Boiling Cows Milk?

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Just moved to a new area and HV. She seems to have some funny ideas - or maybe its me!

DD is little, about 16lb at 14 months. Have been giving her 1st stage baby milk after I stopped expressing at 7 months. HV says its time to get her onto cows milk. I knew that anyway and had been mixing a couple of oz's in with her usual for the last few weeks. (has been giving her horrid nappies though).

HV says horrid nappies are because
a) I haven't been boiling the milk first
b) you shouldn't mix formula and cows milk together

Really?!

I wouldn't mix it. You don't need to boil it either. She's not on a soya baby milk is she?

When i was a baby thirty odd years ago i was given boiled cows milk from six months instead of formula, apparently that was normal in those days, is your new hv rather old by some chance

No, aptamil comfort. No problems with cheese, yoghurts etc. I ate loads of dairy when expressing for her.

No, she looks quite young.

OH was saying that he remembers his mum boiling milk for his sisters, also about 30 years ago!

I don't understand why you'd need to boil milk, nor why doing so would make for better nappies! I can't imsgine what harm could come of mixing it, but if she will take it neat you can save yourself a few quid and just use whole milk.

IIRC aptamil comfort has milk proteins that are partially hydrolysed, or broken down. Some kids have a problem breaking down cow's milk protein and that can cause problems like loose stools etc.

What a weird thing to tell you!

She doesn't have to go on to cow's milk anyway, it's up to you.