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Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« on: June 26, 2007, 08:51:35 am »
I want to make some custard for my 8month old and not sure whether to do with cows milk or would formula be better?  She is bf and never had formula before - I can't pump that much for her and would like to refreeze the custard so using what I have frozen is not an option - plus I think if you cook it it would break down.  She's been having whole milk in her cereal, but thought that maybe formula was better at this age.

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2007, 10:12:38 am »
i would use formula for the custard. as it is still early to be giving cows milk. just mix it as per isntructions it should still work out Ok.

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2007, 10:16:22 am »
I've heard that cows milk is ok as long as it's not the main source iykwim (like for drinking).  OK for making things with - I thought formula too as custard would mainly be milk and just some custard powder.  So many differing opinons on solids  - it's hard istn't it???

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2007, 18:39:56 pm »
Aleesa,

But formula tastes like cardboard! So the custard will taste like cardboard!

I honestly think cows milk would be fine, here in the uk we can use it in food preparation from 4 months now if we so choose - like you said, as long as she has her total amount of breast/formula milk feeds, foods prepared with milk, such as sauces, custards, puddings should be fine with full-fat cows milk!

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2007, 23:24:10 pm »
Thank you Allison - we don't want cardboard tasting custard.!  Will just try a little and see how she goes. 
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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2007, 05:49:19 am »
my daughters formula is quite sweet actually!

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2007, 06:59:50 am »
I've never tasted it!  I will get a sample from one of the mums in my mums group and try both and see which she likes best I think!
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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2007, 07:26:49 am »
I made custard with cows milk - as you say, couldnt pump enough milk to make custard - not worth that hassle!

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2007, 09:43:41 am »
Pumping is just too much hard work for so little these days....

Alex you have a new born how cute  ;D ;D  Can you tell I'm clucky?
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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2007, 09:57:34 am »
Hi Aleesa
I use cow's milk for everything I make for Leo (even though he's on formula).
Cheese sauce, white sauce, he also has it on his cereal.
I'll only give him formula until 12 months, and then he'll be drinking cow's milk too!  :)

I haven't made custard yet - are you using eggs? I'm not very good at that  :-\ I have to whisk all my sauces to get the lumps out! My custard always lokos like scrambled eggs so I buy the ready made stuff in a carton now  ::)


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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2007, 10:06:41 am »
I normally make my mums custard recipe - i'll PM it to you as it's easy to make and tastes great.  I was just going to do milk and custard powder though - not sure why! other than the sugar.

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2007, 14:53:14 pm »
Formula.  Cow,s milk is not recommended until one year of age, as it has been shown to  produce a low blood count in babies below that age.  When introduced, at one  year, it,s better whole rather than with cream removed as the D+A vitamins are more easily available than the added ones (and pasteurized better than the normal homogeinized, only its a pain in the neck as you have to buy it every two days).


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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2007, 15:16:53 pm »
Cow's milk that has been cooked is vary diff than right out of it container. I would definitely use milk.
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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2007, 12:56:02 pm »
Well, Sylvie, its safer but the National Institute of Health (USA) does say no cow milk until one year as it has been shown to lower blood count.  This is in their divulgatory page Medline (Which in general rather good for medical info).  They do not make any difference between boiled/cooked or straight from container (it is sterilized anyway, straight from container).  Spanish doctors tell you the same, but do not explain why.  I take it that a lower blood count may be lower in red cells, but am not sure.   Quantity may also be important, in other words all the milk of the day should be "worse" than just 4 ounces on a custard.  The thing is that I do not think it is a lot of bother to mix formula, whereas express your own milk IS a pain in the neck.   I,ll have to check what they mean exactly by "lower blood count" ....

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Re: Custard - milk or formula for BF baby
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2007, 14:55:58 pm »
Wouldn't it be easier if the same rules applied to everybody. Even here one Dr will tell you it's fine and other will say to hold off till one year.
First time I hear about milk affecting blood count though, but hay anything's possible. I'll have to research that one.
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