1 year old wants milk still after breakfast

[purpleme12]

My baby's 1 year in a week. For example today we had breakfast at half 6 - a slice of toast with topping on so she had a good amount really finished at about 7. Then almost an hour and a half later she had 6/7 ounces of formula milk. Is this normal/ok? To be hungry so soon after? And also is it ok to still want formula milk at this age? I am wondering if she'll ever not want it?

No we're not doing milk first and believe me her appetite is not put off by it being early!

Recently I've been giving her more than 1 slice of toast - she doesn't seem to eat anything other than toast for breakfast at the minute and I don't think 1 is filling enough so we give 2 now. She doesn't often eat the full 2 but she does need more than 1 now. Although I think the last few days she's been getting a bit more fussy about her food in general not just to do with breakfast.

So why not give milk in the morning with the toast? I'm confused

I would try and not give too much toast tbh as it contains a fair amount of salt for a baby that age. They are supposed to have max 1g salt a day.

If she's hungry then of course feed more. Toast isn't very filling either as empty carbs so adding eggs/ cheese/ Greek yogurt etc will fill her up longer. You can boil eggs in shell and leave in fridge up to a week if that's easier

Why not give milk first, then a hour or so later do brekker?

So I've experimented and I've got her to drink whole milk but she's not ready to give up a bottle yet. Also I need to bring milk in bottle with me when we're out too obviously I can't bring cow's milk cos it's not in a fridge so do I keep her on formula milk from birth, the number 1 formula or do I move her onto formula for 1-2 years?

I never took milk out and about with me after they turned one, diluted fruit juice in a beaker was fine for them, actually after they turned one I only offered milk as a drink with breakfast and before bed.

Ditto really. Mine had water or watered down juice in a cup whilst out and about. Actually most cafes will happily sell you a cup of milk too which you could, if need be, put in a bottle.

Don't stress about giving up the bottle too much. DD had hers at bedtime until she was 20 months. Then she happily moved onto a cup. You just need to brush their teeth post-bottle.

It's a bit after breakfast she has her bottle so mid morning or bit earlier and perhaps again in afternoon. She still needs this. I guess I'll just keep giving her the formula they have from birth.

Wouldn't milk first thing and at bedtime be better?

From a logistics point of view

Yes it would but she wants food first thing and she still needs milk through the day it's the only thing she'll take to make her happy a lot

It's the one thing I don't feel sure of this bottles and formula now they're 1

If you really want to continue with formula then the stage 1 will be fine. Is she having milk at bedtime? DD is 1 in 2 weeks and she has a bottle first thing (7am), breakfast at 8, lunch at 12, milk in a sippy cut at 2.30, dinner at 5 and a bedtime bottle at 7. I never take milk out and about with me, I just give her water in a beaker.

I take beaker and water too but she really wants the milk in a bottle. I don't feel like I can stop giving her it as it really settles her when food or water sometimes doesn't. And when she's had breakfast and it's too early for snack/too early for dinner then she might have milk.

Does she have teeth coming through - would that account for the change in what she wants to eat?

I;d say brekkie early, then a 'snack' of milk a bit later is no problem.... mine are 10,7 &3 and some days get through pints and pints of the white stuff.......

My only suggestion would be to start transitioning away from the bottle - but she's still small so slowly slowly - as long as she's happy I'd not worry myself.

I don't think her teeth are coming through at the minute actually. I think this whole change in eating thing isn't actually her not eating the things she used to its just her going through a phase (?) she likes to throw her food on the floor on purpose now sometimes to see what you'll do, sometimes just because and sometimes because she doesn't want to. At nursery she eats the same as she always has though.

Thank you doarado for your reply she's certainly happy as she is lol