Can i start slowly transitioning my son from formula to milk, if so, how?

I have 5 kids and I've also done this...it is perfectly fine as long as he's still getting his formula until he's one...I would put about 4 oz of milk in a cup and let them drink that once or twice a day just to get them used to it and they did just fine, also, my kids drink several cups of milk a day (we all do) and their weight gain is perfect...not everybody knows what is best for your child...the point here is if you want to give him a little bit of milk go for it and I have heard of ppl mixing the milk with formula, I never did that but he's your baby.

I started with my son when he was about 11 months old. Part of the transition from formula to milk is also the phasing out of bottles and to more of a solid based diet. If you aren't introducing a sippy cup, now is a good time to start.

I did the slow transition like you described. My son did very well that way. A reason for the slow transition is because formula and milk don't taste the same and the child might reject the flavor of the milk. Also, milk might cause some digestive upset. If you notice any indigestion or constipation, hold off on the transition for a little while longer.

Some countries (like Canada) say you can introduce cow's milk at a year old. The reason the US doesn't agree is because the risk for anemia increases if you start before a year old, and there's even reason to continue with formula until 24 months but the majority of toddlers are fine after a year old. Anemia is extremely common in kids from 1-3, it is caused because cow's milk interferes with the absorption of iron and can irritate the bowels so they bleed slightly. 6 months later you would want to have his blood checked to see if it's going down and that will tell you if he's handling the milk.

When you DO start the cow's milk, keep it under 16-24oz. Because of his decreased age, I'd actually put the daily amount lower than that if it was me. If he has digestive issues, wait.

At 10 months, you can switch him to toddler formula if you want. It's meant to compliment the fact that they're eating more solids and not as much formula. But there are good reasons the US recommends parents wait until 12 months before starting to wean them to cow's milk.

No... Why would you do this? All cows milk provides is calcium. Formula provides everything he needs to grow. Under 12 months all he needs is formula, solids are just for experience.

It's great that he's eating lots of solids, but the calorie-dense formula is also still needed, especially if he isn't eating three full meals with two snacks and water a day.

Cows milk under a year can cause intestinal bleeding, anemia and allergies. Giving him tastes of yoghurt and dairy products is nowhere near the same as giving him a whole cup of cows milk to drink, even if mixed with formula.

When he turns a year old, you can begin to transition him to cows milk if you WANT to, there's no need for it though.

You can transition him by slowly mixing milk in with his formula until he's taking pure cows milk (if, of course he won't just take cows milk right away). He should only really he having one sippy cup of cows milk a day at this point - otherwise it'll fill him up and stop him gaining weight.

Just because a friends child was fine with milk at 10 months, doesn't mean your child will be. Please listen to current medical recommendations and wait until 12 months - why the big hurry?

my son was about 10 months when i started giving him whole milk as a drink in a sippy cup. (only a very small amount a day mabee 1 oz) first off he gets used to the taste of the whole milk, and second he gets used to drinking milk from a cup rather than the bottle. so at one, i was able to ditch the formula and the bottle and he had his milk from a sippy cup.

at 10 months my son was only having 2 bottles of formula a day, one in morning with breakfast and one before bed. 7oz each.

so the day he turned 1 i literally swapped his morning bottle for a sippy of whole milk, and his evening bottle for a sippy of whole milk. no messing with mixing formula with milk ect.

he did however start refusing the milk from the sippy cup, so i gave it him in a cup with a plastic straw. no way was i giving him his bottle back. he loved the novelty of the straw and when he got used to it i then put it back in the sippy cup and he was then fine. he is 2 and half now and still has his morning cup of milk. bedtime was cut out when we potty trained.

good luck

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