Babies: 9 - 12 Months

What do you replace breast milk with when you wean?

I'm just thinking ahead, but I really don't understand how this all works... Right now DD is breast fed, with some solids (though she's really not into them right now). By 12 months, when I go back to work, I need to have her off the boob for at least most of the day (I don't mind nursing her at night or in the early morning).

What will I replace the breast milk with during the day? I don't want to use soy or cow's milk, because she has a milk-soy protein intolerance... Would I use formula? Water? Or does the breast milk just get replaced with solids and water for thirst? I feel so dumb but I just don't get how the weaning process is supposed to work...

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Re: What do you replace breast milk with when you wean?

  • I would talk to your ped about this one, but I would imagine what ever lactose free milk is available.

    You need to transition, so adding to the BM.

  • When I weaned DS, I started replacing one meal a day with formula, not mixed with BM. He did fine. Each week I would replace another meal, and now only nurse him for his 3am feeding, which is more for comfort than food. At first I was using the mylicon drops in every bottle feeding for gas issues, but he is adjusted and doesn't need it anymore. I also use Parents Choice Advantage, which is like Similac, and is only $10 a can. He uses about 1 can a week. Lol, I don't know if you needed all that, but I hope it helps :)
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  • I have this question also. J is allergic to milk protein but so far seems fine with soy. I plan on bringing the subject up at our 9 month well check appointment.
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  • We're in the same boat sort of.. Don't want to give him cow or soy milk ever.  But we had to use formula so it's one or the other in that anyway (he's on dairy formula), but I think at 1 year (which I am counting down the months to get him off formula!!!) we'll switch to goat's milk.
  • We've introduced Alimentum (1 bottle/day) as I start to wean because of C's dairy intolerance.  I'm hopeful that by 12 mo he will have outgrown his dairy intolerance - he's already showing signs that that is the case.  I think I'd talk to my pedi if I were you - they can give you better guidance.  I imagine you'll just need to make sure you're replacing the protein/fat appropriately with solids if you can't use milk/soy. 
  • imageALittleBirdy:
    We're in the same boat sort of.. Don't want to give him cow or soy milk ever.  But we had to use formula so it's one or the other in that anyway (he's on dairy formula), but I think at 1 year (which I am counting down the months to get him off formula!!!) we'll switch to goat's milk.

    why not cow milk?

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  • Breastmilk gets replaced by the whole diet of solids and liquids.  If you don't want to do cow's milk, you'll need to make sure she's getting calcium & vitamin D from other sources and that she's getting hydrated from something else - water, or another milk like hemp milk, rice milk, almond milk, etc.

    We're a week away from DS's birthday and he's only drinking 6-9 ounces of EBM at daycare.  They're offering a sippy of water with meals and we'll try cow's milk after his birthday.  But DD barely drank any cow's milk from 12-18 months, and she was fine having solids + water at daycare and nursing morning/evening.  So I'm not concerned if he doesn't take to cow's milk immediately.

    Heather Margaret --- Feb '07 and Todd Eldon --- April '09
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    imageALittleBirdy:
    We're in the same boat sort of.. Don't want to give him cow or soy milk ever.  But we had to use formula so it's one or the other in that anyway (he's on dairy formula), but I think at 1 year (which I am counting down the months to get him off formula!!!) we'll switch to goat's milk.

    why not cow milk?

    I don't eat dairy and don't want LO to because it's not healthy. 

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