i am currently switching bubs (14 months) to cows milk but we are third day in and he won't have a bar of it. which makes me nervous at night because i am sure he is waking up early because he is not drinking his bedtime bottle (yes we are back to 5am wake ups!!!)
i am using Pura full fat and i have also tried Paul's UHT (tastes fine to me) and i am about to try So Good (soy) if nothing else works. however i really want him to drink cows milk for the convenience. any tips on how to help him make the switch? he must just not like the taste as he has been on the same formula since 4 months old and this is the first time i've ever changed his milk...
Please support our advertisers:
PDNS
18 yrs ago
When i do the switch i did not let him drink from the usual bottle or cup but i fed him with spoon from a bowl and the next day, added to cereal and the 3rd day back spoon fed until he gets use to the taste of cow's milk. After about a week, he will sip from his sippy cup or from the straw but never on his bottle as he only associate bottle with formula. After a week, he takes cow's milk and reject formula. He is now 17 months, he only drink about 5-6 oz a day of milk, i did not see him feel hungry. He does one point waking up at 5.30am but after 2 weeks, he is back to 6.30 and now, 7am. he did not have milk before bed time and his last solid is at 6.30pm and bed at 8pm.
Please support our advertisers:
of course he will reject it. Formulas taste MUCH better. They are sweeter than fresh milk. My son and daughter both hated fresh milk in the beginning. Then eventually, they got used to it. What we do is we let them eat it with cereal and fruits. Spoonfuls of milk... but in the meantime, we still kept two feedings of formulas. ( my kids weren't eating much solids through this period of time...)
So I fed them fresh milk and cereals and fruits after the morning milk. Just remember, he prefers Formula because it's sweeter. Also, if you feed the formula in a bottle, and suddenly giving him a sippy cup with fresh milk, there is BOUND to be resistance... for awhile. Hang in there.
Please support our advertisers:
I introduced cows milk gradually by mixing it with formula. So for the first two days, baby's bottle was 5oz formula mixed with 1oz cows milk, the next two days was 4oz formula + 2oz cows milk. That way, the new taste is disguised and he gets gradually used to the reduction in sweetness. It takes a while but by the end of two weeks he was gulping down 6-7oz of cows milk with no problem.
HTH
Please support our advertisers:
right i was thinking of mixing it too. but i decided to switch him cold turkey. but now i am afraid he might just decide to never drink milk again?!!! does that happen? or will one day he understand that this is just the way his milk is going to taste and start drinking again?
Please support our advertisers:
Mix up his previous formula milk as per recommended guidelines then mix it with the cow's milk in a ratio that baby accepts for example, 80 % formula and 20 % cow's milk. Gradually over time change the ratio as baby gets used to the new taste.
You can also add pureed fruit to the cow's milk and make a fruit smoothie to encourage him to drink it during the day.
Matilda well baby clinic - 2849 1500
Matilda Internaional Hospital
Hong Kong
http://www.matilda.org
Please support our advertisers:
In fact, theoretically, how much milk do they still need to take per day? Mine is 21 months old and he's never keen on milk (formula/ cow's milk). I have to mix the milk with cereals or bread and spoon feed him. Some moms I know stress on how little milk mine is taking while others said milk isn't really that crucial. Any advice?
Please support our advertisers:
If he's eating a balanced diet otherwise milk is no big deal. Calcium can be taken in from lots of sources. As can fluids.
Please support our advertisers:
My son who is 2yr.3mos. takes 2 x 7oz. milk per day - one in morning, one before bed. If you can't get your baby to drink milk, there's still many other sources of dairy like cheese & yogurt. Main thing is to have a good balanced diet.
I also agree with Matilda, gradually mixing milk with his formula will be easier for baby to accept.
Please support our advertisers:
"here's still many other sources of dairy like cheese & yogurt"
BTW dairy is not really necessary in itself. It is a very practical way of getting a whole bunch of nutrients, but these can, if needed, be taken in other ways. We recently cut dairy almost completely from our #1s diet. She seems to be lactose intolerant. So now it is all soy milk and soy yogurt. No butter (apart from the butter in food preparation) and no cheese. No problems really.
Please support our advertisers:
well i made the mistake of trying to switch baby cold turkey. i've gone and bought another tub of formula but now he just thinks that it is that dreaded cow's milk and won't even open his mouth for it. what should i do? keep trying or stop milk altogether for a week and then re-introduce it? he is a pretty good eater so i'm not too worried about missed nutrients. and he eats a tonne of yohgurt...
Please support our advertisers:
"keep trying or stop milk altogether for a week and then re-introduce it"
Option #2. Wait a week or ten days.
This works for a lot of things with kids. If they say no, simply wait it out.
Please support our advertisers:
You must be logged in to be able to reply.
Login now
Copy Link
Facebook
Gmail
Mail