Baby formulas are made to meet your baby's nutritional needs. Some mothers feel more comfortable using a bottle to feed their baby in public. Choosing your baby's formula Your family doctor will usually recommend a formula made from cow's milk. It will probably have extra iron in it. All iron-fortified formulas contain enough vitamins and minerals for your baby.
Some formulas have very little iron, or none at all.
These formulas might not meet your baby's need for iron. Ask your doctor if the formula you want to use has enough iron for your baby. It's important not to feed your baby plain cow's milk until the baby is about a year old. Some formulas are made of soy milk instead of cow's milk. If your baby seems to be allergic to cow's milk, your doctor may suggest using a soy-milk formula.