transitioning from room-temperature formula to cold milk

alexish07 · October 2013

We have recently switched my son over from soy formula to soy milk. He doesn't seem to mind the taste of the soy milk but refuses to drink it cold. I know he doesn't mind the taste because he will refuse it until it's just the right temp and then chug it down. I called my doctor's office and they said it's OK to warm the milk up either on the stove or in the microwave but to be sure to shake it up in case of hotspots if done in the microwave. I neglected to ask how long to put it in the microwave for. Help please! lol. The nurse said over a few weeks we can gradually warm it up for shorter periods of time until he's willing to drink it cold. She did let me know he may never want it cold

I hope that's not the case. Any moms successfully transition a stubborn baby like mine? How long did it take and after how many days did you decrease the time?

watercolor5 · October 2013

I transitioned DD from warmed WCM to refrigerated WCM. She was used to getting bottles of very warm formula before the transitioning started. (I went from warm formula to warm WCM first.)

I used a bottle warmer to do it, and warmed to the same number for about 2-3 days at a time and then went one number setting cooler... I think it took her about a week/ week and a half to go from very warm to refrigerator temp, but the temp changes were VERY slightly different each time. Milk was the only thing she was so picky about temp with- she has always drunk water anywhere from room temp to ice cold.

JessicaxLynn87 · October 2013

We transitioned to WCM a month ago, and she still drinks it warm and only out of a bottle. She refuses it in a sippy. Cold or warm.

alexish07 · October 2013

BunkinMama said:

Wish I had an answer but my DD still prefers her WCM warm. She will drink it chilled but she plays with it more and dribbles it all down her chin.

@BunkinMama do you warm it up for her? How do you warm it up and for how long?

alexish07 · October 2013

Thank you @BunkinMama!

alexish07 · October 2013

@watercolor5 you give me hope that he'll make the transition

thank you!

watercolor5 · October 2013

alexish07 said:

@watercolor5 you give me hope that he'll make the transition thank you!

You can do it! Just go as slowly as he needs to.

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