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How to go from Formula to Cows Milk at age 1 - want to do it gradually

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flowerpot1000000 · 16/07/2018 16:08

My nephew is 1 next week, niece wants to get him onto cows milk gradually. How do you do it nowadays :) I used to do 9oz bottle - 8oz formula top up 1oz cows milk. Day 2 7oz formula top up 2oz cows milk etc....

Is this right???

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flowerpot1000000 · 16/07/2018 16:09

Niece has run out of formula but has readymade so can she do it with the above I suggested

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donajimena · 16/07/2018 16:10

I just switched. They'd been having yogurts. So I knew they had no problems with lactose.

Caterina99 · 16/07/2018 17:56

You could do it either way. I tried to just switch and my DS wasn’t happy so I did what you suggested above over a week ish.

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SillySillySausage · 16/07/2018 18:03

We did a couple at 50:50 but then just went to full cows milk

Sleeplikeasloth · 17/07/2018 12:42

That sounds like a lot of hassle. We just changed one feed at a time straight to cows milk. My daughter didn't even seem to notice.

Smurfy23 · 18/07/2018 09:20

Same we just switched over. She had been having cows milk in cereal etc so i knew she was ok with it. Didn't seem to notice at all.

Babababananana · 18/07/2018 09:26

I tried just switching but DS refused the bottle so had to do it gradually as you suggest, only took a week or so.

LoniceraJaponica · 18/07/2018 09:29

I did 25:75, then 50:50, then 75:25 formula to milk, then 100% cow's milk. DD didn't notice. I also switched her from bottle to sippy cup.

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