As a newborn medicine physician and lactation consultant I discuss baby formula and supplementing all of the time. I had a really difficult time finding unbiased baby formula information last year that was not funded by formula companies. I created my own iOS app called the “Baby Formula Guide” in 2021. This has been a free resource in the Apple app store since last spring. It is unfortunately temporarily unavailable as it needs updated (and I cannot find the time and $ to do this right now).

I am sharing the comprehensive baby formula database that I created to be the backbone of my Baby Formula Guide app for free as a resource during the infant formula shortage. This database, which you can access here, contains information about 85 of the most common infant and toddler formulas sold in the U.S. It has the following details about each formula:

Type of formula by category (i.e. milk-based, hypoallergenic, low lactose, partially-hydrolyzed, or “gentle,” etc.)
Price per prepared oz. - this is eye opening as you will see formulas range from about 10 cents per oz. to 60 cents per oz.
Ingredients in the formula
All of the other formulas that can be used as safe substitutes for each specific formula

Please feel free to share with others and circulate the database. All that I ask is that you credit me, as it is copyrighted. Thank you so much!

Jessica Madden, MD, Owner of Primrose Newborn Care, a newborn medicine and lactation home visiting and telemedicine practice in Cleveland, OH.