is there really any need to keep using formula after age one or is cow's milk sufficient?

[egypt]

not according to the maufacturers - i know

I bf dd from birth to just now (finished about 4 days ago). She is almost 14 months. I mixed fed (formula/bf) from about 6 ish months. She happily drinks cow's milk, I have found. Is there any need to give her formula or is cow's milk nutritious enough?

Thanks

[Brangelina]

No need whatsoever. It's just a con to get more money out of you.

I think the only issue is that you might need the added vits if your child is a bad eater, but even then...

[Seona1973]

full fat cows milk is perfectly fine from the age of 1. Both mine went onto it soon after their 1st birthdays. DS had even had a few drinks of it before he was 1 - bad mummy!!

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

No

Yes

Honestly, it's a gimmick from the manufacturers to persuade you to spend more of your hard-earned cash on DD.

If your child has a restricted diet I suppose formula might be needed but otherwise - No

[egypt]

thank you.

she sometimes eats great, then the next hardly anything. I kind of thought I should give her the formula for the extra vits, but would rather not if it's not at all necessary.

[PuppyMonkey]

DD2 has been on cow's milk since 11 months and no signs of madness detected three months in..

[IorekByrnison]

Cows' milk is fine. I found ready made packs of formula quite useful though for when we were out and about.

[egypt]

unfortunately cant get those ready made packs here/ going away for a couple of nights next week and could do with a few!

[Brangelina]

I just wanted to say what beautiful red hair your DD1 has. She is absolutely gorgeous (I have a thing about lovely red hair, can you tell?). Your DD2 is gorgeous too, of course.

[egypt]

aw, thank you

[Bramshott]

Cows milk is fine. UHT milk is good for emergencies. I would much rather my DD had fresh milk than dried.