1 yr old & whole milk

Amber - posted on 10/27/2009

so far He dont have a issue with a blanket or anything! he does take a passy but only time i really give it to him is at night and nap time(not all the time)!! and whenever he is in public and cant occupy him! LOL

Amber - posted on 10/27/2009

Wow all of ur anwsers are helpful..its nice to see other ways etc..He sure does like to eat! Thanks for the info

Megan - posted on 10/27/2009

good job doin the half and half and not goin 4 the full blow and takin him off of it...i think its best they get use 2 it first so u no the baby doesn't hav any health problems wit the whole milk..keep cuttin down little at a time like ur doin! ur doin great! i wood give him as much 2 drink as he wants..lol..unless he has a weight issue but at that age weight shoodn't b an issue...don't worry bout how much 2 give him...i'm sure he'll let ya no wen he's had enough..trust ur instints! ur doin great!

Shawna - posted on 10/27/2009

At a year old I took my sons bottle, and switched him to whole milk until he was 2 and then I put him on 2%. But he too is attached to his sippy cup and blanket.

Myra - posted on 10/27/2009

My daughter can't drink cow milk because of the lactose, but she drinks soy milk. She drinks 4-5 8oz bottles/day of the milk (then juice, 2-3 4oz bottles/day). No formula! I am so happy about that because 2-2.5 gallons of soy milk, even, is less than two big cans of formula a week. She also eats 3 meals a day and 2-3 snacks. She is a big girl, though...in the 97th+ percentile in both height and weight. Very proportioned, just big as an average 3 yr old.



If your son is like my daughter, he will likely drink about as much milk as he did formula.

CLEUNER - posted on 10/27/2009

Hi Amber I understand your concern ,but if your child is having the whole milk with no problem I would cut the formula,gave my 3 girls very early and they 've never being sick,just go w/ your mother's instinct.Good luck.

Megan - posted on 10/27/2009

haha my son dont care whats in he will drink anything lol

Heidi - posted on 10/27/2009

Usually they get strait whole milk, especially since you've been combining the milk with formula. He should have no problems just taking it strait. And great job with the sippy cups!!

Melissa - posted on 10/27/2009

My daughter was off of the bottle at 11mos. too. She can't sleep or go anywhere without her blanket that she had when she was first born. Same with going to bed, she won't give up the sippy cup, but I usually put water in it and then she wont take it. She doesnt like water that much.

Megan - posted on 10/27/2009

oh be careful with that sippy cup my son got attached to it and he is about to turn 3 next month and i cant get him off of it he wont go to sleep unless he has it and his blanky...... urghhhh lol but he will drink out of a big boy cup all day till bedtime. he came off the bottle fine at 11 months but now is the sippy cup challenge

Amber - posted on 10/27/2009

Thanks! i figured at each meal time for sure!

It just seemed magical when i bout sippy cups w/no handles and had a soft spout just the Muchican brand from walmart.Give it to him and havent given him one yet!! Im so glad !! No bottles!!!!

Melanie - posted on 10/27/2009

I was given my daughter whole mike at a year and i was giving her 8 oz and if she needed more i would give her another 4 oz or so . but i was also giving her baby food and some table food , i stopped the formula as soon as i started with the whole milk she is 20 months old and is doing great .. Hope i helped a little Good Luck .

Megan - posted on 10/27/2009

a 12 month old needs about 16 to 24 oz of whole milk a day if your going to stop the formula which i think you should go ahead and stop it. Give him a cup in the morning with breakfast luch and dinner and maybe one in between that should do him just fine!!!

Melissa - posted on 10/27/2009

I nursed my son, and I started giving him whole milk at 1 year old. I just switched and he did fine with it.

Anne - posted on 10/27/2009

Same with us - just switched to milk and cup. I don't think that there was a "magic amount" - I just gave my daughter a half full sippy with each meal and refilled as often as she would drink it. If your son is drinking too much and not wanting to eat, try just giving a little at a time and encouraging food with it.

Kristi - posted on 10/27/2009

I am not sure what the usual is but it was right at about a year old that my son started drinking just whole milk. We did the switch to a sippy cup and whole milk at the same time and it worked great!