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11mth old dropping down to two bottles

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pelvicflawed · 01/04/2007 17:44

DS is almost 11mths and seems to be dropping his afternoon bottle of milk, is this about the right age for this to happen??. He has one 7 oz in the morning (only normally drinks around 5-6 oz), cereal with milk (around 4oz), when not at nursery youghurt for pudding at lunch. He used to have a bottle at 3pm but for the last week or so he has refused it. He'll then have a 7 0z bottle at bed time (normally takes 5-6oz). He eats well and on most days has some cheese etc. I know the guidelines are at this age around 18oz of milk but he has rarely got there and I've relied on the yoghurt/milky puds/cheese etc to get him by. Any thoughts on giving up wasting time and money on this afternoon bottle on the off chance he might slurp an odd oz (on a good day?)Thanks

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Seona1973 · 01/04/2007 20:07

my dd was down to 2 bottles by around 10 months - one morning and one evening. I made up her intake with yoghurt, cheese sauces, etc. Your lo sounds pretty normal to me.

clayre · 01/04/2007 20:11

both dc were off all bottles by 11months, they just lost interest they were drinking milk out a cup, i too just tried to make it up with yoghurt and cheese etc.

flutterbee · 01/04/2007 20:15

That sounds fine to me, Ds was about 11 months when he went onto a cup of milk in the morning and a bottle just before bed, actually he may have been younger.

Anyway don't worry.

pelvicflawed · 02/04/2007 06:08

Thanks all - i'll give him till Friday and then the afternoon bottle goes - I'll perhpas see if he'll take a small drink of milk from a cup with his snack. Good to be reassured

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