I have a one year old boy. I am trying to wean him from formula to milk, but he's being reluctant to stick with it. About 2 months ago he was a great eater. He'd eat almost any baby food I put in front on him and most 'table food' too. I had already introduced him to milk products such as cheese and yogurt so I thought the transition would be easier. He came down with pneumonia about a month ago and lost almost all appetite for food. He won't touch his baby food-even the sweet fruits. He turns his head at the easiest table foods such as mashed taters. Even with his bottles he's slowed down. I introduced milk into his bottle and he was doing great with it. I started out with just an ounce of milk and then the rest formula. Then I increased the milk amount over time to half and half. He did fine with this. But anymore than half milk half formula he turns his head away. I don't get it. If he finds his older sisters milk sippee cup then he's all for it and guzzles it down. But if I give him his own milk sippee cup he throws it. I sense that part of this is all stubborness... but how do I get past it? Any suggestions would be great as you all know the cost of formula is draining on the checkbook and I'd really like to get switched to milk. Thanks!
Cow's milk shouldn't be given to kids under 3 years old. It is different than yogurt and cheese. Try goat's milk, dilute with the formula he's been tolerating and slowly increase it. He may have other food allergies as well.
L. Peterson, ND
My son didn't want to switch from formula to cow's milk either. I tried mixing it together, warming it up, adding chocolate. Nothing worked. Finally, I just put away his bottles, put cold milk in a sippy cup and told him that was all he was getting. After a long week of fussiness and turning his head away, he finally just started taking the milk out of the sippy cup and that was it.
Good luck!
It is possible he is teething, those are always signs that my children are teething, instead of having seperate sippy cups for your babies just put them out there and let him pick. I had that same problem with my younger ones 3 and 1, so instead of his and her cups they just sit out and my 1 year old will just pick up whichever one he wants, and my 3 year old will just grab the other one instead of fighting with the baby, Babies will also eat in phases, they can go for a couple of months barely eating anything and then as soon as there is a growth spurt they eat anything and everthing in site, I can usualy tell when it is going to be time to by them new clothes....LOL. I think if you relax a little and not make a fuss over it his body will fall into rythym with what it needs, and take care of itself. good luck it will work out.
(I also would vote the soy or rice milk route but I think you are doing a lot right.) I just wanted to suggest you take a peak at his ears, whenever my daughter was turning away from food and drinks that much she usually had an ear infection- it makes swallowing and eating really painful.
Good luck
If he drinks his sisters, I think I'd try giving him his own cup with straight milk in it - not mixed and see if he takes that. I know it isn't a real good thing, but you could also try mixing a bit of Hersey's syrup in it to see if that would help.
With our daughter, our Dr did not have us mix the milk and formula, we cut straight over from the formula to milk and she did fine.
The best advice I've been given for my fussy eaters is that its my job to fix a healthy balanced meal and it is their job to eat it. I would do like a PP suggested and just offer him the milk. He probably will fuss for a while, but eventally he'll take it. Also, have you thought about having your daughter give him the milk? I've noticed with my 15 month old that his big brother's plate is much more appealing then his own.
With an illness like pnumonia is can take a LONG time for them to be back on their feet. I would just suggest you follow his lead.
FYI We had better luck going Vanilla Soymilk route rather than Cows milk. I breastfed though so it may have tasted closer to my milk...I dunno.
