when do i get my daughter off of formula, and what kind of regular milk do i use and why?

Answer 1

When she is 12 months old she can switch to whole milk. Whole milk because she still needs the fat and calories for her developing brain and body.

Answer 2

They say it is best at one year to take your daughter off of formula and whole milk is the best although most kids don't like it for my kids I used 2% milk and they like it the best. Whole milk they say is the best I'm not sure why but from the little amount I do is that it has more nutrients for children to grow up healthy. Also here is a website that may help you in your choosing of milk and how to wing them from formula to regular milk.

Answer 3

your baby can be on formula for the first year of life. I know of some people who went a little over a year because it has more vit. then regular milk. If you want to get your baby off formula you would want to make sure with her doctor before doing so. I would advice to have your baby on organic milk and soy is really good because it has more nutrients then cow milk. My first born was on soy from birth since i couldn't breast feed him but My last baby i breast feed him until he was a year old now hes on regular milk. Every body reacts different to milk so check with the doctor first.
Mother of four two boys and two girls
13yr. 12yrs.9yrs and the baby 4yrs.
goodluck.

Answer 4

The APA (American pediatric association) recommends that a baby breast or formula feed for the first 12 months of life. You can either use regular whole cows milk or a transitional formula made for babies over 12 months. whole cows milk contains more fat calories and iron that your baby needs. Ask your pediatrician about what they recommend! Good Luck!

Answer 5

I switched my son around 9 months to 2% milk. He drank a lot of it, or I would have gone with whole milk. Babies need a lot of fat which is why doctors recommend whole milk until 2 years of age.

Answer 6

My daughter went off formula when she was 8 months old and I switched to 2% (dr's recommendation). I mixed half bottle of regular milk with half formula to ease her transition.

Answer 7

u can put your daughter on whole milk when she is a year old. doctors recommend 2% milk after age 2 because of the fat content in whole milk and the obesity prob in children these days. however since we do not have an obesity prob on either side of our family and my children are not likely to have that prob then they still drink whole milk. i personally don't like the taste of 2% milk--it tastes watered down to me so i drink whole milk also.

Answer 8

I've always heard you wait until 1 year before switching to vitamin D or whole milk. They stay on that for a year (babies need the high fat levels to help with brain development) before switching to lower fat milk.

Answer 9

it depends on the development of your child. my daughter was 12 mo, my son was 9 mo. it's usually somewhere in that range. you start with whole milk because they still meet a lot of their caloric daily requirements from bottles. later on, around 18- 24 mo. you switch to 2%

Answer 10

While cow's milk is really designed for baby cows rather than baby humans, it's a nutritional staple in the diet of many cultures. For children who are not lactose-intolerant or allergic to dairy products, milk is one-stop shopping for nutrition. It contains nearly all the basic nutrients that a growing child needs: fats, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals (except iron). While it is true that most of the nutrients in milk can be gotten easily from other sources, such as vegetables, legumes, and seafood, milk puts them all together in a convenient package. Realistically, children eat or drink dairy products in greater amounts and more consistently than other foods. While whole milk is not the only way to get calcium in a child's diet, it's the most practical way. Good luck serving your child a breakfast of calcium-rich broccoli, kale, and sardines. Specifically, these are the nutritional benefits of milk, per 8-ounce glass:

Protein: 8 grams.
Carbohydrates – lactose, 11 grams
Fat: Depending on what kind of milk you choose (nonfat to whole milk), milk contains anywhere from negligible amounts of fat in non-fat milk to eight grams of fat per 8-ounce glass in whole milk.
Calcium: 300 milligrams or 35 percent of the RDA for school children. Note that the percentage of calcium absorbed from dairy products is much higher than that absorbed from most vegetables. Milk is fortified with vitamin D, which boosts calcium absorption.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): 8-ounces of milk supply half the RDA for children under three years, one-third of the vitamin B2 requirement for school-age children, and one-fourth the requirement for teens and adults.
Vitamin B-12: 30 percent RDA for children
Zinc: one eight-ounce glass, 10 percent RDA for children
Vitamin D: 25 percent RDA for children and adults
Vitamin A: 10 percent RDA for children and adults
While milk isn't the perfect food, it still delivers a lot of nutrition in all its various forms, such as cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt. Besides, milk and dairy products are foods that kids will eat and drink willingly. Despite the bad press about milk, it has a lot of good nutritional things going for it.