How do I switch to cow's milk?

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My 12 mo boy is still breastfed - probably 3 times during the day and then all bloody night... He lasts fine during the day if I'm not there, just has milk morning and evening.

How do I go about introducing cow's milk? Just in a cup with meals and see how it goes? Or any other suggestions?

There's no need to introduce cows milk to a bad baby if you don't want to OP.

If you do want to, you could try adding some warm milk in a cup. We did it in the bath in an open cup.

If he's keeping you awake all night, have you thought of night weaning?

I know I might sound dumb but can you explain night weaning to me. I've got an 11 month EBF (she's fully food weaned) who is still up twice a night. I do think it's for comfort rather than being hungry, tbh I can handle once a night but when I'm working her getting up twice nearly kills me

lava. this method seems to be the most popular on MN. Have a read and see what you think

I would start with it on cereal and maybe before bed. Always in a sippy cup. There's no reason for babies to have bottles after about 6 months. Then just increase as appropriate.

In a sippy cup and on cereal

Get a munchkin 360 as spouted cups are really bad for teeth.

Dd just had hers in an open cup and we went from there. She’s still bf though when with me.

Does he already have cow's milk on cereal, in porridge etc?

There's no need to introduce cow's milk as an actual drink.

As PPs said, you could night wean and continue breastfeeding morning and evening.

Unless you want to stop breastfeeding completely?

Actually fairly happily bf - though thinking about trying for dc2 at some stage, and my periods haven't returned yet, so perhaps a little night weaning might be an idea. Was just wondering if I need to give him cow's milk - he's had it on cereal and in cooking since 6 months, so if I don't need to change anything, then that's all good.

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My periods started again a few months after we night weaned.

There's some info on Kellymom about introducing cow's milk to a BF baby barney.

Night weaning might help with the fertility, you're right. I moved mine into their own rooms at about 14 months and the night feeds reduced. My periods came back at 18 months both times

Ooh, thanks all. Very useful. The little darling refused to nap apart from a 45minute catnap today, so we'll see how it turns out this evening...

The little darling refused to nap apart from a 45minute catnap today, so we'll see how it turns out this evening.... How are things now barney? Are you mainly surviving on and

It's been a week now of 1 x 1 hr (if I'm lucky) nap a day. Refusing the usual morning nap, so I hoped he'd then have a massive one at lunch time. No such luck. and it is then...