I'm lost help me introducing cows milk?

Merlyna04 · April 2015

how you plan to do it ?
I been long time!
should I mix it with cereal or formula?

Talltrees82 · April 2015

I've already introduced it, I just put it in his sippy at mealtimes. He took it no problem! I say just go for it.

ksulli · April 2015

I started mixing it with her regular bottles and slowly upped it(first 3oz BM 1/2oz WCM, now we're at 1.5oz BM 2oz WCM). She doesn't seem to mind. We also started offering water at around the same time.

LolaX2 · April 2015

I started mixing an ounce or two with BM bottles and offering it in a sippy cup at meal times. Our problem is that DD will only take her milk bottle super warm, almost hot. She is not liking the cold milk in a sippy much yet. She will drink water at any temp, but has been spitting the cold milk out. I have qit pumping and hope that my freezer stash lasts long enough to get her used to drinking regular cow milk!

sherks11 · April 2015

I plan on starting to mix it in formula next week. My question is once they switch off of formula and over to milk how much do you give them? Same amount of ounces as formula? Just as often? I'm clueless...

manders803 · April 2015

I offer milk and water but we still haven't found a sippy cup she likes

babayRFL · April 2015

sherks11 said:
I plan on starting to mix it in formula next week. My question is once they switch off of formula and over to milk how much do you give them? Same amount of ounces as formula? Just as often? I'm clueless...

That's my question too!

katy4128 · April 2015

Just do it. We did it straight up and DS has been great! He likes the taste and even asks for milk a lot more now.

AmberLiz99 · April 2015

The recomendation is 16-20 oz a day (about 2-2 1/2 cups). That gets them enough vitamin D, but doesn't fill them up too much so they are still getting other nutrients by eating enough food.

Talltrees82 · April 2015

manders803 said:
I offer milk and water but we still haven't found a sippy cup she likes

Try the Avent 360! It mimics a regular cup. It's a bit messier, but my LO is rely successful with it.

yellowflower15 · April 2015

I also recommend just introducing it on its own like you would with another kind of food. I've done that with both kids and they've taken to it right away and loved it. I watched for any adverse reactions, but both were fine. Oh, and I went straight to a sippy.

@AmberLiz99 is right - it's not supposed to be their main source of nutrients like breast milk or formula was. So it should complement their solid food.

LolaX2 · April 2015

I am having such a hard time getting DD to drink regular milk. Luckily I still have a decent stash of frozen BM that should last through the month. DD will not drink it cold from a sippy, the only way I get her to drink it is if I mix it with BM and warm it up to almost hot in a bottle, which kind of defeats the purpose. I know it doesn't need to be the main source of nutrition at this point, but I do worry about her getting enough calcium etc from other sources if she won't drink regular milk.

Sporty1216 · April 2015

My LO isn't super keen on it except from a bottle either. We're still nursing morning and night, and I'm ok with giving him bottles before naps for now. But yesterday, when he skipped a nap (and, thus, a bottle), he showed a lot more interest in drinking it cold from a straw cup. So maybe there's hope that the transition will come eventually?

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