Have been trying to introduce whole milk to Leo these past two days. Anyone have any advice he doesn't seem to like it…
Have been trying to introduce whole milk to Leo these past two days. Anyone have any advice he doesn't seem to like it very much. He is turning 1 on the 8th of this month.
Alexandra McMillan·
Мама четверых детей
Is he on breastmilk or weaning from formula? You may have an easier time if it's formula because after one it's not really needed and whole milk can help give him what he still needs from milk...it just takes some getting used to! If breastfed, babies can be weaned at one but the benefits don't run out at 1 year, in fact they increase because the milk will change and become more fatty and full of antibodies as a last boost in preparation for natural weaning, so if you want to stick with that you don't need whole milk as breastmilk is better than cow's milk. Either way, whatever you choose, to get him more used to the whole milk I think persistence will be the key, I don't have any great tips as I haven't reached that point yet with my daughter, but my nephew isn't a huge fan of cow milk and he is almost 3, he's in the low percentiles but has been since he was real little so I don't think his dislike for milk is the problem...as long as baby is hydrated with water or milk and is eating well and growing well, I think you can take the pressure off yourself!!! You can also try giving soy milk or some other kind of milk like almond milk, he may like the taste more and it's healthier anyways cuz cow's milk can be really hard on our digestive systems. Hope this helps a bit!
Blanca·
Мама сына-младенца
I give him formula I've tried just giving him taste here and there but he just spits it back out. definitely didn't think I'd be so hard. I'll have to keep trying if not I'll try different kinds of milk.he's always been on the big size for his age.
Stephanie·
Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года), ждёт третьего
Mix it half and half and start decreasing the formula
Sarah krashin·
Мама троих детей
I agree with @mybabyloves
Blanca·
Мама сына-младенца
@mybabyloves, I didn't think about that but I'll give it a try hopefully it works. should I use less water as well.
Stephanie·
Мама двоих (2 года, 3 года), ждёт третьего
If you feed him 8 oz bottles, make a 4 oz formula bottle and add milk to make 8 oz, then take the formula down an oz at a time replacing with milk. 4 formula/4 milk, 3 formula/5 milk, 2 formula/6 milk, At that point you can probably go straight to milk. I worked at a day care and that's how you weaned babies