Milk or formula...?

Question

My daughter is almost a year old. Should I start to wean her off of her formula now by adding a little milk to it? I'd like to quit formula the day she turns one (Feb2) becuase its so damn expensive. Any tips?

Answer 1

dont add the milk to the formula - just offer a little bit of cows milk every day and reduce the amount of formula - be prepared for upset tummy though as this can often happen with the change over of milks.
Usually they say to wait till the child's 1st birthday.

Answer 2

I weaned my daughter off her formula when she was 11months old, I didn't have to get her iron levels checked though, she was fine when she started having cows milk I still warmed it up for her though, it made her a little constipated at first but then she was good with it.
She also started eating more solid food and started having what I ate. She had a check up with the doctor about a month later and the doctor told me she was a very healthy little girl.

Answer 3

I give my daughter formula but she has milk from time to time too. It didn't upset her tummy but as far as I'm concerned she has a stomach of steel!!! LOL Either way I would consult my pedi about the nutritional value of the formula.

Answer 4

It is really advisable to continue formula until at least 18 months and your daughter eats a balanced diet and has passed a blood test for anemia.

18 months is the earliest you can really wean. And substituting milk for formula isn't weaning. While cow's milk can be a part of a healthy diet it should not be a primary source of nutrition for adults or toddlers. Formula (or breastmilk) are what a baby needs until she weans.

I'm sorry that it is expensive, but so are a lot of things when you have a baby. Really price shouldn't be your primary concern. Sometimes follow-up formulas are cheaper, at about one year you can consider switching to one of them.

"SWITCHING TO MILK
I've been feeding my baby iron-fortified formula. When is it okay to switch to whole cow's milk? Research comparing cow's milk and formula-fed infants during the first year of life has shown that cow's milk is irritating to the intestines of a tiny infant, causing infants to lose a tiny bit of blood in their stools, contributing to iron deficiency anemia. There is very little iron in cow's milk anyway, and the iron that is there is poorly absorbed. Concern about iron-deficiency anemia has led the American Academy of Pediatrics, backed by solid research, to discourage the use of cow's milk in children under one year of age. One of America's top pediatric hematologists (blood specialist), the late Dr. Frank Oski , Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkin University (and co-author of a book entitled: Don't Drink Your Milk) advised parents to be cautious and not rush into the use of cow's milk, even during the second year of life. At present it would seem prudent to continue giving your baby iron-fortified formula during the second year of life and very gradually wean him to dairy products, beginning with yogurt. If your toddler generally has a balanced diet and routine hemoglobin tests show that he is not even close to being anemic, then switch from formula to whole milk sometime during the second year, but don't be in a hurry. "
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/0/T000100.asp#T031014

Answer 5

The only person that can answer your question is your child's doctor. Your child's iron levels need to be checked before you switch.

Answer 6

We didn't get anythink checked out. Start putting milk on cereal, then in a cup.

Answer 7

I would just start giving her milk in a cup. You can also give them juices too. But some babies are allergic to juices i know my cousins baby was, so he's not aloud to have juices.

Answer 8

Your pediatrician should be the one to give you the go ahead.