom who doesn’t have the luxury of being on the computer waiting. Furthermore, they have now instituted “LWO CLUB” where you can pay $35 – $75 PER MONTH – IN ADDITION to the cost of the product, to be assured that you can even order product. How is this helpful? It seems to me just an effort to make more money, when all we are doing is trying to feed our kids healthy. Greedy!

Hello,

Is it technically illegal to buy Holle or Hipp from US vendors? I’ve bought them from vendors based in both US and Germany but don’t want to run the risk of getting in trouble

Has anyone actually asked your child’s pediatrician about using HiPP/Holle? If so, what was the response? I want to start using one of these for my baby, but my pediatrician has me fill out info about what we’re feeding her at every visit and I just don’t want a lecture about how it isn’t FDA approved.

Maia – I cannot thank you enough for your website and vetting process of LWO!!!!! Due to breast surgery, my supply is very low and I need to supplement. I was sickened by the thought of giving my little guy the mainstream US formula, but I was also really anxious about ordering from another country… It was such a relief to first find Hipp and Holle and then a US supplier that does not take 4 weeks to get it to you. I just ordered Holle today from LWO. I feel like a new person knowing that I am going to be giving my baby something that is not laced with unhealthy ingredients. Thank you x’s million!!!!

I have ordered Hipp online through forumuland….and now I am of course worrying that they are not legit. My son is mostly breast-fed so only gets a formula bottle once or twice a week when supply is low but still worried :/

Did you research them?

I just bought Holle formula online on Amazon through superfooduk today, before I found this article. Now I’m worried that what I’m going to get might not actually be Holle formula. Has anyone ordered through this vendor on Amazon? Or does anyone know anything about it? The reviews were positive…

Unfortunately a number of health complications prevented me from having a successful nursing relationship with my little girl. After numerous visits to a lactation consultant, lots of extra support from my doula, a La Leche League Leader, much effort with a supplemental nursing system, and practically treating my hospital-grade pump as an extension of my body to stimulate supply, my babe was only transferring an average of half an ounce per nursing session and consequently kept losing weight beyond the ten percent dip following birth. Under adamant medical advice, my husband and I made the painful decision to switch to formula.

Although we desperately wanted her on the best organic formula available, she began showing many symptoms of a cow’s milk protein allergy and began losing weight again due to malabsorption and lots of diarrhea, which of course further triggered the guilt and pain associated with not being able to breastfeed. She has since been on Nutramigen, which she refused to eat and Elecare, prescribed by her allergist, which she also didn’t do so well on. I cringed reading the ingredients in these formulas and felt very defeated in knowing that there aren’t any organic/GMO-free hypoallergenic options, aside from the WAP liver based formula which I just didn’t feel brave/equipped/confident enough to attempt. I also wasn’t so sure that her symptomatology was in fact reflective of a protein allergy, but perhaps more of a lactase deficiency. I trusted my mama instinct and after much diligent research, switched her to Baby’s Only Lacto Relief. Her personality began to come out, she began to smile more and her poop was healthy looking for the first time since switching to formula.

All this to say that before the allergy/lactose issues emerged, I had full intentions to feed her Holle. I contacted Little World Organics and exchanged a number of emails with Elleigh who was extraordinarily attentive, prompt and empathetic in her responses. I so appreciated the time that she took to respond thoughtfully to my questions. You can absolutely tell that the mamas who run LWO truly want to help other moms and babes and that their intentions are far from profit driven. My exchange with her, though brief, was one of the first times I felt some relief from the guilt and shame associated with not being able to breastfeed – she related her own situation to mine which did wonders for easing the sting. The fact that the moms with LWO highly value breastfeeding but had difficulty with it and, thus, feed their own little ones the formula that they sell definitely adds to their credibility, and the extra support that they are willing to provide is a rare find.

Since switching my girlie to Baby’s Only Lacto Relief, we did attempt to slowly switch her to the new Baby’s Only with Whey Protein because we thought there was a chance that her symptoms were the result of temporary lactase deficiency due to a possible viral infection (we’re at the children’s hospital pretty frequently for ortho issues, so her exposure is elevated). We thought that it might be a more gentle transition than switching to Holle since it is a more similar composition to the Lacto Relief formula that she did so well on. I really wanted her to do well on it because I loved that the whey/casein ratio is 60/40, that the carbohydrate is lactose, and in speaking with Lori through Nature’s One customer support, I also learned that it is free of taurine and like all of the Baby’s Only formulas, that the nucleotides are naturally occurring. Unfortunately halfway through our attempted switch, the diarrhea returned and it smelled somewhat chemically, along with bloating, a wicked diaper rash, and worsened cradle cap that moved down to her face. We immediately switched back to the Lacto Relief and her symptoms have begun to subside. I really don’t like that the first ingredient is brown rice syrup, but she’s smiling, cooing, and imitating noises. Her relief from constant pain has allowed her to discover her own personality. She’s happy, so I’m happy.

If the allergy/lactose issues weren’t in the picture, I would absolutely have her on Holle and I would definitely order it form the super sweet and helpful mamas at LWO!

Now that we finally found something that works perhaps one day soon I’ll finally be able to let go of the dream of relactating breasts that never really lactated to begin with, pack up and return my hospital grade pump and end the madness of taking herbal supplements four times a day, and pumping and hand expressing multiple times each day only to yield less than five mls in a 24-hour period and instead reclaim that time to hold and play with my babe. It’s been a process, but I’ve learned that although breastmilk is literally a miracle liquid and that the bond of breastfeeding is invaluable, for those of us who physically can’t do it for whatever reason, our babes absolutely need an emotionally present mother who is not incapacitated with guilt – sometimes having that emotionally aware and attuned mama is more critical to the healthy development of our little ones than is having breastmilk. They can survive and even thrive without breastmilk but a mama who is worn down with guilt of whatever kind can negatively impact attachment and a host of other critical developmental facets for them. And those of us who formula feed can replicate some aspects of the breastfeeding relationship by drawing our littles as close to our bodies as possible as we feed them, engaging in eye contact and stroking their skin as we feed them, loading up on the skin to skin and wearing those babes as much as possible. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

Being informed on the best possible alternatives to breastmilk truly makes it easier to let go of some of that guilt and free up the capacity to rest in doing the best we can with what we’ve got. So I truly thank you for your efforts in helping those of us moms who can’t breastfeed to make informed choices.

I apologize for the ridiculously long-winded comment, but I wanted to share my experience in case it might help any of your other readers in any way!

One last note – just in case it’s helpful to anyone… I’ve also done some neurotic obsessing over going as plastic free as possible in our feeding regime, finding the safest bottles, the safest way to filter and boil the water for the formula as well as sanitize the bottles and nipples. We used to use Born Free glass bottles, but I don’t like that the venting component contains plastic (kind of defeats the whole purpose of a glass bottle), so for awhile we used the silicone venting piece without the plastic piece, which we found is doable but it does lead to leaks if the seal of the collar isn’t just right. I suspect that the venting feature was somewhat compromised by my bootleg version and my babe began having some latching issues with the nipples as well as frequent nipple collapses. We were going to switch to the Pura Kiki stainless bottles, which I love as a future sippy, but I wasn’t sold on it as a bottle since we are still regularly sanitizing our bottles and stainless can possibly leach metal toxins when heated. So we decided on the Avent glass bottles. I love that the nipple folds over the top of the bottle so there is no chance that the plastic collar comes into contact with the formula, and the venting system is built into the nipple so there are no extra (plastic) parts to wash. The nipple also has petals that prevent collapsing and it is wider and more breast shaped which has helped my baby to have a more open, deep and ergonomically correct latch. I really wanted an electric all-glass kettle to boil the water for the formula, but I had no luck finding one without a plastic lid or spout, so we are now boiling the water in a Ceramcor Xtrema kettle which is Lead, Cadmium, Heavy Toxic Metals, PFOA & PTFE Free. We also ditched the bpa-free plastic sterilizer that was gifted to us and we are now sterilizing the bottles in a Ceramcor sauce pan and sterilizing the nipples in a Ceramcor steamer. We also got rid of our boon grass plastic drying racks in favor of bamboo drying racks. Now I’m just saving up for one of your water filters!