DD is just gonna be milk free!

[*Kara*]

well, I have tried to intro cow's milk numerous times with the same screaming wake ups from a sore tum...

Tried Natrel's Baboo milk as it is supposed to be a good transitional product (lower protein that milk but slightly higher than formula) and similar nutritional profile otherwise.  Today was day two.  Yesterday I gave her 2 ozs Baboo and 6 ozs formula in her nap bottle (all formula at BT though) and she did wake and holler but resettle on her own easily.  Today, I did 3 ozs Baboo and 5 ozs formula - woke screaming just over an hour into her nap (her cycle is about 1 hr 5-10 mins now)... would not go back down.  Crying, wicked burping... clearly uncomfortable.

I give up.  She takes a vit D supplement and is totally fine with cheese and yogurt so I am going to stop the milk trials now and just wait until her last case of formula is gone.

So, just to torment myself, I am going to wean her from her bottles over the next few weeks as well.  Joy.  This could be a bumpy ride!

[my3girlsjde]

Hugs Kara

I think you're making the right choice and there are so many substitutes like coconut milk if you want to bake or add to cereal or whatever. If she's tolerating other milk products that's great and hopefully this will all be done and over with within the year.

The bottle weaning definitely strikes a chord. I've got 8 tins of HAF left and after I plan on weaning the bottle too and I'm not looking forward to it. But honestly, there's a good chance I'm going to chicken out and put coconut milk in there for her

[*Kara*]

The bottle weaning definitely strikes a chord. I've got 8 tins of HAF left and after I plan on weaning the bottle too and I'm not looking forward to it. But honestly, there's a good chance I'm going to chicken out and put coconut milk in there for her Roll Eyes

LOL!  I am terrified.

so many substitutes like coconut milk if you want to bake

She's actually fine with milk in baking and cooking!  This kid baffles me 

[Buntybear]

She's actually fine with milk in baking and cooking!  This kid baffles me

That is really common and not surprising if she tolerates formula - she isnt on HAF right?

[*Kara*]

You are right BB - she is on Nestle GoodStart

It's milk based but only contains whey protein as opposed to most that have whey and caesin!  Just by chance that I chose it over the Enfamil brand... I may well have had a horribly miserable baby had I gone with it instead!  Total luck (or a bit of momma's intuition maybe?_)

So my next big hurdle is to ditch the bottles...

Anyone have advice for that one?  I am gonna start a thread in the Toddler Eating!

[Buntybear]

Anyone have advice for that one?  I am gonna start a thread in the Toddler Eating!

Our problem was more he would never take a bottle lol!

[*Kara*]

LOL Silly babies!

[Roseii]

Dd2 is 2 next month and still on the bottle She refused it for 4 days straight when she had tonsillitis but silly me kept offering it (it's a massive BT cue here) and now she's addicted again

[Erin M]

With dd1 she was off dairy for about 4 days due to a horrendous case of diarrhea so we just kept telling her she couldn't have it.  Then we just gave her a sippy when she was better instead and she was fine -- not much drama at all after the first day or so.  My other two have never taken a bottle.

[*Kara*]

With dd1 she was off dairy for about 4 days due to a horrendous case of diarrhea so we just kept telling her she couldn't have it.  Then we just gave her a sippy when she was better instead and she was fine

So, I just need her to have a nice case of gastro to get this sorted

[my3girlsjde]

So, I just need her to have a nice case of gastro to get this sorted

Hey - gastro isn't all that bad! I lost seven pounds in a week and managed to keep it off

Going to get a post in bottle feeding on this one but thinking of offering her 'new milk' in a sippy instead of the formula in a bottle when I do the bottle wean. Any chance this could work for you? Have it completely different?

[*Kara*]

Funny you suggest this Vicki, I actually was at the grocery store today and read labels for an eternity!

I picked up some almond/coconut milk (it's a blend of the two!) and I poured some in a sippy and she seemed to like it   It's made by this company:  http://www.earthsown.com/almond-fresh.htm

Fortified with many of the same things as milk and in the same amounts too!  Virtually no protein but she is a meat-eater so no worries there at all!

[my3girlsjde]

Nice!

E can't do the almond stuff. A lot of them contain soy in some amount or a warning that I read on one not to use if there was a sensitivity to soy. But we go with Coconut Dream and she loves the stuff and full of fat so I'm thinking this is going to be our transition milk.

Glad she liked it Makes things a lot easier.

[*Kara*]

and now she doesn't like it!  Toddlers

[my3girlsjde]

Maybe the coconut dream stuff? I started by giving the chocolate stuff (I know, I know lol) and I'm gradually transitioning it to plain.

I get you though, E loved oatmeal forever but now flat out refuses to eat it. Like she has the option to be extra picky right?

[*Kara*]

I think it's the sweetness that the coconut has that she doesn't like oddly enough!  She has Goodstart formula and it's anything but sweet so maybe too much of a difference?

I think I am just gonna give up for now and will start reducing her bottles by an ounce every few days to help her adjust her caloric intake... then will hang on to the two smaller bottles for a bit. 

I think this might be one that I will let her make the choice - she is just so darn stubborn!

[my3girlsjde]

[Buntybear]

Maybe mix the coconut milk with formula and start to increase the ratios so she gets used to the taste?

[*Kara*]

well, I think I will have to go with your suggestion of the coconut milk and try again to do a transition... or maybe I will just use the chocolate one and use her sippy!  Or, I could put a splash of chocolate syrup in the plain and reduce the amount of syrup over time???  Decisions decisions...

I decided to give milk one last shot (I know I know - why right?!)  Ugh.  She had a bottle tonight at BT with 6.5 ozs of formula and one single ounce of whole cow's milk... one little ounce!!  Guess who has been super restless and cried out a few times already?   She went to bed at 730pm and it's now almost 10pm... ugh.

Clearly milk is not her friend.  Bad mommy for trying again

[my3girlsjde]

Bad mommy for trying again

No hun. Completely normal, wanting the best for her daughter, trying to figure it out for sure, most likely frustrated mommy and tried it again.

We were pretty sure wheat was causing E some distress, yet we did attempt it again after a week of taking her off just to be sure. And it did validate our suspicions which this did for you. Don't beat yourself up, you proved yourself right.

I use the Coconut Dream chocolate and regular and I mix. Each day she gets a little bit less of the chocolate and more of the plain but since the kid misses out on so many treats that I can't keep from the girls ie strawberries that I do let her have some chocolate coconut milk in her cereal in the morning. The stuff is great

Hugs, you might be in for a bit of a rough night but you do know for sure and you can move forward. I would wait a few months though before trying again

[*Kara*]

I think I'll just wait until she is 2 now...

And, I'll stick to formula for the next few weeks until we are back home from holidays... my baby sister (who is almost 28) is getting married and us girls are in the wedding party   Alexandra needs to be in top form!

Thanks for the support and reassurance Vicki