What age do babies not need formula milk?
You can, but do not have to, stop giving formula when your child is at least 1 year of age AND is eating a variety of other foods AND has passed an iron screening. However formula continues to be a better source of nutrition than cow’s milk, and it is generally cheaper than pediasure which an awful lot of kids end up on around 18 months. http://askdrsears.com/html/0/T000100.asp… SWITCHING TO MILK I’ve been feeding my baby iron-fortified formula. When is it okay to switch to whole cow’s milk? Research comparing cow’s milk and formula-fed infants during the first year of life has shown that cow’s milk is irritating to the intestines of a tiny infant, causing infants to lose a tiny bit of blood in their stools, contributing to iron deficiency anemia. There is very little iron in cow’s milk anyway, and the iron that is there is poorly absorbed. Concern about iron-deficiency anemia has led the American Academy of
