Whole Milk or Formula after 12 months? My DS is going to be 12 months soon.. should I start my DS on whole milk or continue the formula? I have a pediatrician's visit coming up in 2 weeks. Just wanted to know what did other moms do? How did the transition go? Did your infant accept Whole milk? Any milk allergy that I need to keep an eye on? Any input will be appreciated.
Will give you the conversation we had with pediatrician at 12 months: Doc: she can have whole milk now Me: can we continue formula? Doc: don't worry, she can have whole milk Me: anything wrong in continuing formula? Doc: nothing wrong, but it's of no value add. Formula will cost much more than whole milk without any additional value to baby. She needs whole milk now. Me: oh great. We noticed that daughter liked whole milk better than formula.
I'd stay with the formula, its complete with protein, vitamins/minerals, dha, and lecithin. I didn't have to worry about multivitamins and fish oils when my kids were on it.
We switched to cows milk. The doc said formula was not required anymore. Its a different story that now we have a war to gulp that milk down
Formula milk for most part of the day.. You can start with little or just one time whole milk in the whole of the day..
@vaidehi71- Thanks for the link. Really appreciate it. @momsky- It's a good point. Not worrying about multivitamins... I remember you saying you used Enfamil too. Did you use Enfagrow ? How long did you use Enfagrow? When did you transition to whole milk? @Rajkum846- Thanks for sharing your experience. @dnormx01- Your comment brought back memories. Quite awhile ago I used to dread breakfast time coz I had to drink milk. My mother used to tell stories about Ashwatthama and make me feel guilty. @dc24-Thanks for sharing. How did your LO adapt to the whole milk? Right now I am feeding curd rice once in awhile. Apart from curd rice my DS hasn't eaten any milk products. He didn't favor payasam/kheer. So.. I am kinda dreading this transition to whole milk... IF my Pediatrician says whole milk route... what do I do? should I suggest or ask her why not formula?
Yes, I used Enfagrow 3. Except for the eldest, I was using Enfamil A+ for the two younger ones 'til around 2 years old, then switched to Enfagrow 3. My two boys were on it 'til they were about 5 or 6, they prefer Milo nowadays. My 8 year old daughter still drinks it but with whole milk for her breakfast since she prefers vanilla milk over chocolate. I don't exactly remember the transition time from Enfagrow to regular milk... I started giving them badam milk when they around 3, sometimes just plain milk when i ran out of Enfagrow
Another one for you to read and think over! Are toddler formulas just marketing spin - feeding children - CHOICE