XP: WCM....LO loved it! Is it too soon @ 11months ?

JKTTC1

LO turned 11 months today. I still nurse am/pm. We ran out of BM about 2 weeks ago so he's on formula with his bottles. This past week he increased solids and table foods went from taking bottles as follows:

nursing 6:30am

Breakfast 8am  

bottle at 9:30 before nap 5oz

Lunch at 12

Bottle around 1:45 before afternoon nap 5oz

Snack 3:00

Maybe afternoon nurse or holds off till supper 6:00

Bottle at 8:00-usually 8oz 

I was so worried about him cutting back 2 weeks ago but he's doing it by himself! We couldn't get him to take milk from a sippy until tonight. I tried WCM, warmed it for 10 sec in microwave, and LO sucked down 2 oz with dinner. I know our pedi said we could start at 11.5 months but we were planning to do 75% formula and 25% WCM starting next week and gradually increasing WCM. Should I just go ahead and make the switch now? 

He's a great eater with table foods. Tonight he has eaten my chicken rice vegetable casserole with me and is now eating diced peaches! FTM so any advice? 

diana.filipi

IMO the kid is a whopping 1 month from a year and eating 3 meals and a snack.  Starting WCM now is not a big deal.  That assumes you haven't left out something critical like him being severely low weight or something but looking at your siggy pic he looks pretty darn healthy.

JKTTC1

diana.filipi:

IMO the kid is a whopping 1 month from a year and eating 3 meals and a snack.  Starting WCM now is not a big deal.  That assumes you haven't left out something critical like him being severely low weight or something but looking at your siggy pic he looks pretty darn healthy.

He is VERY healthy! 22lbs at  months. No telling what he weighs now! 

vlong4

DD tried teaching her brother how to drink from a cup, with milk. He had just turned 10 months. Called pedi about it and she gave the go ahead to switch him. I'm still nursing him am and pm too. I think you are fine. If concerned, call the pedi.

Jessica011010

I wrote a post almost like this on the BF board a while ago. DD is 11 months. We just ran out of frozen stash this week, so for the last 1 1/2 weeks we've been transitioning to WCM. I kept going back and forth about formula, but I'm also nursing pm/am. DD has done really good with WCM, so I'm just going to stick with it and continue to nurse twice a day, maybe more on weekends if we can. 

MrsT2008

It sounds like he's a good eater and is healthy, so I see no issue

My DD is on formula and I buy it by the case.  We will be on our last can sometime just after she turns 11 months and when I open that can, I will begin transitioning her to WCM.