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Formula for toddlers

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  • 01-07-2011 3:15pm
    #1
    mothere
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭


    It is my babies 1st Birthday today & I am wondering should I switch from formula to cows milk or switch to the toddler follow on formula. I have read so much info that there is not enough iron in cows milk to ensure baby gets his daily requirement, but that if he has the follow on formula his iron intake will be sufficient. Does anyone have any recommendations on same???:)


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    #2
    Ayla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Ayla


    Cow's milk + proper meals

    Everyone (including our PHN) has said that follow-on formula is a waste of money - a proper diet will more than suffice.

    (happy birthday baby, btw) :)


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    implausible
    Registered Users Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    It's a marketing scam. That ad with the giant cup of milk drives me mental! It's based on you not feeding your child anything else. I seriously don't know how they get away with it:mad:

    I gradually changed formula feeds for cow's milk and he's been on cow's milk only since 12 months, not a bother. Just make sure he's eating good meals.


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    aknitter
    Registered Users Posts: 505 ✭✭✭aknitter


    The ad itself says that cows milk is not a good source of iron so the comparison is skewed. Good sources of iron are red meat and green leafy veggies (cabbage, kale, broccoli etc). My daughter would not eat meat for me so I gave her eggs instead. PHN said that was great. A good all round diet will suffice. Good luck feeding toddlers can be tricky! :)


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    mothere
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭mothere


    Thx so much for replies, it confirms what I thought that it is a warped marketing tool. I make all my LO meals & he is a good all round eater so I guess it's time to put away the steriliser, switch to cows milk & adapt to having a toddler, rather than a baby:( How did it go so fast!


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    lolli
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    I have tried a few times to put my daughter on cows milk but it just doesn't agree with her. I put her on cows milk at one stage for 2 weeks and she was sick the whole time.

    I have her on toddler milk still and shes 18 months. I put milk on her cereal but for her bottles its SMA 3. Milk really upsets her tummy.


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    Ayla
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    have you tried soy milk or goat's milk? can she have other dairy products or is it only straight milk that upsets her?


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    lolli
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    Just seems to be normal milk... never actually thought of goat or soy milk. Thanks! I'll give them a try :)


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    wolfpawnat
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    My son is 2 and 4months and he still gets a bottle of formula milk going to bed at night. I think if I took that from him he would be gutted. That said he will drink cows milk anytime I give him that either.

    They can have both and be happy:)


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