Bottles when out of the house - over 1 year

[laura2023]

Hi all ☺️

This probably sounds really dense but what do you do about giving bottles when out and about once they're on cows milk.

At the moment we carry a bottle of premade formula with us, this works great because I just pour it into the sippy cup and we're good to go. Obviously not so convenient with whole milk unless I also carry a cool bag and ice pack.

If we're near a shop I will obviously just buy a small bottle but that's not always the case and, at the moment, just putting the bottle off until we're home or trying to replace with water/snacks isn't working.

Is toddler milk an option? I know everywhere says it's not needed but does that mean it's bad in some way? It seems like a solution to being able to keep some with me for the odd days.
Or just stick to the formula we're using now for those days? Would that cause problems if we used that past a year?

Thank you!

They don't need formula past 1.

We used to take a flask out with us with cows milk in ☺️

@blackpanth op knows that!
If its easier you could just take a carton of formula. You can sometimes buy small cartons of cows milk with a straws

How often are you out when your lo would need milk?

I know that.. that's why I'm asking for advice on how to feed cows milk when out

Can’t they just have water with their meals?

They don’t need any milk at all after one. Is your DC eating much?

Thank you! 🙈

It's not often and I'm properly kicking myself for not thinking of a flask! Lol

Mostly the issue is that we have a holiday booked abroad when he's 15 months. It's a cruise so we'll have whole milk on board but not when we're out.

Also some times we're just out no where near shops but it's only occasionally

He does have water with meals but currently 11 months and still having a bottle during the day, I need a solution whilst he transitions off of that

Mine only really had it at bedtime. If we were out and about, or on holiday, we just went back to ready-made formula, both DC were fine with switching between the two.

Getting better but not enough to get rid of bottles completely just yet

That's good to know, thank you :)

Did you use the infant stage 1 formula or some of the "toddler milk" you can get?

I get that - not to be a pain but in all honesty they won’t eat well until the milk goes away. You have to cut the milk so they eat better

I'm sure around that age I just took premade toddler milk bottles on holiday. Don't need to be in the fridge and easy for a night time bottle or to take out for the day. Maybe switch to cows milk once you've had the holiday

Given the price of formula/follow on you’d be better off popping into a corner shop and buying a pint of cows milk, and just throwing away anything DC doesn’t want.

Although I’d also work towards water and solids as the day time staples.

That's what I will do when I can. Difficult when on the top of the downs an hour away from any shops though...

At one they probably only need a cup of milk a day, plus some dairy in their diet (cheese, yoghurt). Should have 3 meals to meet their additional nutrition needs, that milk can't supply. So could get fresh milk at your accommodation once a day, if not a carton of ready made for formula

Ahh fair.

A flask with cow’s milk. Dc liked drinking milk and still likes drinking milk.

I ditched bottles at 12 months too, but in answer to your question, tinned toddler formula is going to be more transportable than fresh milk, I'd think.

The calorific values of full fat cows milk is very similar to that of formula - approx 20 Kcal per oz. If you’re giving your 1 year old 10oz of milk in the daytime, that’s 200 k cals. If they have the same morning and evening, that’s a total of 600 cals from milk.
1 year olds need around 1000 cals a day. Too much milk could lead to a reduced appetite for other foods, and an overweight toddler.
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Discontinuing-the-Bottle.aspx

Thanks, that's good to know.

Definitely not overweight, still fitting in 3-6 trousers on the waist (and 18-24 on the legs but that's a different story lol)

We are working on cutting out the bottles but he's putting up a fight at the moment!
Giving food or snacks to try and fill him up before the bottle and making them smaller so fingers crossed we'll get there before too long!

It's still advised to have around 300/350mls of milk after age 1. They can have some as a drink and some in cereal and some in the form of dairy products. How much milk does he have @laura2023 ?

One thing to bear in mind is that milk like water tastes different in different countries, so you can't expect the cows milk provided on the cruise to taste the same as what you buy.

So probably the best thing to do is as @Jingleballs2 said until after the holiday.

(Should add yes I don't drink milk, but I've had to listen to lots of British people complain over the years.)

That's a good point I hadn't considered.

I don't really want to put off weaning off of formula by 3 months for the sake of a 4 day holiday but I might keep the odd bottle of formula ticking over so he's still used to it as an option for if we need it then

Put some milk into a chillies bottle or similar. I can't remember ever giving cows milk out during the day though.