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EAT => Eating For Toddlers => Topic started by: willsmum on November 03, 2008, 17:39:04 pm
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Hi. My DS turned one at the weekend and saw HV for weighing etc but she wasn;t very clear on what we are now meant to do re bottles.
He has been weaned onto bottles and formula since 9 months, and has bottle in am, pm and just after lunch if I can get him to have it! He has a brilliant appetite and diet and uses a cup for water and any juice. Has lots of other good protein and calcium sources.
My Q's are;
How much should he now be having?
How do I get him to have cows milk rather than formula? He really isnt keen. Either from a bottle or cup.
Could i mix the cows milk and formula together for a few times, gradually decreasing the formula?
Have I left it very late regarding bottles? Worried that he should not be having his milk in a bottle at all now. If that is the case how do I wean him off it? He is an angel baby but think hes really going to dislike not having his am and pm milk in a bottle.
Dont normally do the stress thing, but am now for some reason!
Thanks.
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I hope you don't mind, I am going to pop this over to Eating for Toddlers :-*
How much should he now be having?
At this age they should be having 20oz per day, but that does not have to include just milk as a drink. It can include milk in cereal, custards, cheeses, yogurts etc. So would aim to have milk with meals.
How do I get him to have cows milk rather than formula? He really isnt keen. Either from a bottle or cup.
Could i mix the cows milk and formula together for a few times, gradually decreasing the formula?
Ideally you want your lo to be on Cows milk at this age as their milk becomes a drink now, and not a meal. My DD is the same, she gave me the worst look ever when I stuck cows milk into her bottle.
I would suggest mixing the cows milk into the formula and introducing it slowly. So if you do a 7 oz bottle, start off with 6oz formula, 1 oz milk, and do more milk and less formula every few days to see how your lo goes.
Perhaps try offering the milk in a sippy cup with meals, and then when the meal is finished, you can pour the rest into a bottle and offer the rest after the meal. This way you are teaching your lo to drink milk from a cup, and as he gets used to it, he will start drinking more and more from the cup.
Have I left it very late regarding bottles? Worried that he should not be having his milk in a bottle at all now. If that is the case how do I wean him off it? He is an angel baby but think hes really going to dislike not having his am and pm milk in a bottle.
It is up to you. It is not completely necessary to get rid of the bottle at exactly 1 years of age.
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