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HI N., I switched my girls from formula to milk at 11 months - with the doctors OK (check with your doctor). They also gave up their bottles at 11 months (all by their selves - it was great). At that point I was giving my kids 3 meals a day and a sippy cup of milk with each meal. Plus a couple of little snackes between meals. Give your little one a varity of soft foods and lots of veggies. I gave my kids all kinds of veggies and a veggie with every lunch and dinner, they now love them and eat a varity (they are 6 & 9 now). Also, I never fix my kids different meals from what my husband and I are eating (unless it was something they couldn't eat because it was hard or to spicy). Try to have just one meal for the whole family and it will make your life easier down the road. Hope this helps. good luck and God Bless!!

At a year is when your baby's primary mutrition comes from his food, rather than the breastmilk or formula that provided most of his nutrition his first year. From six to 12 months, food is a supplement to his milk. At a year, he should be eating 3 meals a day (I don't feel "snacks" are necessary unless he is hungry and they should be relatively healthy snacks, they can be meal type food like yogurt, cheese, fruit). The milk becomes a meal with his beverages then. He should still get 16-24 ounces a day, but any dairy he eats such as yogurt or cheese, counts toward that requirement. Separate milk feedings are not required at a year.
Good luck and don't hesitate to contact your pediatrician about questions regarding your baby's nutrition!

babycenter.com has great suggestions for dietary needs for each age and stage.

I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll give it my best! At 12 months children begin to drink Vitamin D milk, formula is no longer necessary. They should be eating three meals a day with two snacks. Children at 12 months should be on regular table food, not baby food. You just need to make sure that everything is cut up tiny so they can't choke on it. My rule was nothing bigger than my pinky finger tip. (But, my daughter didn't cut teeth till after she was 1). If she swallowed it whole, it was small enough that she wouldn't choke on it. You'll want to be VERY careful with things like hot dogs, bratwurst, grapes and peanut butter. If food has a skin on it, take it off.
Your schedule should look something like this
Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner
and maybe even a bedtime snack. Offer milk at each meal and water in between.

I have to slightly disagree with Shaun C's answer.

Yes, your child should be getting 3 regular meals and 2 snacks, and drinks. You have a drink with your meal, so should your child. They should be eating at the table with you, during your meals, they should slowly start to eat more of what you yourself are eating.
However, for that meal, in addition to regular table food, I feel that the child CAN still be on baby food, as long as its Stage3 food. Stage3 food has more texture which can help kids transition to table food. My daughter didn't get the hang of baby food until close to 7m. For me, that was the only way that I could get my her to eat veggies.

As for formula vs milk, 12m is the time that kids should be introduced to milk, however, if your child needs to continue on formula, becuase they aren't taking to milk, or aren't getting enough calories through table foods, then it is okay to still suppliment them with a stage2 formula. Enfamil's version is called 'NextStep' and it is designed to be used by kids who need the help from age 12 - 24m.

M.

N.,

I would agree with the responses you received below, but I would also add that if you are only feeding bread and milk right now (which is probably not giving quite enough calories and nutrients) then I would strongly suggest that you speak to your pediatrician about how to safely introduce new foods. It's important to introduce new foods one at a time in order to detect possible allergic reactions. Your pediatrician will tell you what to look for.

Your ped can also provide guidance about what types of foods to introduce first (for example, pureed first as you are introducing new flavors or going directly to soft solids at this age?) and the amount of each you might expect your child to eat in a meal.

Best wishes to you.

I don't think even with the milk one fourth of a chappati is enough. We eat a lot of dosa and chappati here too and I think at 12 months our children were eating a much broader category of foods than that, especially more volume in one day. I would start with some sweet fruits that will be easy for him, even if you start with the pureed foods at least he will be getting something other than milk and a small amount of chappati. The same for the vegetables. The most important thing right now is introducing more foods for him.
Are you vegetarian?
I hope you get something worked out soon!! Good luck!

N.

I would suggest to talk to your pediatrician the proper way to go about introducing food to your child. I mean, by now, he should have already tried baby food, first pureed and then after you give the food to him about 4 to 5 days (used to be three now they increased it) and no allergy, then he's fine with it. I was giving my boys organic baby food. That is sooo good, the only bad thing about that is, do they have an allergy. My second son, I had all the organic baby food, but one was left in the basket before going home and it was missing when I went back to the basket. Don't know what happened with that. So, I had to go to a nearby store and there was no organic baby food. So, I got carrot baby food and it turned out that he was allergic to carrot. Years later, I tried nonorganic carrot and he still had a breakout from it...I am allergic to carrots if they are not organic. The other two no signs of allergies. Just him. So, as you continue doing so, you increase in texture by number on baby food. Stage 1 then 2 then 3 with more texture and chunkier and at this point you can try those foods, finger foods that melts in his mouth but it's great for them to learn to pick it up and put it in his mouth. But, talk to your pediatrician about all that and so forth and what to look for allergy symptoms.
Great job asking and keep going and learning with him!!!

Hi N. - I think I understand your question. I just responded to another post about what a 1 yr old should be eating, so you are not alone in your questions.

My doctor told me that a toddler needs about 1000 calories a day. Of course that depends on your child size and activity level. A good resource for nutrition help and how many calories your child needs is at http://www.mypyramid.gov/

By now, your child should be starting to handle a good variety of finger foods like soft cooked veggies, crackers, cheese, cereal, pasta, etc. At 11 months to a year, a child should have somewhere between 24 and 32 oz of formula. Milk is not appropriate for a child under 12 months because it lacks sufficient nutrition for them especially iron. If your child has a dark complexion, your doctor might suggest a vitamin D supplement also.

I hope that help you!

The idea is between about 6 months when most people start babies on pureed foods and 18 or 24 months you make a gradual transition from mostly milk/formula to mostly table foods and 3-4 cups milk as a beverage. My 13 month old loves all kinds of table food cut into tiny bite sized pieces. She eats almost anything I serve the family and some favorites are lasagna, spaghetti, cooked peas, shredded cheese, banana. Start from where you are and just introduce new foods one at a time 3-4 days apart. Most things are okay except peanuts and other nuts, shellfish and anything that an allergy runs in the family. On those things I would wait to age 2 or ask the pediatrician. My daughter still goes through 3-4 bottles worth of milk. We had to use formula due to medical issues but I had planned to breastfeed until 18 to 24 months so I wouldn't stress if you still use a bottle or nurse that long. My daughter could switch to cow milk now but I am using formula still since it is a bad cold season in our house (I think it might be better nutrition but I haven't researched it or anything). I use organic products whenever I can, especially milk for the kids.