Switching Over To Milk

[heartofglass]

Following this because I'm at a loss what to do also. We're EBF now that I'm done with work, so no bottles and I'm with him full time.
We have tried straw cups, 360 cups, everything. I will have to try the free flow sippy though, maybe that's his niche. I've been buying spill-proof things, but he's found a way to spill all of them anyway so I guess that doesn't matter.
I've been wary to switch to WCM and cut out nursing sessions because he's flaky on eating enough solids, especially with these molars coming in, and I want him to be getting enough calories.

[jillywilly]

Jun 1, 2016 8:31:55 GMT -5 carrots said:

Well in a coincidentally timed conversation, I was talking to a mom who has a boy a year older than W at our daycare about the transition to the next class. I asked her if they need to be off bottles before moving bc it hadn't even occurred to me until this thread. Bitch laughed at me and said well shouldn't he be off bottles?! Ummm he's not even 1! WTF. I'm irrationally pissed.

So I guess we are going to be even more motivated to transition. There's not space in the next class for W yet and I'm hoping they give him at least a month after his birthday. It seems so intimidating for him to move to a class where everyone is walking except for him.

First of all, WTF to that mom? W will get off bottles eventually, it's not like it's going to kill them if they're drinking out of a bottle at 14 months or something.

Also, that's crazy that they'll transition them to the toddler room before he's walking. There's plenty of babies/toddlers that are walking and older than DS in his older infant room still - I think the average transition for them is closer to 1 1/2. I still feel like he just transitioned to Infant B, so I'm feeling grateful that we still have at least another few months before another transition comes for us!

[erbear]

LO does well with the munchkin 360 cups and she is stellar at our contigo water bottles, so I might get her one of those.

H has been giving her whole milk with Cheerios, so I guess our transition has already started.

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May 31, 2016 19:05:45 GMT -5 @scoop said:

May 31, 2016 16:24:27 GMT -5 madymoiselle said:

We did the switch 2 weeks ago with her pediatrician's blessing.
I initially replaced 2oz of formula by 2oz of WCM in her morning and evening bottles (6oz and 8oz respectively) for 2 days then 4oz of WCM for another 2 days and full WCM since then. During that time she had formula at day care. Last week as she was home, I did the full switch and she is going great.
The main problem I had was to limit her milk intake as it is 16-20oz max per day and she was still taking ~24oz. I am giving her a yogurt at lunch in addition to yogurt at 4p.
I give her the milk in her bottles. Day care said she has until the next class to not use bottles anymore so I will look into that later

That daycare transition is also my issue. She cannot be on bottles in the next room. 

So I don't even know where to begin since she doesn't give a shit about milk in a sippy AND won't even hold her own bottle. Fun times. 

If she doesn't use a sippy yet have you tried the 360 cup or a straw cup? you could slowly phase out bottles by still giving her a bottle of WCM in morning at home before daycare and one in evening after daycare.

[islandgirl14]

I haven't read all of the responses, so if this is repeat, sorry! We are just about done transitioning, and did it really gradually. I first added 1oz whole milk with formula - left it that way for all bottles for two days. Then I went up to 2oz whole milk, and the rest formula, left it for two days. Repeat repeat. We are up to 6oz whole milk, with a splash of formula now until we use it up.

At the same time, I've been trying to work on the change to a sippy cup, which is NOT going well. He doesn't want to hold a bottle or a cup, much less drink milk from a sippy despite my strongest efforts and best ideas. I'm tolerating it for now, as I figure it's a lot of adjustments at the moment going to all whole milk. But... once we are on only whole milk for about a week or so, I'm going to go hard core sippy cup pushing, because I feel like it's time, and he needs to learn...

At the same time, I'm increasing the solid food he is eating to make up for the lost calories from less formula.

[megeliz1]

When we switched Dd1 last year we switched cold turkey. I plan to do the same as soon as our current container of formula is gone.

She steals sips of her sister milk out of her straw and 360 cups and loves it so I know the transition will be painless.

[bookninja]

Just last Saturday I started adding 1 ounce whole milk to her pumped milk bottles. No trouble... Next week I'm going half and half. I don't anticipate too much trouble with that switch...
Sippy cups though... Yikes. I tried milk in a sippy cup and she basically got mad and chucked it on the floor. She takes water from a sippy cup here and there, but is still working on the concept of tipping the cup back. She does it with bottles no problem, but sippies are hit or miss.

[wegrowsheep]

T started getting WCM in his sippy a couple weeks ago. Sometimes he likes it, sometimes not. He's still nursing, but sometimes only every 4 hrs.

[beersandweirs]

Small victory today, LO took multiple sips of milk in her straw cup. She still didn't seem to like it much, but at least she went back for more.

[erbear]

LO had her first real cup of milk today and H said it went really well!

[holliberry28]

I just ordered the Take and Toss straw cups and the Munchkin 360. Hoping it works!

[beersandweirs]

Jun 2, 2016 13:22:20 GMT -5 @babybean9 said:

The 360 doesn't work for us. He knows it's a cup but isn't understanding the suction part. He also tilts it and pushes the silicone which makes water leak out.

I'm not planning to wean any time soon, so I'm not too worried, but I think I should try a straw cup. Any recommendations?

We just bought the cheap single straw cups from Target, especially since we didn't know if she would like them. One thing to point out, if your LO hasn't used a straw before and is more used to sippy cups, I found LO didn't understand how to use it at first. What helped was getting her some food pouches to suck on, then she kind of realized how to suck for those types of things.

[blueskiessmiling]

Jun 2, 2016 13:22:20 GMT -5 @babybean9 said:

The 360 doesn't work for us. He knows it's a cup but isn't understanding the suction part. He also tilts it and pushes the silicone which makes water leak out.

I'm not planning to wean any time soon, so I'm not too worried, but I think I should try a straw cup. Any recommendations?

It seems, in general, that straw cups with more narrow straws work best for DD, as they require less suction. +1 on giving him food pouches to try out as well.
Also, because I know you still are nursing as well, the pediatrician pointed out to me yesterday that EBF babies aren't used to having to tilt anything back like babies that have taken a bottle. Since straw cups don't require any tilting, she said they work well for EBF kiddos.

[periwinkledaydreams]

I forgot to mention our current favorite sippy.. came in this set from IKEA which was like 4 bucks. The bib is still way too long to use, but she does best with this cup, as well as the take n toss spouted. Its not at all leak-proof FYI though, we use this one only at mealtimes while sitting. Anything else results in a river lol.

[sabrinaml]

We've switched to WCM pretty well. My issue is he refuses to drink it from a sippy and will only take milk from a bottle. Up until this week he was getting a mix of formula/WCM because I wanted to finish up the can of formula. Anyone have tips to get him to drink it from the sippy? He has no issues drinking water and juice from the sippy.

[dogmama22]

I just had to share - someone just got us this cup as a gift and it is complete love! He hasn't been doing as well with the 360 lately, but he absolutely loves this cup. We just do water in ours, but it's leakproof - only a tiny splash if he throws it. It's the Thermos Foogo. Kind of tough to find, but I think we'll order more in the stainless steel variety.
THERMOS FOOGO 8-Ounce Soft Spout Sippy Cup with Handles, Tripoli Pattern (Discontinued by Manufacturer) www.amazon.com/dp/B007P58O56/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HTbxxbTNV2YXS