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My little one is 11 months old and will be 1 in 2 weeks, a few mums have said they give their babies full cream milk instead of formula. Is it too early? Or do I go to formula for babies aged 1 and up?


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  • Cows milk is acceptable from one, if the child has an otherwise sufficient diet. However continuing formula is not harmful.


  • I gave my twins full cream milk when they were about 13 or 14 months old.


  • I used a mix between breast milk and formula during the first few months. As soon as my bubs turned 1, I stuck to formula only.


  • Pretty sure you can use full cream milk from one, so long as they are eating a balanced diet and getting enough nutrients from that :)


  • I moved my kids over at 1, which was the recommended advice from my maternal health nurse.


  • I started all my kids at 12 months. The maternal nurse recommend it and so did the pediatrician. It’s so much cheaper. Also if you go out it’s so much to get


  • I started full cream milk for my kids when they started to wean off breast milk. I introduced it slowly. Now, I think I would have given them formula as it seems to have more health benefits


  • everyone suggests 12 months old. please keep in mind that they also advise that if a baby has had formula they can be more likely to have reactions to straight cows milk.


  • I always thought it was one year old.


  • I started all my older 3 on full cream once they hit 12 months and will do the same again with my 4 month old when the time comes. I also gave them an introduction to fill cream before 12 months adding it into my cooking or farex


  • My GP and health nurse said from 12 months, but if your bub is eating well I cant imagine a few weeks makes a big difference.


  • You can stay on formula if that is what you prefer and then wean into cows milk later on. I was offering my daughter small amounts of cows milk in a cup but was still giving her formula bottles. My doctor gave the ok to wean her by mixing formula with cows milk. I just worked out when to start weaning by how much formula was left in the tin. She was only having cow’s milk from about 2 days before her first birthday.


  • 12 months is when they can start on cows milk. Unless there is a reason for it I wouldn’t worry about spending more money on toddler formulas, they’re a bit of a marketing ploy and as long as you’re feeding your child a variety of foods they don’t need the extra supplements.


  • I always got told no cows milk until 1 by my friends but who knows.
    I guess each bub is different… I have a 7 month old at the moment and my 2 year old doesn’t drink cows milk unless it’s flavoured as she doesn’t like the taste of it plain!


  • I breast fed and my babies started on cows milk at around 9 months of age. If I knew now back then, I would switch them to formula then to cows milk later as formula is nutritionally better


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