Milk on the go for 1yr old?

[katerose2022]

DS is turning one year old in a few weeks. At the moment when we take him out we pack Aptamil liquid formula for him to drink before naps. As we plan to transition him to cow's milk, just wondering what kind of whole milk product we can bring for going out please? Thanks for any tips and advice!

Have you considered dropping daytime milk altogether and just offering a snack and water or maybe yoghurt? When we swapped to cows milk we reduced milk to first thing in the morning and just before bed. 2 cups of milk a day is plenty, especially if eating cheese or yoghurt as well.

Another vote for water and snacks (although we rarely do snacks as DS has always been encouraged to eat proper meals). At 1 it’s silly to be worrying about milk out and about.

@wishIwasonholiday10 thanks! That's a good idea. Though I was reading that they are still supposed to drink 500ml of milk a day? DS can only manage about 150ml in one go otherwise he's likely to vomit... so we have to spread it out in three feedings.

Just maybe keep to what you know for going out?

Easily transportable in the cartons.

We didn't use formula but once they were older I did sometimes buy the Alpro growing up milk cartons to take with us when we drove abroad as it's hard to get fresh milk on the continent and then we'd have that as an option for with cereal or just for a drink. I only BF them at bedtime once they were toddlers so they'd have cows milk in the day in a cup and I wanted an alternative with some vitamins etc in.

mine only has milk at home usually (morning and evening) but just put some milk in a drinks bottles if you need to take it out? Those little cartons are so wasteful and expensive

I bought my DD those Aptamil milks in small cartoons in case she needs any while out. I still have them as back up in case we are out and she insists on milk. I try to first get her eat banana or other snacks before though.

My 18MO is obsessed with his milk - even though we've been trying to drop the daytime bottles since he turned one.

We give cows milk at home but keep the Aptamil bottles in the changing bag for when out and about.

Anything eaten in say cheese, yoghurt, in cooking sauces, on cereal counts towards the amount they need so most young toddlers can get what they need without actively needing to drink milk. Personally I’d ditch it in the day, because faff. But if there’s going to a struggle with getting him down for a nap then I’d use the follow on milk since that doesn’t need the fridge. Yes it’s more expensive but it’s only on the days when you’re out post lunch and in time he’ll drop it altogether.

Thank you all for the very helpful comments! :)

How is there diet generally. My daughter is on a restricted diet and because of this we have to make sure she gets about 500 ml of oat milk a day for calcium, iodine and fats.
We do water when out and give cups of oat milk with meals and mid afternoon if at home.
With a good diet there's less pressure for all of the dairy to come from milk and ml counting. As long as on an average day you are getting a reasonable amount in they aren't going to suffer from having a drink of water in place for cows milk as you were out and about.

Once mine were on cows milk, once I quit breastfeeding around 18 months I just bought milk out if needed

From 1 year they only need 300/350mls of milk per day. You can substitute other dairy products for some of the milk so it doesn't all need to be as a drink

I just took milk cows milk in a tiny flask.

That was prime babychinno and excuse for a nice coffee time for us

No sane person takes cows milk out with them

So no one will be be able to answer this question

Infer from this what you will

Just pack a baby bel cheese instead

I think it's a good idea as a parent to take a step back at times and use one's common sense

ice pack and little cool bag or just buy when your out, most tea / coffee places will sell you a cup of milk to put in their bottle or beaker

Milk products like yoghurt, cheese and milk puddings count.

The NHS recommendation is

TRY TO

Not that you have to

P www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/what-to-feed-young-children/#:~:text=Try%20to%20give%20your%20child,to%20the%20age%20of%202.

500 ml a day is way too much at 12 months OP. Currently the recommendation in the UK is 300 ml a day of full fat milk between 12 and 12 months.

And if he's 11 months now the recommended amount is 400ml. Is that roughly what he's having now? If not it might be time to start dropping some bottles anyway

Aptamil toddler milk- so easy on the go.

Those who are saying just give a snack/some cheese etc have clearly never had a baby who uses milk as an emotional crutch!

That would have worked for my older two but OMG my youngest - his milk is his comfort. He was bloody obsessed with the boob as well. He very quickly becomes inconsolable if he feels he needs it but doesn't get it. So as much as we try to discourage too much milk during the day, it's very much necessary to carry emergency bottles at all times!