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How do I get DD to drink cows milk instead of formula milk?

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Hels67 · 03/01/2008 15:26

DD is one year old and I am keen to get her to drink cows milk (she's been having on cereal and in cooked meals for months now) instead of formula. But how do I do this?
Should I mix it with formula milk and gradually increase the ratio of cows milk to formula or just give a bottle of cows milk and see how she goes?
Really interested to hear others' experiences on this.

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needmorecoffee · 03/01/2008 15:30

I'd mix it at first if you've already tried the cow milk and she didn't like it.

WanderingTrolley · 03/01/2008 15:31

I tend to go for the gradual increase.

Hels67 · 03/01/2008 15:36

TBH I have tried her with cows milk as a drink just the once. she only drank about 40ml instead of the whole bottle of 180ml, but I'm not sure whether it was because the milk was so cold - I didn't heat it as she always has the formula at room temperature, but i guess fridge temperature is an awful lot cooler than that, isn't it?

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witchandchips · 03/01/2008 15:38

i would offer cows milk in a beaker at snack times and see how it goes. If she takes cows milk from a cup then you are half way to weaning from a bottle as well.

ceebee74 · 03/01/2008 15:40

I just switched completely one night when Ds had just turned 1 - but I did (and still do ) warm it up to the usual temperature that DS had his formula milk. DS didn't even bat an eyelid!

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