Hi Moms, I am trying to wean my 13 mo old daughter off formula and on to whole milk. We are in the middle of introducing finger/table foods to get her off the bottle. She drinks juice from a sippy cup, but will NOT take cold whole milk. Funny thing is, her current baby bottles are a 50/50 mix of whole milk and formula. Any suggestions? I could really use the tips! Thanks.
Not taking the cold whole milk is very normal. What we did with both of our children is since we heated up the formula, we heated up the milk and slowly made it cooler each day. If children are used to something warm and comforting the coldness is not something they seem to welcome. We also had them drinking out of a sippy and that made it more fun for them.
Try warming it up some, or using the formula/milk mix and keep increasing the milk amount
Silk Vanilla Soy Milk is very tasty (I cannot drink milk anymore and only drink this) it is soy which is very good for you and she may like it more.
IF you are concerned with her not getting enough calcuim, milkshakes, ice cream and the like are all good for her..BUT if you are just worried that she is not drinking cold milk..is her 50/50 drink cold? maybe she thinks it is too cold? warm it up or even give her coco.
There are other sources of calcium you could look into. Almonds and broccoli come to mind. My 15 month old likes the rice milk, almond, banana smoothie's I make. Vit D your child can get from the sun.
