switching from formula to cows milk

[uhoh2016]

Ds is 1 I'm keen to get him switched to cows milk (were going on holiday in April it will be easier not to be taking formula making up bottles etc)
How did you introduce cows milk instead of formula? Straight swop over or half and half to begin with? Also did you offer the same amounts ie 7oz etc

[dementedpixie]

I did a feed at a time e.g. gave the morning feed as cows milk and kept evening one as formula. After a week or two swapped the other one too. My two didn't seem to notice a difference. I gave the same amounts

[Seeline]

I just gradually introduced it to the formula so started with 2oz of cows milk mixed into the bottle of formula and gradually increased until no formula left. Seemed to work well.

[Eminybob]

Just swapped one day. Didn't do it gradually or anything. I don't think DS even noticed!

[DangerMouth]

I just swapped too. It didn't occur to me to make up half and half tbh!

[Courts10]

I just straight swapped a week before LO was one (I had some formula left then if things went wrong) she was already having cow milk on breakfast etc so it was pretty straight forward

[Courts10]

P.s I offered a full bottle at both bottle times (LO was on 2 bottles a day) as cows milk isn't as filling as formula.

[NickyEds]

Straight swap. We had half a tin of f left and if he rejected the cows milk I wanted to use it to do half and half without buying another tin. As it happened he took it well.

[soundsystem]

We swapped one bottle at a time, with a straight swap to cows milk, didn't really occur to me to give half and half. So the morning bottle became a beaker of cows milk with her cereal.

We held on to the bedtime bottle of formula for a while longer (until 14 months) then dropped it completely, with a cup of milk downstairs with supper half an hour or so before bed.

[jamtartandcustard]

Just used up all the formula then switched straight to cows milk. Don't think they noticed

[MintSource]

I think I did a few 1/3-2/3 and half and half bottles to start with - mostly just to check that he didn't have a reaction to cow's milk. He didn't seem to notice any difference.