This is in regards to the post below...
My son, for some reason, has been refusing his bottle. It takes him about 2 hours to finish a 7 bottle! It's a different story with his sippy. I put some water in there and he chugs every last drop. Should I go ahead and put formula in his sippy and see how he does with it?
Also, when they start drinking whole milk, do they just use the milk to sip throughout the day or is it like formula where they use it as their main source of food?
Re: Wait, so we can start to wean off bottle around before 1 yr?
2 hours is way too long to finish a bottle. It shouldn't take more than 30 minutes or technically he's burning more calories just sucking on the bottle than what's coming out of it.
Put it in his sippy cup and see if he takes it better that way. Or try to just give him 4oz at a time in the bottle instead of 7.
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If he does better w/ a sippy, then go for it! I'm considering transitioning DD soon (seeing how it goes) because she seems to be getting mad at her bottles lately, like it's too slow; and making the nipples collapse she's sucking so hard!
As far as whole milk, you give it to them w/ a meal. It's no longer their main source of food, but you also don't want them sucking on it all day because 1) it's bad for their teeth, and 2) you don't want them filling up on milk and not eating well. Plus, you're supposed to limit it to no more then 24oz a day because too much milk (iron) can inhibit the absorption of other vitamins and minerals. HTH
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