Formula to Milk - Denver,CO

The best way to make the switch is to mix the two, gradually increasing the amount of milk in the mixture and decreasing the amount of formula. I started out with 1/4 milk and 3/4 formula. I think the whole process didn't take much more than 2 weeks. Good Luck.

Try mixing the formula with regular milk and gradually increase the amount of regular milk while decreasing the amount of formula every couple of days or so. Before long he will be drinking regular milk and not need the formula. Good luck!

Hi C.,
I noticed that you say "regular" milk, but here's something to think about: humans are the only mammals on earth that feed another animals milk to their young. If you think about it, it is sort of strange to feed a human baby cow's milk. Also, many babies (including mine) have an alergy to it. It took me months to recognize, but my daughter was passing very small amounts of blood in with her stool (but enough so that she became anemic), and the doctors told me to stop drinking milk altogether (I'm breast feeding). So anyway, if your son naturally doesn't seem to want cow's milk, I wouldn't force the issue. I also understand that you aren't supposed to give cow's milk to babies until they're at least a year old. So that's my two cents. Hopefully he can get nutrition from brown rice cereal (from health food stores or Whole Foods is best) and other good baby foods like avacados, bananas, butternut squash, etc. I highly recommend a book called "Super Baby Foods". You can read about at: www.superbabyfoods.com - it's got EVERYTHING you need to know in it, and is really great. Good luck with Aiden (I love that name!).
Maria

C.,

Good responses so far on how to make the adjustment. However, I am concerned that you son is only 7 months old and you are wanting to take him off formula already. Most pediatricians don't recommend giving whole milk until your child reaches one year of age, as it does not provide all the nutrients that formula provides. My suggestion would be to keep giving your son formula until he reaches one year and then start making the transition to whole milk and more solids, so that he is getting proper nutrition.

My doctor had me do half formula and half milk - warm, then each bottle make the formula less and less. Eventually she took all milk as long as it was warm then one day out of the blue she wanted it cold.

Worth a shot!

Hey C.!

We found the easiest way to "convert" from formula to whole milk was to mix the two...so that you are introducing the whole milk in small amounts, to prevent upset stomach, diarreah (sp), and overall rejection. What we did was make a 6 ounce bottle of the formula and then top off to 8 ounces with the whole milk. We did that for a week or two and then cut back on the formula and increased on the whole milk. We also would give a small amount in a sippy cup to get her use to using that, which also helped in weening off the bottle & use to the flavor of the whole milk alone.

Hope this helps!
~S.