When and How to transition into Whole Milk

khorak7

I know she can't have whole milk until a year old, but we are getting close. Do I slowly start giving it to her in replace of a bottle? And should I start right at a year or a little later? Thanks ya'll

jacbre

our pedi told us to start at 10 months and just mix formula with the whole milk so that is what we have been doing.

punkn

We started at 11 months, maybe 1-2 oz of milk and rest formula, slowly increase and at 12 months went to all milk. No problems for us. I don't think she even realized it changed. She even accepted taking it cold (formula was always warm). We do 2% though. I refuse to have whole or skim milk in my house, pedi said the 2% was fine for the first year. Plus it's what I grew up on.

sapphirebride06

i thought they needed the fat in whole milk for development?  i was told whole milk for the year then at age 2 can switch to 2%

Nelliep32507

sapphirebride06:

i thought they needed the fat in whole milk for development?  i was told whole milk for the year then at age 2 can switch to 2%

this can depend on how well they are eating solids. if they are eating good and pedi say's it's ok- you can do 2%.

Per Pedi - at 10 mo I started doing 4 oz bottles and filling the rest up to 6 oz with whole milk. at 11 mo. I will do 3 oz formula and the rest (up to 6oz) with milk. (she gets 24 oz a day formula milk mix. 80% formula). 11 1/2 mo prob 2  oz  and the rest up to 6 oz milk. then by 1 year she's on whole milk.