Hi, just wanted some advice really re. stopping breastfeeding and going onto cows milk or formula. My DD is 1 year old and I'm still breastfeeding. I kind of want to stop now and I started giving her cows milk in a beaker but she wouldn't drink it. I then tried formula and she's started drinking about 4 oz in a beaker. I only give it to her in the morning. She goes to nursery where she drinks a little bit of milk, then I breastfeed her before she goes to bed. I will drop the last feed but only when I know she's drinking enough.
The problem is that with the formula milk, she's started to soil her nappy at least 4 times a day where as before she would only once or twice. She's also got nappy rash now which she never had before.
Do you think I should try the cows milk again and maybe perservere? I also worry that she may not get enough calcium and iron simply from the cows milk as we are bringing her up vegetarian.
any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you