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Giving a Baby Whole Milk Before 1 Year
Asked by J.G. from Bismarck
on September 4, 2008
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I've been doing some research on this topic and was wondering if anyone else heard of this?
I read that you can start to introduce whole milk once your baby turned ...
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- I think it's like feeding cats food. You are not to change brands of food cold turkey as it will cause stomach upset and they tend to huck up. You gradually change o...
- I started my kids out around 9-10 months. I didn't give it to them over formula at first, but a cup with lunch or something. One child I did start milk at 9 months, th...
- J., With my first I waited until after her birthday. I was one of those first time moms who took all the doctor's advice a little too seriously and kind of thought...
Switching from Breastfeeding to Whole Cow's Milk
Asked by C.M. from New York
on October 20, 2008
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My question is how to do the switch. I have been breastfeeding for the past year, and would like to stop pumping at work. I thought that at a year, I could just swit...
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- We switched my son to cow's milk at the same time we took away bottles. He went on a drinking strike for 4 days. And then he never looked back. I kept getting reassure...
- hi C.; i'm very pasionate about this and have learned a bit about it; both my kids were exclusively breastfed w no bottles; nursed my son till 3 and am still nursin...
- Hi C., you may want to try goats milk. I have been told that it is the closest thing to mothers milk. also try warming it, do not give it to her cold, as your bre...
Introducing Whole Milk to 1 Year Old
Asked by A.F. from Chicago
on September 20, 2007
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I am need of some advice as to how to introduce milk to my almost 1 year old. He currently drinks formula from a bottle and will drink whole milk from a sippy cup dur...
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- I think keeping whole milk OUT of the bottle (and in a cup or sippy) is a good policy. Whole milk is not a substitute for formula or breastfeeding - it's just another...
- Someone else said this as well but slowly mix in whole milk with the formula. Keep increasing the amount of whole milk you put in until it is all whole milk. Hope th...
- I think if you mix it half & half, it might work. One of my customers has a baby that she's going to start mixing the formula with regular milk til it's just milk. I h...
Diaper Rash After Drinking Whole Milk?
Asked by L.C. from Chicago
on July 5, 2009
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Has anyone ran into to this? My 14 mo. son is drinking breast milk, which we are almost out of (frozen), and ive been introducing whole milk. Today he had more whole...
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- Ped. also say you need to have whole milk that is untrue. if you son is eating cheese and yogurt plus maybe other products he does not need all that milk fat. When...
- Try 2% milk, there may be to much fat in whole milk for your baby.
- If it is obvious that he is reacting to the milk, pull it from his diet. It's completely possible that he can react to one form of dairy and not the others. Yogurt and...
Advice on When to Move Baby to Whole Milk
Asked by C.G. from Philadelphia
on March 21, 2008
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My son is going to be 9 months and he is formula fed. I did nurse him for two months, but had a rough delivery with him and was very ill after, that's why I had to st...
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- I've always heard that you should wait until the baby is at least one year old.
- Milk is not a good food for anyone and especially young people. Milk has too many calories in it. Not nutritional calories except for some protein. Therefore your chil...
- they usually say wait a year to give the baby whole milk their little tummies can sometimes have issues digesting it.
Starting Almost 1Yr Old on Whole Milk
Asked by J.S. from Yuba City
on January 9, 2008
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My daughter is going to be 1 next friday. Should I start suplementing whole milk now or should I wait until her 1st birthday. She is a very healthy eater and prefers t...
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- I havent actually switched yet but I had e-mailed my Dr about switching my son to the "next step" formula this week and he told me that I could go ahead and go right t...
- I have a 5 yr old and a one yr old. We weaned to a sippy cup with milk just before the first birthday. (Both boys)Our one year old actually seemed to prefer milk to fo...
- I started giving my son whole milk much earlier before his first birthday because he had already had it in cooking, etc. Plus, he had no other reactions to anything el...
My 13 Month Old Won't Drink Whole Milk.
Asked by J.S. from Lexington
on January 22, 2008
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Help! My 13 month will not take whole milk from bottle or sippy cup. In general, she isn't a big drinker. I've been trying for 2 months now. Any suggestions?
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- Milk is not that important. Calcium can and is better found in other sources. Fat is available everywhere!! And everyone should be taking a vitamin D supplement becaus...
- Try 2%. The whole milk might be too rich for her liking. You could also try soy milk.
- My son was the same way when he was little. My ped doctor suggested flavored yougurt. He loved it. Eventually he started drinking milk, so keep trying every now and...
Extended Breast Feeding and the Introduction of Whole Milk
Asked by J.L. from Dallas
on August 31, 2006
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My son is 12 months old now and has been given the "green light" for whole milk. The Doctor recommends 16 to 20 oz of the whole milk a day. I know I am not meeting t...
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- I breastfed until my daughter was a year old. I was only doing it 3 times a day. We were out for lunch and she had already finished her juice. I had to get her somethi...
- affect his nutrition how? My 19 month old was introduced to whole milk at 12 months and he gets around 16-20 ozs a day and is as healthy as can be. 30 pounds and 34 in...
- Well, my son's proof that they don't HAVE to have milk. He has a milk allergy and still drinks formula (So sad I couldn't keep on a strict diet and BF longer) b/c he c...
Breastmilk to Whole Milk... Is 11 Months Ok?
Asked by S.S. from Denver
on May 3, 2009
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I am a mother of 2 and am a firm believer in breastfeeding. I was extremely fortunate in my milk supply and have a chest freezer full. My son is 9 months and I do no...
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- It should be okay. We had to put our second son on milk at 11 mos. even though our first had severe food allergies. There has been no allergy problem for him. We us...
- FWIW, my two boys were ravenous eaters and when I started them on solids, even though I was committed to breastfeeding them after their first birthday, they just were ...
- As long as he tolerates it I would say not to worry about it. I have 3 kids and have had no issues with trasitioning prior to a year. My son started stealing my daug...
Transitioning from Formula to Whole Milk Before 12 Months
Asked by A.M. from Columbus
on April 24, 2008
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I have an almost 10 month old son and I'd like to start transitioning him to whole milk. I plan to start by putting 1/2 formula and 1/2 whole milk in his bottle until ...
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- Please wait until his first birthday!!! There are many vitamins and nutrients in formula that are crucial to their development in the first year.
- I have four kids-10, 5, 4, and 17 mo. What we always did was count how many bottles they had during the day. Say it is 6 bottles, on average, then 6 weeks before the...
- Wait till he's a year. Their tummies just aren't equipped for milk until then. We even waited a little after her 1st birthday. Kroger, Target and WalMart have wonderfu...
