Milk or breakfast first in the morning?

[thenameiwantedwastaken]

Hi there

DD is nearly 12 months old, mostly BLW but a few meaty purees. I have recently moved from breast to formula as am going back to work. She moved from breast to bottle in morning last week.

So, when she was BF, she would take a little breast first thing then have a good breakfast - weetabix/porridge plus some fruit. Since moving to formula she has 7oz milk then eats very little breakfast. I guess the milk won't harm her but I feel the direction we're meant to be going is towards solids. She also has quite a lot of milk during day, on top of snacks/meals.

Just wondering what everyone else does? Do you give solids before formula in morning? Or leave a long gap before breakfast? Or just stick with mostly milk?

We always had milk first then breakfast. Milk would be in the bedrooom immediatey on waking. Breakfast cd follow quite a while later, after cuddles dressingetc.

I'm trying to remember when early morning milk changed into milk with breakfast. I think probably not until nearly 18-24m.

How about making that first bottle a 4oz bottle, with another few oz either in the cereal or after breakfast?

Hi there

DS1 was a complete milk monster and always had his milk first, followed by breakfast (actually,he still does aged 5), ds2 is fussier and almost never eats breakfast. We tried giving it before milk, after milk it doesn't matter, he won't eat it. We gave up and now give him what he wants in the morning (milk) and he's fine.

I'd try to go with what your baby wants, although it does sound like she's probably filling up on more milk now than she was when BF, but if she's happy and healthy then I think that's fine.

Thanks for your replies. I guess I should remember that she is healthy and happy and probably getting enough cals/nutrition. Think I wil keep early morning milk - gives me a chance for cuddle before work anyway and then just wait a bit longer before breakfast.

Thanks again