If you’ve found this post, you may be one of the many parents who are considering formula or adding formula to your baby’s diet. I know most moms start out with the intention of using breast milk, but hey, if you’re like me, things don’t always work out and formula is there to fill in where you need it. On our baby registry, I didn’t initially register for a Baby Brezza Formula Pro, and even when we transitioned to 100% formula at 8 weeks, we were still using a pitcher or making each bottle by hand.
But as all wives of engineers might know, techie husbands will fall in love with any gadget that makes their lives easier and I mean, I wish I had registered for it from the start. Here’s why:
What is Baby Brezza Formula Pro?
First and foremost, the Baby Brezza Formula Pro is a formula maker that automatically combines water and formula for your baby’s bottle, just like a Keurig coffee maker. You put formula in the top bucket, refill with water in the back, turn it on, select your formula setting, set your ounces, start, and within 10 seconds you have a perfectly measured bottle for food. Oh and it comes out the perfect temperature. No more second guessing if you make it too hot.
Is Baby Brezza Formula Pro Worth It?
I’m a believer now, but at first I was skeptical. However, as my husband explained: this is our first child, he now eats 4 bottles a day all year round (but when he was younger of course). With our second child, they will do the same. Assuming we start the formula with 4 bottles at 4 months, that’s 2,200+ bottles we need to make in the baby stage and he doesn’t want to make 2,200 bottles by hand for the next 3 years.
So $230 for Baby Brezza Formula Pro in 2,200 bottles, which is less than 10 cents per bottle for convenience!
Of course yes.
Is Baby Brezza Formula Pro Correct?
There is nothing more painful than making sure your baby is getting the right nutrition, my obsessive convulsions made me second guess if our Baby Brezza Formula Pro was delivering properly. Luckily, Baby Brezza Formula Pro has an at-home test to make sure you’re using the right formula setting and adding the right mix.
We used a scale that read 100ths (not 1000ths as they recommend), and found that in 4 different formula ounces, it dispensed accurately (within a margin of error of less than +-5% as scooped) as it should. At the end of the day, +-1.6 oz on a 32oz basis is not going to make or break our baby food. Not to mention, when trying to recreate the scoop method it was almost identically closed to overfeeding.
So yes, ultimately for our family, we found that it was sufficiently within the acceptable margin of error that it made sense to use it in the hand scoop method.
Is Baby Brezza Formula Pro safe for newborns?
Yes! Personally, I think it would be safer than trying to do it yourself because the water always comes out at the perfect temperature (no risk of the bottle getting too hot), and the formula is accurately measured.
Can you use any formula with Baby Brezza Formula Pro?
It is my understanding that yes, you can. They have a list of formulas (and formula settings!) for you to browse We use Bobby Gentle in our home and have never had a problem dispensing it.
What is the maintenance of Baby Brezza Formula Pro?
As with any appliance, you need to clean it to ensure it is working properly. Every night, we clean the funnel and release the formula on top of the funnel. I will clean the water container once a month. You are supposed to clean the formula container once a month, but don’t tell the baby police, we haven’t yet (3 months ago) and we haven’t noticed any problems, odors or anything related.
But that’s it! It’s no different than cleaning the coffee pot before making coffee in the morning.
Where to buy Baby Brezza Formula Pro?
Can you imagine having a baby without using Amazon? Honestly, I don’t know how our parents did it. We bought ours from Amazon and it arrived in 2 days. You can buy it at many major retailers like Nordstrom, Pottery Barn, Target, Williams Sonoma, and Babylist.
Sometimes you will find it for sale on Baby Brezza Formula Pro’s website. So if you’re looking for a deal, be sure to check there regularly!
I really thought this gadget would be with the “glorious” but really it has become a part of our family routine and daily fun (when we do the bottle dance while cooking). I’m glad my husband pulled the trigger and bought it for us, it really removed one more hassle of motherhood and replaced it with something fun and easy.
Again, any advantage I can get while my hands are full is a win for me.
Oh forgot to mention, you can make a bottle with Baby Brezza Formula Pro with one hand! That in and of itself is reason enough to buy one.
