Cow's milk? What type do you give your baby?

[Bess]

we use pura masters full cream and both kids love the taste, they even like the UHT (me yuk, but each to their own).

to wean both my bubbies, I started by using it on their cereal in the mornings, and then a while later a small glass in the afternoon in place of breast.

Eventually both weaned themselves around 18mth and preferred to drink their milk out of a glass. On average they have 500-600ml of milk a day, plus yoghurt and cheese to satisfy their dietary requirement of calcium. They were also eating 5 - 6 small meals a day, and the milk was a drink rather than a meal.

 

[yonge]

Our children currently like the Paul's UHT milk from Australia. They used to drink Meiji fresh milk when we lived in Singapore, but that's so expensive here. I wait for Paul's to go on sale and buy the tri-packs by the dozen.

 

[solidstars]

since babies aren't supposed to drink cow's milk until at least 1 years old, so technically i should start weaning when he turns 1? for example, by replacing 1 feeding with cow's milk per week?

would it be bad if i tried when he's around 10 or 11 months old?

 

[FutureHKmom]

solidstars - check out this article on why cow's milk should not be given to a baby under 1. Hope this helps! CNN - The juice on cow's milk for babies - June 23, 1999

 

[solidstars]

yup i've seen the different articles...

I'm not ruling out formula altogether, but at this rate (baby is REALLY attached to me) I won't be able to wean until he is 1 years old, and therefore I could jump straight to milk instead of having to buy expensive formula cans where we have to learn how to mix/make them...

I do know about the lack of iron/calcium issues... sigh... actually i'm still undecided, but leaning heavily onto weaning at 1 years old so i can skip straight to cow's milk...

 

[Tilly]

I'm still giving my girl (2yrs old) formular, apart from being cheaper per L.... I think there might be more 'nutritions' in them like added DHAs, various vitamins etc

 

[starbucks2]

We use Pura and also Hipp Organic formula.

 

[FutureHKmom]

Formula is really easy to make up....at least for the formula I use - one scoop formula to one oz water. Nothing really to learn.....however many oz of water you put in the bottle is however many scoops of formula you put in.

 

[Shenzhennifer]

My son just turned 1 and I will probably keep him on formula for a while longer til I decide otherwise. I`m afraid of the disgusting hormone-filled regular cow`s milk (imported or not), and it`s logistically and financially difficult to go and buy organic fresh milk(he`s on organic formula now). I found tins of organic whole milk powder here, but they`re about $240 a can, same as the formula...therefore I`m in no hurry to change. Also, my son eats really well even with 3 bottles a day, so why rock the boat, is my thinking.

 

[solidstars]

hmmm...

i just keep thinking, what were babies fed before the invention of formula (if moms weren't BFing?)...