Sippy Cups: Alimentum
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Trying to Transition to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.A. from Chicago
on February 16, 2009
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My son is 15 months and is not a good eater. He is only 18lbs and is not on the chart for weight. He has many severe allergies and cannot eat dairy, soy, wheat, oats ...
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- R. - I know ensuring babies switch to a sippy cup at 12 months is standard medical advice nowadays, but I'm not sure why (is it for the placment of the teeth?). I wou...
- both my girls were not even 18 lbs by that age. They didn't hit 18 lbs till they were 18 mos. So I totally understand your anxiety about not getting enough calories....
- Just a suggestion, but my son who is 12 months loves the NUBY sippy cups. They are a softer nipple. I have tried the hard sippy cups and he does not like them. The NUB...
Need Help on Weaning 17 Month Old off His Bottle!!!
Asked by G.H. from Boston
on April 1, 2008
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I have a 17 month old son named gabriel and also a 3 1/2 month old named Caleb. They are both wonderful little boys and only 13 months apart! My oldest son Gabe was ...
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- Hi G.. When I transitioned my son off the bottle I gave him less and less each night. So for instance if he got 6 oz before bed monday night, I gave him 5 the next and...
- You are already doing the right thing... so very slowly when taking away the bottles. Try to give him just a little milk in a bottle and a full sippy cup at the sam...
- Hi G.: I JUST went through this with my daughter. First off, my oldest was off the bottle at 12mo, he hated it, yet he loved the paci. My daughter, who is 21mo no...
Weaning 2 Year Old from Bottle
Asked by M.M. from Rochester
on August 2, 2008
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My daughter just turned two in July. My husband and I agreed that when she turned two we were going to wean her from the bottle. She drinks everything from a straw cup...
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- Don't worry about the calcium. my experience with my grandchildren who were breast fed is that they don't like the taste of milk. Therefore they drank juice and wate...
- I don't have much weaning advice, but after reading your post thought I would pass along some related thoughts. I have an 18 month old son who has milk, soy, and pean...
- Don't give in. She knows you'll give in. Just keep giving her the cup and tell her that her bottle is broken. My daughter went off the bottle at 21 months because s...
17 Month Old Son Doesn't like Whole Milk
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on April 6, 2008
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My son is 17 months old. He still drinks 2oz Similac Alimentum formula and 4 oz whole milk out of a bottle. Per the pediticians orders, I had to start whole milk gra...
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- Our son hated milk when we started it. Our pediatrician said that milk was overrated and that as long as he was getting calcium from other sources, that was okay for ...
- respect his choice. trust that he will get what he needs when he is offered healthy/natural food. think of all teh cultures that dont even use cow's milk. my two...
- My daughter was the same way, and she still will hardly ever drink milk (at 25 months). You could try a regular cup with a straw - the novelty might get him to drink b...
Getting 13 Month Old to like Whole Milk and off Bottles
Asked by K.G. from Chicago
on February 3, 2008
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Hi! I am wondering if anyone else had trouble getting their baby to like milk? I have been trying what my ped told me to do - place a sippy of milk and a sippy of wa...
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- Try other variations. Goat milk is closest to breast milk and is always well tolerated by babies' tummies. Soy, rice, almond, etc...are good options for protein but ...
- I used to add some vanilla nestle quick to our sons cup of milk, it gives it a little taste. Also Walmart has these amazing sippy cups that have a bendable silicon top...
- They say that Milk before bed is bad for their teeth. After dinner we just give water. My 3 year old still takes a cup of water to bed. She sets it next to her bed.
Transitioning to Milk
Asked by D.B. from Pittsfield
on July 7, 2008
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I feel like it has been heaven the last two months. We started my baby on ALimentum formula and she stopped spitting up, finally she's no longer uncomfortable after a ...
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- I don't know why milk is so important. There are lots of ways to get the same nutrients. As I heard once on TV, "the purpose of cow's milk is to turn a 100 pound cal...
- Hi D.. If your dr. said its okay to start going to milk than go ahead and try it. Just watch for any mood changes, gas, or other problems. I was never a huge milk dr...
- We had the same problem and I am waiting a little longer to give her milk. I tried with 3/4 formula 1/4 milk then 1/2 and 1/2 but it just doesn't agree with her stomac...
14 Mth Old Still on Bottle and Drinking Formula
Asked by N.S. from Los Angeles
on April 2, 2007
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My 14 mth old daughter is still drinking from her bottle and won't go without formula. My daughter is a very picky eater. So she won't fill up with food and I eventua...
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- What I did to wean my oldest was to slowly dilute the formula. Like I would put 7/8 formula and 1/8 milk. Then after about 4 days 6/8 formula and 2/8 milk until she ws...
- My oldest daughter who is 5 yrs old now was on the bottle till she was 18 months old.. and her teeth isnt messed up.. Have u tried the regular milk? like vitamin D? ...
- Hello, Have you tried mixing both the milks? Little by little just add more of the regular milk. Also, with one of my daughters that loved her bottle I just got fed u...
Need to Take Baby off of Formula but He Will Not Drink Any Other Milk
Asked by K.W. from Atlanta
on June 26, 2008
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Dear Moms,
I have a 13 month old son who will be 14 months on July 1st. Since he was newborn, he had to drink Similac Alimentum. However, now that he is 1 years o...
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- Hello, my baby was breastfed and then weaned herself at 9 1/2 months. So I started with formula (at the time she refused milk and it would make her throw up). At 13 mo...
- I had the same problems with my now 15 month old son. He refused cow's milk, so I put him on Stage 2 Nestle Good Start formula for a couple of months. I then introduce...
- My 2 year old boy refuses to drink milk. After stopping the formula at 1 year -which we just stopped, we didn't really "wean" -he won't drink milk. I hated milk too as...
Introducing Dairy?
Asked by A.L. from Fresno
on April 12, 2008
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My daughter is fast-approaching her first birthday and we are not sure how to handle the milk introduction. She showed signs of having an allergy from the start. I b...
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- Soy and rice milk are a great substitute. May I ask why you aren't crazy about soy milk? My brother was lactose intolerant back in the day before soy milk was avai...
- my son has done well on soy milk... we eventually put him on a trial of lactaid milk and it is working well. there is NO need to introduce milk if she shows signs of b...
- You can just try real milk and see what happens. With my son he drank it for several months then stasrted having a reaction with diarrea and bad diaper rssh. He was th...
9 Month Old Refusing to Drink Formula
Asked by R.O. from Tucson
on November 18, 2009
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Okay. This is my third different but related post in a week. I am at my wits end with my daughter! Up until about 6 weeks ago she was happily drinking 4 bottles each d...
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- Relax, it's really ok. In fact at this age, my pediatrician assured me that a child will not dehydrate themselves. She knows just what she needs and is happily movin...
- I would not force the issue of bottles. I would push solid foods but I would give her pedialite or somthing like that. there is no reason to force "baby" bottles on h...
- Hi R. My daughter will be 27 months on December 25th and she is only 24lbs. She is quite slender for her age but that is her make up. Her pediatrician has said sh...
