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Hia,Im finally giving in to introducing some formula to my 11 months old diet.I thought after 6 months you dont have to sterilize,but the tin does not give that option,it says to sterilize everything.I am quite nervous as I have not done this before and I dont want to give lo a food poisoning.I just need a bit of formula for cooking or to drink form a cup,wont be using bottles or teats,what do you do?Thank you.
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At 11 months though she will not need formula for long, you can start to introduce cows milk now! Ellis has been having cows milk just on his breakfast for a few months now on the advice of HV and hasjust started having it as a drink (he's 1 on friday) he only has a formula bottle now in the mornings because he won't touch his breakfast til he's had that!
Don't worry about sterilising, she may have alittle bit of diahorea (sp?) to start with but thats prob down to introducing something new!
Personally, if she hasn't had formula up til now i wouldn't give it to her, i would go straight to cows milk!
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i use hers to make her porridge (plum baby dairy free) or museli in the mornings but don't use it in her cooking as it really is rotten!
on the weight side though ellie has put on 7oz in 4 weeks of being on it
on the subject of the sterilising i would do hot soapy water or top rack of dishwasher xx
my little one was put on this for the same reason but he was also allergic to it so ended up on the neocate,
I wouldnt steralise the bottle ones they are 6 months there is no point its doing more harm than good as then need to get some germs into them so they can build up a tolarance to them, once mine get to 6 months i only steralise once ever few weeks x
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