when do we start introducing cows milk - one year? i am trying to figure out how much of a freezer stash i need or how much formula i will go thru when i stop bfeeding around 6 mnths when i plan to introduce food. i picked 6 mnths bc stopping bfeeding will hopefully jumpstart my body to get my period so we can ttc. i will bfeed to a year and beyond if only i can figure a way to trigger the start of my period.
Kellen 4.27.12
Miller 6.30.13
Baby #3 edd 9.7.15
Re: cows milk?
FWIW, AF came back for me at 9 mos. DD started eating solids really well at 8 mos. So, it might return earlier than a year once your DC takes to solids.
With DS1 we started just in foods (like bfast cereal) around 8-9 months. Just a little bit, because I didn't want to pump for just that amount. Pedi ok'ed it.
But for drinking, 1 year.
With DS1, I slowly introduced it at about 10 months. I would make bottles 6 oz formula and 2 oz WCM for about 2 weeks. Then 4 & 4 for two week and 2 & 4 2 weeks. So by roughly 11 months he he was on 100% WCM. The gradual intro worked well for him with no problems.
ETA: about 11.5 months he wad on 100% WCM