what milk do i first feed my baby?

Question

My baby is almost 11 months old and I'm suppose to have him off forumla by 1 year. The doctor didn't tell me which milk to put him on, so this is my question.
vitamin D = red lid?
vitamin B = blue lid?
green lid?
do you guys know??
thanks!

Answer 1

Whole milk--red lid. He is supposed to stay on that for one year. When he turns two, you can switch him to 2% if you choose, but you don't have to.

My older son is 28 months old, and his little brother just turned 1, so he's on milk now (no more formula...thank God!). Rather than buying a gallon of whole milk for my younger son and a gallon of 2% for my older son, we have them both on whole milk. Their pediatrician said it really doesn't matter as long as the child is healthy. The only difference between the two is that whole milk has 4% fat and 2% milk has 2% fat.

I often wonder why the parents who have the super-skinny toddlers (like, the ones you see at the store or restaurants who are so thin, you just want to take them home and feed them, lol!) insist on taking the whole milk away. During the first year of being a toddler, kids need the extra fat that whole milk contains for brain development and growth (we ALL need fat in our diets, but babies/toddlers especially). Are these parents so completely freaked out that their kids will develop a weight problem that they take the whole milk away and start giving them skim at 12:00 a.m. exactly on the day they turn 2??

There are so many things that account for a person's weight. Genetics, eating habits, etc. If you see your child is looking a little pudgy, then fine...take him down to a milk with less fat. If he's healthy, normal size, bloodwork is fine, why?? Personally, I LOVE whole milk. I take 1% though because whole is too rich for me to drink on a daily basis. My husband has been drinking whole milk since he was 6 months old, and he's a size 32 waist. (It's disgusting and unfair, lol!)

Answer 2

Whole Milk thats the Vitamin D in the red lid.

Answer 3

First of all, you don't give *any* cow's milk before baby's first birthday. When you do give it, you should only give whole milk, not low- or no-fat. The color of the lid doesn't matter; that's only the way your dairy marks the particular type of milk. And there's no such thing as vitamin B milk.

Answer 4

You don't have to have him off formula by 1, that is the time frame that they recommend you aim for. Start with whole milk, the baby needs the fat. When you go in for boosters, talk to your doctor about when to switch from whole to 2%... some kids need the extra fat, especially if they are not big on weight gain, some kids need the fat free if they tend to run on the heavier side, the doctor will tell you what is healthiest for your baby ( my kids were always slightly underweight because they got their daddy's metabolism, so they drink whole milk still, as well as carnation instant breakfast for the extras in it to help them maintain a good weight)

Answer 5

You should give your baby whole milk because they need the higher fat and caloric content for their growth and development right now. In fact, for children under 2 years old, fats should make up about half of the total caloric intake for the day. Once your child has another birthday-and doesn't have any growth problems-you may decide to start switching to reduced fat milk.

Answer 6

Whole milk until he is 3 and after 2 %

Answer 7

Children at this age and upwards til about 3 should be on whole milk (4% milk fat). The fat is needed for brain growth. After that whatever your family currently drinks is fine.

Answer 8

Vitamin D

Answer 9

Whole Milk until he is 2 then 1% or skim

Answer 10

Whole Vit. D milk (red lid) because it has more fats that his brain needs for proper development.