MILK .....

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hi all...my ds he is 9 months now...eating well..drinking well..now hes on sma progress..which was fine as i say was!!! he has stared to turn his nose up at it but yet cries for the bottle...now not just saying it cause hes mine :) but hes such a good baby n he sleeps all night..goes from 630pm til 730am WICKED...now ive 2 teenage dds..14 n12 now when they was babies i didnt listen 2 a word the health visitor said..even though they give brilliant advice n i love the 1 i have now...but i had both my girls on cows milk at 6 months yes i know it was years ago..n things change...but onestly are the cows really different n changed hahaha mmmmmmmmm...well i really want 2 give ds the cows milk...he wont have juice water he will only have a few sips..the milk he loved is no longer wanted yet hes crying 4 it...what do i do...do i or dont i!!!

i thought you could give cows milk from 6 months.

hi ledodgy....i havent a clue..i got told 1yr...due to allergies it can cause..but my 2 girls were fine they 14 n 12 now..so confuseing now i tell ya

advice plz anybody :) x

You can give cow's milk as part of their diet - in puddings, cheese etc - from six months, but their bottle feeds have to be forumula. Cows' milk doesn't have high enough iron levels, so can hinder development of the brain and other things, I think. Perhaps he's just gone off the SMA progress? I've just switched to Hipp Organic progress milk - it tastes better than SMA. I've tried it!

Ahh yeah that was it K7. I gave my dd sma progress anyway as I was worried she wasn't getting enough iron.

Forgot to add - should be formula milk for the first year. After that, cows milk is fine.

i give my 7 month cows milk as she kept being really sick on form she used to be a angry baby on form now on cows she seems happy and stoped being sick do what u think is right for ur baby if worried bout iron u can get vit to put in bottle

I don't think it's just a lack of iron that's the problem - cow's milk is harder to digest, and formula has been tweaked in some way to remove that problem. Formula has also added vitamins and other nutrients, not just iron. That's why you need to wait until your baby is 12 months before you give cow's milk as a drink. A friend of mine had this same problem and tried another formula brand, successfully. I'd experiment with the ready-made cartons if I were you, until you find one DS likes.

hi guys thanx for ur input...will keep trying with the form...and see how it goes...hes so good with the eating he eats everything in sight..just struggling with this milk issue..but maybe it is best 2 wait till he a yr old..until then will try something else if i have to x