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amother
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 Mon, Dec 16 2019, 12:12 pm
Hi, I am having a baby soon and I would like to know what type of formula does WIC give? Which company? Hechsher? Pareve or dairy? How much a month?
Alternatively, if you are nursing, what do they give for nursing mothers?
In Monsey
Thank you
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amother
Amethyst
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 1:26 pm
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They only give formula if you have a note from the doctor that you're not nursing. I got enfamil. They wouldn't give a different brand.
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dankbar
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 1:51 pm
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They are places that would exchange for you
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amother
Beige
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 2:03 pm
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It must vary from office to office. By my WIC office in NY. I didn't have to prove that I was not nursing.I did need a doctor's note in order to get special formula. Standard formula they give is Enfamil. With a doctor's note and diagnosis you can get Elevate, Alimentum if you need. They also have a Cholov Yisrael option, which they call Kosher. You can say you fully formula feed or partially. If partially, the mother gets a partial food package as well.
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TravelHearter
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 2:05 pm
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I’m not from NY, but the WIC in my area didn’t need a doctors note for formula. They gave me enfamil (OUd). They only gave me a different formula when I brought a doctors note (Similac Neosure for preemies).
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amother
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 2:50 pm
Would they give similar cholov yisroel? Or any cholov yisroel? With a doctors note or without?
Talking about the Monsey office..
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amother
Violet
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 3:09 pm
| amother [ Beige ] wrote: | | It must vary from office to office. By my WIC office in NY. I didn't have to prove that I was not nursing.I did need a doctor's note in order to get special formula. Standard formula they give is Enfamil. With a doctor's note and diagnosis you can get Elevate, Alimentum if you need. They also have a Cholov Yisrael option, which they call Kosher. You can say you fully formula feed or partially. If partially, the mother gets a partial food package as well. |
There I no CY option through WIC
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amother
Amethyst
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 3:10 pm
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I live in monsey. They don't give chalov yisroel. Only enfamil.
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amother
Linen
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 3:18 pm
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They didn't give any CY but they had soy from Gerber. No doctors note needed
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dankbar
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 4:48 pm
| TravelHearter wrote: | | I’m not from NY, but the WIC in my area didn’t need a doctors note for formula. They gave me enfamil (OUd). They only gave me a different formula when I brought a doctors note (Similac Neosure for preemies). |
Really? I can get Neosure for my premie there? What do I need to prove that she needs it?
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amother
Yellow
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 4:51 pm
| dankbar wrote: | | Really? I can get Neosure for my premie there? What do I need to prove that she needs it? |
Form
To be completed by MD can be found online. Your ped should know how to access and complete it
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amother
Amethyst
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 5:02 pm
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You can get neosure and neocate in Monsey as well if you have a docors form.
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notshanarishona
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 5:08 pm
| dankbar wrote: | | Really? I can get Neosure for my premie there? What do I need to prove that she needs it? |
A rx from the Dr .
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ra_mom
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 5:35 pm
| dankbar wrote: | | Really? I can get Neosure for my premie there? What do I need to prove that she needs it? |
You need a prescription, plus there's more to it - I don't remember from over a decade ago, but something similar to prior authorization for extra expensive medicines where the doctor needs to prove that the child is allergic/they tried other things without success, etc and prove medical need.
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amother
Pumpkin
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 8:58 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | Hi, I am having a baby soon and I would like to know what type of formula does WIC give? Which company? Hechsher? Pareve or dairy? How much a month?
Alternatively, if you are nursing, what do they give for nursing mothers?
In Monsey
Thank you |
If you're nursing, they give a food package for Mom. Includes milk, juice, eggs, beans, cheese, fruits and veg, whole wheat bread, beans, tuna, etc.
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amother
Rose
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 9:03 pm
| dankbar wrote: | | Really? I can get Neosure for my premie there? What do I need to prove that she needs it? |
You can but in monsey office it’s so hard to get they make you and docs office nuts I needed neocate for my babies was hard to get but got it
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bnm
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Mon, Dec 16 2019, 9:46 pm
| ra_mom wrote: | | You need a prescription, plus there's more to it - I don't remember from over a decade ago, but something similar to prior authorization for extra expensive medicines where the doctor needs to prove that the child is allergic/they tried other things without success, etc and prove medical need. |
I don't remember having a hard time about 8 years ago. Kid was 1 and insurance rules changed- they stopped paying for formula but there was a medical need. Wic covered it till kid outgrew the need but only the infant version, not the toddler/child version. We kept trying to get insurance to cover that because the gastro preferred that one but it didn't work. Rules keep changing so I hope whoever needs Elacare and those types of formulas has an easier time getting it covered than I did.
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amother
Chartreuse
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Sun, Dec 29 2019, 9:39 am
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Can I get Cholov Yisroel formula from the Brooklyn (Williamsburg) WIC?
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ra_mom
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Sun, Dec 29 2019, 9:56 am
| amother [ Chartreuse ] wrote: | | Can I get Cholov Yisroel formula from the Brooklyn (Williamsburg) WIC? |
WIC does not cover CV. If you want to give parve soy they'll pay for it but I don't recommend it if your child can handle milk.
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amother
Apricot
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Sun, Dec 29 2019, 11:52 am
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Monsey WIC office sees a lot of fraud, so they might be stricter than usual about things.
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