My daughter turns 1 year old on 3/10 (Saturday) would it be ok to just start her on whole milk now?

Question

I am about to run out of formula today (I may have enough for one more bottle) and i'd really like to save myself the $25.00 + for another can and her Dr.'s appt is not until 3/12.

Answer 1

It's perfectly fine to start her on whole milk, if she has a milk allergy she would have had symptoms by now unless she's on a soy formula as regular formula is milk based. I would warm it up first to get it to room temperature if that's what she's used to. Make sure to buy whole milk as babies need the same amount of calories they were getting on formula to help them grow. Good luck!

Answer 2

It's fine to start whole milk now, but it's really not a good idea to make the switch to milk cold turkey. It's a big change going from formula to milk, and making the change too quickly can cause lots of gastrointestinal unpleasantness. When we switched my son we started with 25% milk, 75% formula and waited a week or two until his stomach got back to normal. Then we went to a 50/50 mix for a week or two. I think that after he adjusted to that we just went to 100% milk from there.

It might save you some money to make the switch cold turkey, but is it really worth it if you have a baby with diarrhea, constipation, gas or stomach cramps?

Answer 3

Well you should keep you baby on formula until she turns one and than after few days you can start give it to her regular milk. My nephew's birthday is also on March tenth, his doctor told his mom to start to give him whole milk when he was 6 month old hmm i don't understand not all doctors are the same. My daughter turned one on Feb 14Th and two weeks after i started to give it to her the regular milk.. well then you should wait for few more days until she turnes 1 no harm would be done and 25 dollars if you spend on another can of formula it's not that much you'll spend 25 dollars probably on movies, shoes and other stuff that you don't need.. good luck

Answer 4

A few quick suggestions: first, switching over from 100% formula to 100% whole milk might not be a welcome move by your baby. We switched from formula to soy milk, and we did 1/8 soy. 7/8 formula for three days; 1/4 soy.3/4 formula for three days; 3/8 soy, 5/8 formula for three days. etc. etc. until we were straight soy milk. Now she drinks straight soy mile and loves it. Another thing -- we chose soy milk because it is considered easier for a baby to digest than cow milk, I guess because it is derived from a plant. Our nutritionist told us (for our own benefit before we had kids) that cows milk was meant for calves, and not necessarily human consumption. It makes sense, but who knows - - I'm sure whole milk is good too since a lot of pediatricians recommend it as well. If you did try adding soy milk, try Edensoy Extra, original flavor, as it has iodine in it. This natural form of iodine derived from kombu (sp?) seaweed is now believed to develop and strengthen cognitive function. The Japanese diet has a lot of iodine in it because the eat a lot of sea vegetables, which contain a lot of iodine. I do not know any other soy milk that contains seaweed. Anyway, I am not a physician, so this is just a parent's opinion, and I'd research anything I said first if it is different from your original plan of action. Good luck! And enjoy your daughter's upcoming birthday!! -Ashley

Answer 5

It is fine to start her on milk, but you need to start with 25% milk then 75% formula for a week... then 50% milk, 50% formula.. and so on... use whole milk... you will still need to buy formula for 3 more weeks...
Do not just go cold turkey on the formula and give milk... it may not agree with your daughter... the change needs to be subtle.

Answer 6

you are the mother if you think it is OK go for it. a few days won't hurt, Just watch for the allergy reactions, such as fever, rash, gaging, if she is fine after the first bottle its up to you. The type of milk is up to you, your doctor will tell you what they think type of milk to give, but right now I have my baby on skim, my other children on whole, just remember to feed them good foods because now the food is where they are getting the nutrition that the formula was giving them. If you are still worried call the doctor and ask. good luck!

Answer 7

Yes. I started my daughter on whole milk at age one and stopped using formual all together. This is the age the my doctor recommended to me. I give her milk in the morning, for afternoon nap and at bedtime. Otherwise she drinks water. This is also a good time to start transitioning over to a sippy cup. I started by doing it during the day- bottles were more of a comfort at bedtime but eventually I was able to give her sippy cups at night as well. She stopped using bottles at 13 months. Anywho, hope that helps! And it's SO much cheaper!!!

Answer 8

YOU CAN BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOME BABY'S HAVE TO HAVE A HALF AND HALF BOTTLE FOR A WEEK OR SO. IF YOU DO DECIDE TO DO IT THEN DO THE NEXT 2 BOTTLES HALF AND HALF( WHY IS IT 25 A CAN?) MY DAUGHTER WAS ON A SPECIAL FORMULA ( NUTRAMIGEN) AND IT COSTS THAT BUT SHE HAS A ALLERGY TO MILK ( SHE IS 14 MONTHS AND STILL CAN NOT HANDLE MILK) IF YOUR IS ON A FORMULA LIKE MINE WAS THEN YOU NEED TO JUST BUY A CAN BECAUSE HE/SHE MIGHT CAN NOT HANDLE THE CHANGE.

PS. WHOLE MILK IS WHAT THEY PUT THEM ON BECAUSE IT HAS MORE FAT TO PROMOTE BRAIN DEVELOPEMENT IN THIS AGE (UNTIL THEY HIT 2) .

Answer 9

definitely buy her milk now, she won't be able to magically deal with it better in a few days. I waited until my first child was one year old and i started my second child on milk when she was eleven months old. You know your kids better than anyone else if you feel it will be safe, trust yourself and do it! Enjoy that extra money a month!!!

Answer 10

Yes - I started my son, Xander, on whole milk the day he turned one - give it a try. You should know by the end of the first day whether she can tolerate whole milk.