s/o weaning from bottles...

DoctorWorm222 · October 2012

We're in the process of weaning E from her bottles, and has been doing well with sippy cups at daycare. I noticed on her "my day" sheets from daycare that they're usually giving her milk with her meals. This seems a little counterintuitive to me. I was giving her water with meals and milk at other times.

How do you guys do it now that the kiddos are drinking from sippys? Do they still have special times for milk or do they just take it with meals?

Jazzym12 · October 2012

I was at the dr Monday and they said to start offering her milk at her meals to start our weaning process. She usually spits it out and at the end of meals I give her water.

btsrc5 · October 2012

I offer milk in a straw cup with her meals and snacks. She still nurses when she wakes up in the morning and before bed.

Since giving her milk, I have kind of struggled with when I am supposed to give her water vs milk. Sometimes I offer water, sometimes milk at meals. I am worried she isn't getting enough water since I have been trying to offer milk more.

Elsa1984 · October 2012

I had commented on the post about a week ago about maybe going cold turkey. Gator loves her bottles and loves her sippy cup....with only water. She was doing four bottles a day, but refused to drink milk out of her sippy.

i ended up cutting out bottles during the daytime cold turkey, putting milk straight into her sippy and she gets it at each meal. It can take her all day to finish about 6 ounces. She still gets her nighttime bottle before bed. It took her about a half a day before she got thirsty enough to give in to having milk in her sippy.

She is actually still on formula. But I feel that since she hardly drinks anything, she can have milk all day long. I just make sure she eats some before I hand her the sippy so I know she is getting actual food before drinking.

In whole milk, there is over 80% water. So if you are doing milk, I wouldn't be too worried about not getting enough water.

Fianschneid · October 2012

I've been trying to give her milk with her breakfast and dinner. She takes milk from the sippy much better than water. I'm hoping this will help her fill up more at dinner and drop the evening bottle, too.

blu-eyedwife · October 2012

At daycare LBB gets a cup of milk with lunch, and another cup of milk with snack.

DoctorWorm222 · October 2012

btsrc5:
Since giving her milk, I have kind of struggled with when I am supposed to give her water vs milk. Sometimes I offer water, sometimes milk at meals. I am worried she isn't getting enough water since I have been trying to offer milk more.

This is exactly why I posted. I'm not sure what the milk to water ratio is supposed to be. Should I be pushing the milk for nutrition or the water for hydration???

Elsa1984 · October 2012

DoctorWorm222:
btsrc5:
Since giving her milk, I have kind of struggled with when I am supposed to give her water vs milk. Sometimes I offer water, sometimes milk at meals. I am worried she isn't getting enough water since I have been trying to offer milk more.
This is exactly why I posted. I'm not sure what the milk to water ratio is supposed to be. Should I be pushing the milk for nutrition or the water for hydration???

as I mentioned above, whole milk is over 80% water. Why, if she is still drinking, would you be worried about not getting enough water? Say she drinks 10oz of milk a day, 8oz(or more) of that is water.

Scramblersmom · October 2012

We were told that they should be getting approximately 2.5 cups of milk a day (so 20 oz of milk). If DS is going to meet that amount then we will offer him water at dinner then more milk at bedtime. During the weekends we will offer him water if he has just had some milk recently.

DoctorWorm222 · October 2012

Elsa1984:
DoctorWorm222:
btsrc5:
Since giving her milk, I have kind of struggled with when I am supposed to give her water vs milk. Sometimes I offer water, sometimes milk at meals. I am worried she isn't getting enough water since I have been trying to offer milk more.
This is exactly why I posted. I'm not sure what the milk to water ratio is supposed to be. Should I be pushing the milk for nutrition or the water for hydration???
as I mentioned above, whole milk is over 80% water. Why, if she is still drinking, would you be worried about not getting enough water? Say she drinks 10oz of milk a day, 8oz(or more) of that is water.

I guess its just a mental hang up. If I'm thirsty, I don't want milk - I want water. Plus, the WCM has been making E constipated, so I thought adding extra water might help.

Elsa1984 · October 2012

DoctorWorm222:
Elsa1984:
DoctorWorm222:
btsrc5:
Since giving her milk, I have kind of struggled with when I am supposed to give her water vs milk. Sometimes I offer water, sometimes milk at meals. I am worried she isn't getting enough water since I have been trying to offer milk more.
This is exactly why I posted. I'm not sure what the milk to water ratio is supposed to be. Should I be pushing the milk for nutrition or the water for hydration???
as I mentioned above, whole milk is over 80% water. Why, if she is still drinking, would you be worried about not getting enough water? Say she drinks 10oz of milk a day, 8oz(or more) of that is water.
I guess its just a mental hang up. If I'm thirsty, I don't want milk - I want water. Plus, the WCM has been making E constipated, so I thought adding extra water might help.

i have talked to Gator's pediatrician about it before summertime because I was worried about the heat and getting dehydrated. He said as long as she was drinking breastmilk, formula, or milk....she was perfectly fine because they are all so high in water content.

ReneeRN · October 2012

btsrc5:
I offer milk in a straw cup with her meals and snacks.nbsp; She still nurses when she wakes up in the morning and before bed.nbsp;
Since giving her milk, I have kind of struggled with when I am supposed to give her water vs milk.nbsp; Sometimes I offer water, sometimes milk at meals.nbsp; I am worried she isn't getting enough water since I have been trying to offer milk more.nbsp;

Mine in similar. Reese gets a bottle when she wakes and before bed. She gets milk/formula with meals in a straw cup and a water cup is always around for her to drink whenever. It's working for us. I do notice she doesn't drink much milk with meals. She would rather eat. I'm curious as to how much milk they should be getting in a day?

ReneeRN · October 2012

smit5009:
We were told that they should be getting nbsp;approximately 2.5 cups of milk a day so 20 oz of milk. If DS is going to meet that amount then we will offer him water at dinner then more milk at bedtime. During the weekends we will offer him water if he has just had some milk recently.nbsp;

I guess my answer is here... Reese definatley does not drink 20oz of milk. It's maybe 15oz.

blu-eyedwife · October 2012

ReneeRN:
smit5009:
We were told that they should be getting nbsp;approximately 2.5 cups of milk a day so 20 oz of milk. If DS is going to meet that amount then we will offer him water at dinner then more milk at bedtime. During the weekends we will offer him water if he has just had some milk recently.nbsp;
I guess my answer is here... Reese definatley does not drink 20oz of milk. It's maybe 15oz.

My doctor said 16oz a day, so Reese doesn't sound that far off.

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