Is anyone else still doing formula?
We give DS an organic soy toddler formula because he sprays WCM, soy milk and almond milk, at any temperature and from any vessel (cup, bottle, straw cup, open cup - that was a giant mess).
I thought that this was probably a big cost issue, but one $10 tin makes 84 ounces....considering two half gallons (128 ozs) of organic milk are about $10 (one for here, one for DC) I think the cost isn't such a big deal.
The ped said it just has more calories than whole milk, and to keep offering milk from time to time to see if he will take it.
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We are doing formula only until our current tub is gone...maybe a few more days, a week tops. Then it is water or milk. Allison doesn't really like milk right now but we keep offering it.
I did ask my ped about the toddler formula, she said it is basically a marketing thing and doesn't really fill any nutritional needs that solid foods don't take care of.
FWIW, we don't buy organic milk - can't justify the cost!
This is a weird one - it's the formula DS has had to supplement EBM. It's nutritionally the same as infant formula, but is labelled as a toddler formula due to some regulatory hurdle. The brand is Baby's Only. I have tried mixing it 5 ounces formula to one ounce WCM and he spits it everywhere. My girls were not weird like this!
Eta: Aria still gets a bottle at nap time and bedtime. I'm not planning on weaning her from bottles just yet.
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Enfamil is different formulas for infant and toddler. They are not the same thing and don't have the same "benefits" so it seems like a waste of money to me. Here is the first link I found (looking quickly) https://www.kidsdr.com/daily-dose/transitioning-to-whole-milk-or-toddlers-formula.
Lauren vomited after cows milk and yogurt so we think its. Dairy issue. She's fine on coconut milk and the pedi says as long as its fortified its fine.