Transitioning to whole milk

BabyKK32 · February 2014

When you started your lo on whole milk how much did you give them a day?

SLGILL1978 · February 2014

I started the transitions at when baby turned 11 months (she will be 1 in a week). I started by using 1 oz milk and the rest formula (or breast milk). Each week I increased the milk an ounce. Now we are at 3 oz of milk. However, I only do it at her nighttime bottle. I don't think there is a right or wrong way to do it. Every baby and family is different. I know lots of people that have done it differently.

kjsmith9 · February 2014

We transitioned slowly by mixing it with breastmilk little by little over 3-4 weeks. Prior to that she took 12oz of breastmilk a day at daycare, and nursed 2-3 times at home. Now she has wcm with breakfast, lunch, and dinner (and water with snacks)... and still nurses 2-3 times per day. I would bet she's drinking 8-12oz of wcm per day, but I don't measure.

lywedding · February 2014

We switched cold turkey at 1 year. No problem at all with the transition.

JuddandJessica · February 2014

He had already had milk products so I didn't expect any issues. We also quit cold turkey after the 12 month appointment.

Cubskers · February 2014

I'm mixing 1/2 WCM and 1/2 BM in each bottle until the BM in the freezer runs out. She's also still nursing 2x/day, so I know she's getting plenty even when she rejects the bottle.

ashaw512 · February 2014

My daughter was 11 1/2 mo and I would do a regular cup of formula (bc she used a sippy cup at 10 mo and no bottles) then I would give her a little bit of whole milk and she liked it so I gradually switched from formula to wm like 2 cups of formula and 2 cups of milk for a couple of days then traded one cup of formula for whole milk. So she would get 1 cup of formula and 3 cups of whole milk then took out formula completely but she only gets 3 cups of milk a day. Her ped says no more than 24 oz of whole milk and no less than 16, different peds tell u different but 3 cups which is 24 oz is good for her.

aimeepigott · February 2014

We switched straight to whole milk at his 1st bday. My pediatrician said he needed around 2-2 1/2 cups a day....he took the AM sippy great but afternoon and evening not so well for the first month. I just supplemented with yogurt until he started drinking it at all mealtimes. He loved yogurt so that is always easy! Good luck!!

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