What Kind Of Milk To Introduce While Weaning From Breastfeeding?
December 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Breast Feeding Supplies
And how much? My son is now 14 months old – I planned to continue breastfeeding until he’s 18 months but would like to gradually introduce bottlefeeding. Should I go directly to 1+ formula, whole milk or start with 6-12 months formula? And how much should I give him since he seemed to be wanting a lot of bottle milk on top of his breastfeeding?
14 months old, you can give him whole milk already. Starting at 12 months, it’s safe to give babies cow milk, unless his doctor says otherwise.
Or you can pump and give it in a bottle.
As a guideline, my 11-months-old has a 10oz bottle in the morning, then during the day another 8 to 12oz, and at night, 6 to 10oz. So it’s between 24oz to 32oz a day.
That would be whole milk. They don’t need formula after 12 months. He should only be drinking like 8 oz of whole milk a day, I think it is. He should only be getting 2-3 servings of dairy per day. Here is a link to a website: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/ba…
You need to direct this question to your pediatrician. The answer to the question depends on your childs’ weight, health and more.
Goatsmilk is the best to aviod allergies plus its the best supplement. You can find fresh, canned at your grocery store and if not there then a health food store. and they can start drinking whole milk at 12 months.
no bottle introduce a sippy cup. my doctor told me they should be off the bottle by 12 to 16 months. good luck oh and whole milk but talk to your doctor first.
Breast milk is sweeter tasting than whole milk but formula is more costly. If he is not receptive to milk you could try formula and then combine them and gradually lessen the amount of formula.
My son never would take milk. Doesn’t to this day but he eats lots of leafy greens and calcium rich foods such as yogurt and cheese so we have never stressed the lack of milk drinking. If your son does the same don’t freak out and just make sure he has lots of calcium rich foods and drinks plenty of water and not just juice.
I would most definately go straight for the sippy cup, it’s better for his teeth. Aslo if he drinks regular formula already….start on vitamin d milk. You can warm it up a little. Thats something I have to do for my lil one. She is use to the warm boob!! lol