Supplement with formula or cow's milk?

Useonfire

I have been EBFing (except for recent addition of solids) since DD was born. We are currently on a major nursing strike (I really think due to extreme teething) and I'm worried we won't recover.  She's 8.5 months and I'm hoping I can get her through until 10 months on BM.  After that, should I supplement (one bottle a day) with formula or cow's milk? I literally can't imagine her willingly taking formula since BM is so much sweeter. I can't honestly imagine her taking WCM either, based on the fact that she much prefers solids at this point to either nursing or taking a bottle of BM... 

At this rate, assuming nothing else changes in my supply, I can easily produce at least 20-25oz a day with 3 pumps. How much milk does a 9-12 month old baby drink? I have no idea because I've never pumped other than 1x/day (before bed) her entire life and she was just nursing so I'm clueless as to her intake in a day. 

honkytonk_kid

Plenty of babies are totally off bottles of formula/done nursing by one year, so I assume they start transitioning from formula/BM to WCM or milk alternative around 10 months.

I wouldn't bother supplementing per se with a bottle of formula, unless you are worried about her calorie intake or weight gain. I would just start offering sippy cups or regular cups of milk with meals or snacks as she decreases nursing sessions and increases solids.

If she doesn't like WCM plain and you're worried about nutrition, try smoothies or yogurt- my LO will drink anything I blend up and stick a straw in

pepomntpat

We started one bottle of cow's milk when DD was ten months. I didn't need it every day, but it made no sense for me to transition to formula and then to milk for such a small amount. I didn't really see it as much different than a serving of yogurt or cheese. If it were the primary source I'd definitely say formula, but for one bottle, cow's milk should be fine.