R.F. asks from Weehawken, NJ on January 20, 2010
Transitioning from Formula to Whole Milk - Weehawken,NJ
My son will be 1yr old next week. I tried giving him whole milk cold turkey and it worked the first 2 days but by day 3, he refused to drink whole milk after several attempts. He is currently drinking soy formula.Any suggestions? thanks
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My son is completely off formula!!!!!!!!!! Thank you all for your advice!!! xoxo
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J.F. answers from Rochester on January 20, 2010
K.F. answers from New York on January 21, 2010
Doing a mix of milk and formula is a great way to transition. You may also want to consider soy milk instead of whole milk since your child is on soy formula. Soy milk comes in a variety of flavors too which also may be helpful.
A.B. answers from New York on January 21, 2010
My daughter did the same thing. I tried mixing the milk and formula and that worked. At first I mixed 3/4 formula with 1/4 milk and after a few days I mixed 1/2 and 1/2. After a week or 2 she was drinking the milk without any formula.
G.T. answers from Rochester on January 21, 2010
Cold turkey is hard on kids. Try mixing milk with his formula a little at a time until eventually it's just milk. Another thing you can try is adding chocolate to the milk. Yes, I know, in the past moms didn't want to give their kids chocolate milk because they didn't think it was good for them. But new studies are showing it is fine for kids and will not effect them in any way.
A.P. answers from New York on January 23, 2010
Add it to his formula. GIve him 1/4 milk, 3/4 formula for a week, then 1/2 and 1/2 and gradually you'll be up to milk only. Also, they make a formula for toddlers (I never tried it though - less expensive to just buy milk).
K.P. answers from New York on January 20, 2010
We slowly introduced the milk... in an 8 oz bottle, we started with 2:6 ratio of milk to formula. After 2 days we upped the milk content until we had totally transitioned.
It worked well and not such a "shock" to the tastebuds!
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