Carnation Good Start/Baby Formula

This product review is about Nestle's NAN HA 1 baby milk formula. As far as I'm aware, this product is known as Carnation Good Start in other parts of the world. Before I go on to reviewing this product, I have to address the controversial issue of the Nestle boycott. I first became aware of this boycott against Nestle when I researched the NAN HA formula on the Internet. There's very little information available about this baby milk, but the search engine kept bringing up a website called www.babymilkaction.org. They are a non-profit organisation spearheading the Nestle boycott in the UK ... more

When my baby was born I wanted to breastfeed her, but my milk didn't come down until she was one week and four days old. I had no choice but to put her on formula. The nurse decided to put my baby on Enfalac Baby Formula.....the next two months were hell. My baby was in so much pain she could not have a bowel movement and when she did it was just like dust, it would leave her little bottom bleeding. She had unimaginable stomach pain and was always upset. I took her to the emergency room on several occasions. Every time the doctors just told me to change her formula. After changing formulas ... more

I know the title is controversial but this is true. I am not trying to scare people or just get free points but this is a controversial subject I have felt strongly about for a number of years now and I have evidence to back it up. Everyone knows that not breast feeding babies can be damaging and Nestle can hardly be blamed for providing this substitute. They are though the biggest babymilk seller in the U.K and UNICEF have estimated that up to 1.5 MILLION babies die every year because they are not breast fed. What is criminal is the marketing campaign that they employ as they really try to ... more