My daughter will be 1 year old in two weeks. I will be starting her on cow's milk. She will still be breastfeeding. Can anyone tell me how many ounces of cow's milk a day she will need?
2007-11-04 18:19:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Its dependant upon how much solid food she is taking really. My 19 month old has about 5 ozs first thing, before his breakfast, and about the same at bedtime. Be guided by her - but if you are breastfeeding morning and night, I don't see any reason to increase her milk intake; just start using cows milk with her cereal etc.
2007-11-04 18:24:26 · answer #1 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your child is still breastfeeding then NO cows milk is needed. Breastmilk is STILL better than cows milk even after a child reaches the arbitrary 1 year mark. Please know that most reputable healthcare organizations reccomend that you still continue to breastfeed for the second year of life. If you do insist on weaning in this second year make sure that you feed your toddler whole milk, as this is vital for brain development in the second year. Horizon Organic has a milk out right now that has added DHA and Omega-3 which are great for brain development.
You should know that after 1 it is more important that you LIMIT your childs cow milk intake than worry if they are getting enough. Too much cow milk consumption can correlate with milk related iron deficiency anemia. My 1st daughter had this. It is very serious! The consumption should be limited to 16-24 oz a day.
I hope this helped!
2007-11-07 00:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by ☼Pleasant☼ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to say for sure. A Doctor could advise but I would give her all she wants in the first week or so, so I can learn her needs.
Good luck.
Peace.
2007-11-05 02:27:52 · answer #3 · answered by -Tequila17 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋