When should i start giving my baby cows milk?
You can start whole milk now. Babies sometimes get a bit constipated or the other direction when making the switch from formula to milk. Start slowly. If he drinks an 8 oz bottle, start with 6 oz of formula and 2 oz of milk. Do that for a week. The next week, do 4 oz milk, 4 oz formula. The third week, 6 oz milk, 2 oz formula. The fourth week, all milk. If at any time, he starts acting odd (gassier, diarrhea, vomiting, etc) stop the process and talk to your doctor about milk allergies or lactose intolerance.
Hey everyone! Vicky said it very well! Formula is made after human breast milk and is best suited to feed humans. Cow’s milk is meant for the nutrition of baby cows! Don’t be thumbs downing her for that! You can at anytime begin introducing your son to cow’s milk, because he doesn’t really need formula after one year old. You should probably consult your child’s pediatrician before making the switch just to make sure he is ready especially since you are concerned about his weight. Formula does have more nutrients than cows milk and there are formulas made to give babies until 24 months such as the one in the link below. I might consider keeping him on formula for a while longer if he has a poor diet or does not get the average amount of solids that most 13 month olds are getting. If he isn’t receiving nutrients, vitamins, minerals from solids, then he needs to get them from formula. Cow’s milk just is not going to cut it like formula would.
