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Back to work when baby just over 1, can I go straight to cow's milk in day?

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Sleepstarved · 29/01/2014 16:26

DD2 will be almost 13 months when I go back to work.
She feeds probably 4 times a day but if we are out and we forget she doesn't seem to mind missing mid morning feed.
She is just at stage of climbing on me and assuming the position so I know when she wants a feed.
If I continue with morning and evening bf can I get childminder/nursery to give her a cup of full fat cows milk mid morning and afternoon?
I expressed loads with DD1 as went back at nine months and she was having 3 bottles of ebm a day. Would like to avoid the faff this time.

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ExBrightonBell · 29/01/2014 18:15

Yes, from 12 months full fat cows milk is fine as a drink. This is what I did with my ds when I went back to work. Although if you feed 2 or 3 times a day when you're back at work you don't even have to give milk, water would be fine in the daytime.

SwimmingMom · 29/01/2014 19:36

DD had a bit of constipation with cows milk until her 2nd birthday. I was advised that some guts take longer to accept cows milk. So I stuck to SMA & kept trying every couple months. Start slowly & see the response before you go all the way..

Sleepstarved · 29/01/2014 20:11

Thank you.
She has snuck a gulp or two of her sister's bedtime milk already so I know she will drink it, unlike her big sister who took ages.
Will keep an eye out for reactions though as DD2 is not having much gluten as we found she slept better without it - think painfully awake every 40 mins to one quick wake up and back off with a pat on the bum.

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