How much milk for babies 12 months + ?

[newbiemum22]

My little girl will be 1 soon and I was just wondering how much milk she should have each day?

At the minute she has 3 bottles and takes approx 200ml in each bottle, so 600ml for the whole day. She also has 3 meals and sometimes 2 small snacks in between.

She likes her food!

Thanks

[Seona1973]

The guidelines differ between countries. In the UK a minimum of 350mls (approx 12oz) is recommended from 1 year with anything between 12-20oz (350-600mls) being considered ok.  These intakes also include milk with cereal and in foods and also any other dairy products your lo eats.

At 1 year both my lo's were down to 2 milk feeds per day. DS had both of his from a lidded cup by 11 months and dd had hers from a cup by about 15 months.

[charmie]

I agree with pp.  You will find that her milk intake will drop when you start giving her milk in a sippy or cup.  They drink more from the bottle because the sucking is comforting.  We used to do milk in a sippy with meals and the rest in a bottle before the nap or with a snack.  Eventually the milk intake from the sippy kept increasing and we got rid of the bottle.  We still do a bedtime bottle though.



xxx
charm

[newbiemum22]

Thanks both, what sort of cup should we use? x

[charmie]

That's a tricky one    You need to find a cup that will work for your child.  It might take some time for her to get used to it, so don't go changing cups every week 


xxx
charm