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Transition to Whole Milk

73jewels73jewels member
edited December 2014 in November 2013 Moms
I know this has been discussed but I can't find it - I apologize if I'm being redundant...

I am totally flumoxed about the transition to whole milk.  I asked at his 1 year appt yesterday, and she was pretty vague about it, just that he can transition off of formula and onto whole milk.  

What my question is, is how do I go about this??? I have been giving him some whole milk in a sippy cup for the past few weeks, but he rarely drinks more than a sip of it before pushing it away.  He drinks water like a champ from his cup, and when I stopped breastfeeding last month, I introduced his morning drink of formula in a cup instead of a bottle, and he drinks that just fine.  

Right now here is his formula/milk/food schedule

7:30 AM - 2 oz formula 
8:15 AM (when arrive at DC) - breakfast
9:30 (ish) - small snack at DC 
10:30 (ish) - 4 oz formula
11:45 - lunch
3:00 (ish) - snack
5:00 (ish) 4 oz formula
6:30 - dinner
8:00 - 4 oz formula before bed

So he's having about 14 oz of formula a day - lots of dairy, in the form of yogurt and cheese.  

Are you eliminating the bottle when you switch?  Or mixing the formula (or Breast Milk) with milk in the bottle??  Is your LO eating a lot more to make up for the missed Formula since that's more filling than milk?

I feel so lost on this one!!!  I really appreciate any input/help/advise!

And thank you if you made it through this!! Sorry so long!!!
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Re: Transition to Whole Milk

  • 73jewels73jewels member
    He eats tons solids, so I thought he didn't really NEED milk if he was eating other dairy, etc., but the pedi said he really does still need milk.  

    Thanks for the suggestions, I will start mixing this weekend (I always like to do something new when I am with him, not at DC).
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  • VegasGal1978VegasGal1978 member
    We took it slow at first, mixing milk with formula. When she showed absolutely no difference, we ripped the bandaid off and just went whole milk all the time.

    She gets milk 3x per day for a total of 15ish oz. sometimes in a sippy, but in a bottle before bed or naps. like Wedding06, pedi suggested no more than 20oz/day.
    Can't figure out the signature thing, so here's the short, short version.....first daughter born on November 10, 2013. She was conceived through the magic of IVF after 2+ years of TTC.
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  • 73jewels73jewels member
    Update: At Day Care yesterday, she poured his milk from the sippy cup into a bottle and he drank it just fine.  So maybe his objection is to drinking it in a cup...

    Since he takes 2 bottles at DC, today I sent 1 with just formula and 1 mixed with milk.  If he does well with that, maybe I will transition the mix to a cup (since he will drink formula fine out of a cup) and then slowly increase the milk quantity till it's all milk.

    Thanks for all your advice!
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