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fact sheet:
can you afford the alternatives to breastfeeding?

Just for fun, figure the monthly cost of formula and put that amount of money into a special savings account for every month your baby is breastfed exclusively. Breastfeeding requires that the mother consume an additional 200kCal per day, the equivalent of two tablespoons of peanut butter.

The annual cost: $62

Cost of Artificial Baby Milk*:

Commerical Brand Cost oz/can Cost per oz per month per year
Ready to feed
Enfamil Lipil w/Iron
6.07
32
32
$0.19
$173.09
$2,077.08
Lactofree Lipil
6.07
32
32
$0.19
$173.09
$2,077.08
Prosobee Lipil
6.07
32
32
$0.19
$173.09
$2,077.08
Enfamil AR Lipil
6.07
32
32
$0.19
$173.09
$2,077.08
Neosure Advance
5.38
32
32
$0.17
$153.41
$1,840.97
Nutramigen Lipil
8.06
32
32
$0.25
$229.84
$2,758.03
Alimentum
8.89
32
32
$0.28
$253.50
$3,042.05
 
Concentrate
Enfamil Lipil
4.08
13
26
$0.16
$143.19
$1,718.31
Lactofree Lipil
4.08
13
26
$0.16
$143.19
$1,718.31
Prosobee Lipil
4.08
13
26
$0.16
$143.19
$1,718.31
Nutramigen Lipil
8.06
13
26
$0.31
$282.88
$3,394.50
 
Powdered
Enfamil Lipil
23.97
25.7
188
$0.13
$116.34
$1,396.13
Lactofree Lipil
12.59
12.9
95
$0.13
$120.93
$1,451.16
Prosobee Lipil
23.97
25.7
182
$0.13
$120.18
$1,442.15
Nutramigen Lipil
24.23
16
113
$0.21
$195.66
$2,347.95
Enfamil AR Lipil
25.18
24
172
$0.15
$133.59
$1,603.03
Neosure Advance
14.88
12.8
85
$0.18
$159.74
$1,916.89
Enfacare Lipil
13.55
12.8
82
$0.17
$150.79
$1,809.42
Alimentum
25.55
16
115
$0.22
$202.73
$2,432.80

*Based on pricing Feburary 2007 at local grocery chain.
**Based on an average daily intake of 30 ounces

Researched by Susan Nelson, MS, February 2007.
© 2007, Special Addition.