As far as I know, it's not recommended to give babies cow's milk until *after* they're a year old.
(from babycenter.com): "There are several reasons to delay the introduction of cow's milk until your baby reaches his first birthday. Most important, a baby's digestive system can't digest cow's milk proteins. Cow's milk also has too much sodium, potassium, and chloride, which can tax your baby's kidneys."
Here's a nice utility for figuring out how/when to make the transition:
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/formulafeed/1334703.html
2007-03-27 12:33:55
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answered by michxenafan 2
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Your pediatrician will give you advice specific to your child. But generally speaking, most children switch to whole milk at the age of 12 months. You'll give the same amount as with formula (about 26-32 oz per day). Whole milk because the baby still needs the fat and calories for developing the brain and body.
2007-03-27 19:35:11
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answered by Heather Y 7
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Best to wait until the baby is at least 12 months old. Give full cream milk diluted with water. The amount you give should be around the same amount of formula that was given.
2007-03-28 02:13:09
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answered by Amanda B 4
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You can start your baby on whole milk whenever YOU feel that he/she is ready. It is a good idea to keep the baby on formula until he/she is 1 year old. But it is okay to start introducing milk in small amounts before that. Anywhere from 10.5 to 11 months. Just subtract from the formula what you give with the milk. The total of BOTH combined should be 16 to 24 ounces. For example, my 11.5 month old daughter gets two 8oz bottles (one am and one nighttime) and two 4oz sippy cups of milk (one with dinner and one with her snack).
Use only whole milk. Keep the whole milk til age 2, then switch to lower fat.
If you want to start the transition, you can. Our pediatrician told us:
Week One: 1oz water, 1oz milk mixed, once daily
Week Two 2oz water/2oz milk once daily
Week Three: 1oz water/3oz milk once daily
Week Four: 4oz whole milk, once daily
Week Five: 4oz whole milk twice daily
The milk/water mix should be given from a sippy cup, not a bottle. And it should NOT be mixed with formula. Watering the milk down at first helps the baby get used to it and eases him/her into it. Mixing it with formula does not.
During the transition time, formula should still be given. the daily total of milk and formula should be 16-24oz
Then when the baby turns 1, take them off the formula and switch them entirely to whole milk. Although I am going to give my daughter Next Step formula in her night bottles.
2007-03-27 22:28:17
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answered by ShellyLynn 5
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From what i have read you have to wait until that baby is at least a year old in order to give him or her milk. My sister actually waited until her daughter was about two but you really should ask a pediatrician about this.
2007-03-27 19:32:15
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answered by CrazyGirl 3
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A year, after the iron levels are checked... whole milk and however much formula they drink.
2007-03-27 19:36:45
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answered by iampatsajak 7
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At least one year old. you want to try whole milk first and if that is not tolarated well ( rashes. throwing up, hard or loose stools that kind of thing) you can try to dilute it like 2oz milk with 1oz water. but I would check with you childs doctor first
2007-03-27 19:43:25
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answered by brhooton 2
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The doctors say when they hit 20lbs. Whatever they drink in formula is how much they can drink in whole milk. If they have a reaction (like loose bowels) to whole milk, go to 2%.
2007-03-27 19:35:59
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answered by Mare 2
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one year, whole milk. how much is normally 8oz at a time.
at 2 yrs you can drop down to skim because they no longer need the high fat.
I did with my daughter and she switched just fined.
2007-03-27 19:51:44
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answered by Blessed Rain 5
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1 year old is ideal, because within their 1st year of life babies have a much higher chance of developing food allergies. At least that's what my pediatrician and WIC nutritionist tell me.
2007-03-27 19:47:08
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answered by Kat 1
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