I have been hearing about a lot of kids being switched to whole milk before 1. Just curious about what age you all switched your babies to whole milk, my DD is 7 months...
I have heard of switching before one year but I wouldn't do it without the ok from your doctor. I doubt your doctor would ok it before 10 or 11 months at the very earliest.
I switched Amber when she was 9 months and I just switched Aiden and he's 7 months. I just add a little bit of water to it. He really likes it and it doenst bother this belly. Go with your gut, you're the mom and you will be able to tell whats ok and whats not.
If you start your child on whole milk earlier than 1 year of age, you are taking away too much iron from their diet and leave them at risk for anemia as well as leave them open to an increase risk of developing allergies and diabetes.
yep ..i asked my doctor at summer's 9 month appt. and he told me that they are now finding out that giving cows milk before age one could cause intestinal bleeding and stomach ulcers later in life (amongst other things I imagine), so I made sure to wait ...
I switched my son at about 14 months. He hated it at first but now loves cows milk. I have heard it is really unhealthy to switch much before they are 1 year.
You don't always see blood when there is bleeding in the GI track. If the bleeding occurs higher in the bowel the stool may appear black/tarry. It is recommended to keep babies on breast milk or formula until at least 1 year old.
I switched my son at 6 Months (he is now 16) and he has had no problems. I also switched my daughter when she was 7 1/2 months and she will be 3..also no problems. Back when my son was an infant it was suggested you could switch earlier then a year. I know I was switched to whole milk at a young age and so were most people on here and I also have no problems. I think you need to weigh the pros and cons and make the right decision for you.
The thing about this is not only that whole milk is harder for young ones to digest and can cause some issues but also because when they are under a year old they NEED all the nutrients that are vastly rich in breastmilk and formula so that their bodies and especially their brains develop properly. Do you really want to rob your child of that? Just wait a few months...why the rush? And please, the argument of "we're all fine" doesn't make it the right thing to do. We know better now.
I agree with those who strongly support waiting until a year before switching. If you look at the rates of crohns, colitis, IBS, and other diseases/disorders in adults they are on the rise. I am not a medical expert but there could very well be a link between starting certain foods like cows milk before the digestion system is mature enough to handle it. I was fed cows milk early and my husband was given Carnation Milk (not unusual 40 years ago) and we both suffer from IBS and he also has a spastic colon. We are extremely healthy eaters and active. So it makes me wonder why we have these disorders!
Most say from 9 months to a year. I switched my daughter at 9 months. I think it depends on their size. My daughter is 9 months but is wearing clothes from 12-18 months, big girl for her age. If a baby is small or under weight I wouldn't suggest it, but your doctor knows best, and if your not comfortable with the answer there are always second opinions. And don't ignore your gut feeling.
I spoke with public health and my doctor before switching my daughter from formula to whole milk. They both told me that 10 months was a good time to start weaning.
What I can't understand is if formula fed babies are OK getting non-fat milk, why would it be bad to wean to whole milk and supplement with vitamins at any point in time?
Just to add, my sister and I were breastfed until we were 3 mos, then my mom made formula for my sister and I with whole milk (sometimes homemade whole milk yogurt), a kind of yeast, blackstrap molasses and liquid vitamin C. My cousin (now 17) was raised on the same formula but raw goats milk instead of cows milk. My uncles and my mom were raised on watered down canned evaporated milk with rice cereal added.
I started switching at 10 mths, going 1 oz at a time (ex. started with mixing one oz cow's milk with 7 oz formula. Pretty much at their one year birthdays I was giving just whole milk. I did it gradually because i though it would make the transition easier for them. We had no problems! Oh, and I made sure i got the ok from their doctor before starting the switch.
I started my son on whole milk at 10.5 months, when he started daycare, but he still breastfed morning and night until 1 year. My Dr. said he would have rather us wait until a year, but we had been giving him yogurt since 9 months, and he said as long as he was Ok with the yogurt it was fine. I don't understand, b/c the guides from RVH say you can start at 9 months...so much conflicting info!
Well, there are lots of studies that shows that breast milk is the best for development of babies thus is is recommended by all health professionals and dietitians as well as all health organizations that it is best to beastfeed the babies at least 12 months.....but if in some cases where it is not possible to breast feed the baby, infant formula should be used instead of normal milk exclusively for at least 4-6 months of age and starting from the age of 6 months, solid foods should be introduced to your baby and milk intake should be gradually being cut down. The main reason that normal cow's milk is not recommended until the age of one is mainly because of the high protein content in cow's milk compared to infant formula that may causes stress on infant's kidney.......
ok the comment about the milk intake should gradually go down after eating solids is hard for me to believe. My son who is 3 now, ate a lot of food and drank a lot of formula afterwards. I switched him to cows milk at 11month. He did fine. He was all for it and was out of a bottle by 6m of age and only taking milk from a straw cup (formula too) my daugter who is now 11m is exclusively breastfed and is getting out of hand while nursing. She still nurses about 10Xs a day. She's been eating yogurt with whole milk since 8ms (dr's suggestion) and now I'm ready to start weaning her. I wasn't as wary abt switching my son bc he was already on cows milk (which formula has some in it) but since my daughter is breastfed only (had to quite w my son) and doesn't have any issues with yogurt I think I will try to start weaning with whole milk
I don't know how people, doctors included, can say whole milk is bad for kids before year 1....just think back in the 1800s and I'm sure the early 1900s they didn't have formula and alot of women who couldn't breast feed would have to put their baby on cows milk...not bought from the store, straight from the cow....How do we know it can cause all of those things...have they been using babies as test dummies?
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I switched my son when he was a year.
I have heard of switching before one year but I wouldn't do it without the ok from your doctor. I doubt your doctor would ok it before 10 or 11 months at the very earliest.
i think sometimes they suggest 9 months toa year but i waited until 1 year to
7 months is waaaaay too early. Should be at least a year. We switched a few days before his bday.
I switched Amber when she was 9 months and I just switched Aiden and he's 7 months. I just add a little bit of water to it. He really likes it and it doenst bother this belly. Go with your gut, you're the mom and you will be able to tell whats ok and whats not.
If you start your child on whole milk earlier than 1 year of age, you are taking away too much iron from their diet and leave them at risk for anemia as well as leave them open to an increase risk of developing allergies and diabetes.
I forgot to add to my last comment...it can also cause intestinal bleeding.
yep ..i asked my doctor at summer's 9 month appt. and he told me that they are now finding out that giving cows milk before age one could cause intestinal bleeding and stomach ulcers later in life (amongst other things I imagine), so I made sure to wait ...
I switched my son at about 14 months. He hated it at first but now loves cows milk. I have heard it is really unhealthy to switch much before they are 1 year.
if there was bleeding wouldnt you see it in the stools? Besides thats not all kids it just all depends on how the individual reacts to it.
Would you be willing to take that chance? or just wait a couple of months.
You don't always see blood when there is bleeding in the GI track. If the bleeding occurs higher in the bowel the stool may appear black/tarry. It is recommended to keep babies on breast milk or formula until at least 1 year old.
I switched my son at 6 Months (he is now 16) and he has had no problems. I also switched my daughter when she was 7 1/2 months and she will be 3..also no problems. Back when my son was an infant it was suggested you could switch earlier then a year. I know I was switched to whole milk at a young age and so were most people on here and I also have no problems. I think you need to weigh the pros and cons and make the right decision for you.
The thing about this is not only that whole milk is harder for young ones to digest and can cause some issues but also because when they are under a year old they NEED all the nutrients that are vastly rich in breastmilk and formula so that their bodies and especially their brains develop properly. Do you really want to rob your child of that? Just wait a few months...why the rush? And please, the argument of "we're all fine" doesn't make it the right thing to do. We know better now.
I agree with those who strongly support waiting until a year before switching. If you look at the rates of crohns, colitis, IBS, and other diseases/disorders in adults they are on the rise. I am not a medical expert but there could very well be a link between starting certain foods like cows milk before the digestion system is mature enough to handle it. I was fed cows milk early and my husband was given Carnation Milk (not unusual 40 years ago) and we both suffer from IBS and he also has a spastic colon. We are extremely healthy eaters and active. So it makes me wonder why we have these disorders!
Most say from 9 months to a year. I switched my daughter at 9 months. I think it depends on their size. My daughter is 9 months but is wearing clothes from 12-18 months, big girl for her age. If a baby is small or under weight I wouldn't suggest it, but your doctor knows best, and if your not comfortable with the answer there are always second opinions. And don't ignore your gut feeling.
I spoke with public health and my doctor before switching my daughter from formula to whole milk. They both told me that 10 months was a good time to start weaning.
What I can't understand is if formula fed babies are OK getting non-fat milk, why would it be bad to wean to whole milk and supplement with vitamins at any point in time?
Just to add, my sister and I were breastfed until we were 3 mos, then my mom made formula for my sister and I with whole milk (sometimes homemade whole milk yogurt), a kind of yeast, blackstrap molasses and liquid vitamin C. My cousin (now 17) was raised on the same formula but raw goats milk instead of cows milk. My uncles and my mom were raised on watered down canned evaporated milk with rice cereal added.
Good God! There are so many things wrong with that formula I don't even know where to start...
LOL yeah i mean there is a reason why they dont use it anymore... would you give that concoction to YOUR baby?
I started switching at 10 mths, going 1 oz at a time (ex. started with mixing one oz cow's milk with 7 oz formula. Pretty much at their one year birthdays I was giving just whole milk. I did it gradually because i though it would make the transition easier for them. We had no problems! Oh, and I made sure i got the ok from their doctor before starting the switch.
this site itself says that between 9-10 months they could be getting 8-10 tablespoons of Homo milk.
I started my son on whole milk at 10.5 months, when he started daycare, but he still breastfed morning and night until 1 year. My Dr. said he would have rather us wait until a year, but we had been giving him yogurt since 9 months, and he said as long as he was Ok with the yogurt it was fine. I don't understand, b/c the guides from RVH say you can start at 9 months...so much conflicting info!
Well, there are lots of studies that shows that breast milk is the best for development of babies thus is is recommended by all health professionals and dietitians as well as all health organizations that it is best to beastfeed the babies at least 12 months.....but if in some cases where it is not possible to breast feed the baby, infant formula should be used instead of normal milk exclusively for at least 4-6 months of age and starting from the age of 6 months, solid foods should be introduced to your baby and milk intake should be gradually being cut down. The main reason that normal cow's milk is not recommended until the age of one is mainly because of the high protein content in cow's milk compared to infant formula that may causes stress on infant's kidney.......
ok the comment about the milk intake should gradually go down after eating solids is hard for me to believe. My son who is 3 now, ate a lot of food and drank a lot of formula afterwards. I switched him to cows milk at 11month. He did fine. He was all for it and was out of a bottle by 6m of age and only taking milk from a straw cup (formula too) my daugter who is now 11m is exclusively breastfed and is getting out of hand while nursing. She still nurses about 10Xs a day. She's been eating yogurt with whole milk since 8ms (dr's suggestion) and now I'm ready to start weaning her. I wasn't as wary abt switching my son bc he was already on cows milk (which formula has some in it) but since my daughter is breastfed only (had to quite w my son) and doesn't have any issues with yogurt I think I will try to start weaning with whole milk
I don't know how people, doctors included, can say whole milk is bad for kids before year 1....just think back in the 1800s and I'm sure the early 1900s they didn't have formula and alot of women who couldn't breast feed would have to put their baby on cows milk...not bought from the store, straight from the cow....How do we know it can cause all of those things...have they been using babies as test dummies?
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