Weaning Formula to Cows Milk
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Topic: Weaning Formula to Cows Milk
Posted By: EthansMummy
Subject: Weaning Formula to Cows Milk
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 1:35pm
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Ethan is 1 next month and I was thinking about this the other day.
How did you go about weaning from formula to cows milk? Ethan is still having 3-4 bottles a day, so do I give cows milk in these bottles or do I cut them out? I have no idea and we only have 1 plunket nurse at the moment so I can't get in to see her. ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 2:10pm
| I just went straight to cows milk basically. For about a week I would give one feed milk the next forumla until I finished my last tin then just did the cows milk. Some people say to give half and half in a bottle so bubs gets used to it but Ive never had to do that cos both children have taken to cows milk straight away. I kept using bottles but am thinking of changing Addison to a sipper cup because she isnt really into bottles anyway and I know with Kobe we had major trouble getting rid of his bottles so I might do it sooner rather than later this time. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 2:20pm
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See if he will take milk/water from a cup, and if he doesn't like the milk taste, put a bit of milo in it.
But I'll leave the rest of the questions to the mums on here who have gone from bottle at 12mos. -------------  |
Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 2:27pm
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Yip he has a sipper cup and loves it. He is not too sure about it when you put milk in the cup though.
What I am wondering with giving him milk in a cup is will he be getting enough?? ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 4:05pm
| I have been giving Erin her 3x bottles with 50/50 water/milk and a couple of scoops of the toddler milk formula powder, and in the next day or so will increase the amount of milk, until it is all milk with just one scoop of powder. As for her sippy cup, I just fill it with water and change it a couple times a day, and she drinks from that as she pleases - in other words we still sit down together and have a bit of a cuddle for her bottles. |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 5:03pm
| Yeah I must admit thats one of the reasons Im holding back ditching the bottles, I love our wee cuddles when we sit in the rocking chair and she has her bottle but at the same time Im so sick of having to wash bottles |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 5:18pm
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haleigh was only having 3 cups milk at that stage so we did morning & night formula and lunchtime cows, then once she was enjoying the cows milk at lunch (we started her at 11months with karitane nurse approval) once she was 1 she was havong cows milk in morning and night and replaced the milk at lunch with water.
we added things like fruit, sprinkling of flavour to the milk till she got used to it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 7:20pm
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what type of milk did you start with? The dark blue kind? Someone suggested to me the other day that the new Mega Milk has just as much good stuff in it as formula.
I'll be so glad to get her off formula and hope cows milk sorts her bowel probs! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 8:08pm
| Toni - we're just using the regular blue top stuff, and adding the toddler milk powder to it. |
Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 9:19pm
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Yea I am just going to give him the dark blue top things. I don't understand who it can still be milk with all those extra tihngs in it. It just can't be normal?!?!?!
Just my opinion I have no idea whats in it. ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 7:28am
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we buy blue milk and mega milk just whatever takes our fancy on the day ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 9:18am
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I read on the Toddler Milk tin that it was for "fussy eaters" so would be used as a top up only rather than a scheduled feed?
I think I'll give her a go on the blue top and see how she goes. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 4:04pm
| Ours just says that it's a 'delicious nutritional milk drink' or something like that (S26 Gold), to supplement whatever they are getting from their food intake etc. |