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When to give cows milk?
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hi ladies
my son is 10 months, and is having plenty of food and 3 bottles of formula a day (although he would love more) i was just wondering when to give him cows milk? is it from 12 months? and does it HAVE to be full fat? we drink semi skimmed and ideally id like ds to drink the same, he is a big lad and im slightly concered about his weight gain, he loves food and milk! can u give cows milk before 12 months and how do you go about introducing it?
ashy xxx
my son is 10 months, and is having plenty of food and 3 bottles of formula a day (although he would love more) i was just wondering when to give him cows milk? is it from 12 months? and does it HAVE to be full fat? we drink semi skimmed and ideally id like ds to drink the same, he is a big lad and im slightly concered about his weight gain, he loves food and milk! can u give cows milk before 12 months and how do you go about introducing it?
ashy xxx
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I have been told they have it from 1 onward too and that it has to be full fat. We also drink semi skimmed but will be giving K full fat.
I am worried about getting her to drink out of a cup rather than a bottle as she loves her bottle and I love snuggling with her when she has it!! I need to find out what sort of cup is best...
Good luck giving him cow's milk
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She just said to use up the rest of the formula tub, and not bother buying any more - and to either introduce one drink of cows milk a day, and gradually increase, or to mix half and half (cows milk and formula) we went with the full cup of cows milk option, as it was a lot less faffing about.
She warned me that Abby's weight might dip a bit after that, as cows milk has less calories than formula, and they get very active during the toddler years! So I wouldn't worry about your LO's weight, just try to limit very sugary snacks, they do need a lot of fatty foods at this stage (just go for healthy fatty foods, cheese for example is fab!) and his weight will even out when he starts running round!
Good luck hun.
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My LO has milk in his brekkie but ATM he has semi purely as it is such a small amount. (he still is on formula for his other 18oz)
I am going to swap his morning bottle at 11 months to full fat and 12 months both bottles.......
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ashy x
ashy x
my 16month old still has her milk in her bottle and water in her beaker. its fine as long as its just milk and not juice and brush teeth regulary. it took us ages to find beakers that my LO would drink from
I too have struggled with a beaker, I hope nursery help me when he starts as he will watch other LO's etc.
Anyway - that's my understanding of it, but I might be wrong.
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yes that's what i thought. oh just read mummy mogs post again and saw that it said in food! sorry. didnt see that. it's useful to know there's a hv on here to call on! i dont find mine helpful at all. mommy mog you are going to find yourself inundaed with questions now