When to switch from formula to milk?????

[lmack30]

Hi Everyone

I need some help.....

My DS is now 10 months. He is in the 75th percentile for height and weight and eats a large variety of foods including yogurt,cheese,etc. I am thinking of switching him to milk as I am not sure he needs the formula any more (and it is soooo expensive). I can't remember what I did with DD (she is 7 and my 2nd (DS) was strictly breastfed for 13 months and never had formula.

Also, I would like to know how you switched....gradually or "cold turkey"?

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions

Have a great day

[nadiabreckon]

We started DS slowly with homo milk between 9-10 months. His doctor said it was totally ok to do so, and our little man didn't seem to notice a difference. He was exclusively switched over right after he turned 1, although we still kept a little can of formula in the house for the days where he wouldn't eat as much as he should...

[Islandgirl]

We waited until ours turned 1 and then he went cold turkey from formula to milk and he hasn't looked back since!!

[maltia13]

i waited until 12 months...

[shejayd]

My DS was 10 months old, we put half homo and half formula (mixed w/ water) in an 8 ounce bottle. He was really upset about it atfirst, but got used to it. We slowly added the amount of milk every couple of days, it took about 2 weeks to get him fully on milk. I am kind of in the same position now with the 2% issue as DS is almost 2. Good luck with it. I know its sad to see them grow up.

[fayemercier]

I'm about to switch my baby from formula to homo milk. She's almost 11 months old and I will be going back to work next month - want to do the switch before I send her to the caregiver. I bought the milk and I plan to introduce it to her tomorrow. I'll try one bottle in the morning to make sure she does not have a negative reaction and then I'll replace another bottle gradually - faster if she likes it, slower if there's an issue. I didn't have a problem doing this with my 2 older sons around the same age. I am concerned with this one because she doesn't eat much and she's smaller than her brother's were but still in the normal range. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow!