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Latest post on 20 December 2011 - 21:07

why bother with formula at all? There are no fixed rules and both my two moved straight from breast to cow's milk in a sippy cup... neither have ever had formula and are as happy and healthy as the next kid. Don't beat yourself up about it. Try the free-flowing sippy cup, or an open cup... or one with a straw (my two will drink *anything* if there's a straw involved!)... or one with a valve, but be aware that sometimes the valves are very stiff and require breastfed babies to suddenly learn a different sucking technique. Apparently, though, they find drinking from normal cups easier than bottle-fed babies, because the mechanisms involved are similar.

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 15:19

Helping Hand, can it be a refusal of bottle? If you have never introduced a bottle before your LO will not accept it at 13 months. If this is the case - you can try giving a formula from a sippy/doidy cup. Also Karazy Mama gave some good info re. calcium levels and good sources of it. Edited to add that if you are out of town you will have to pump to avoid any probs with breasts. edited by JoannaS on 19/12/2011 The different formula/bottles/sippers were tried and tested and failed from when DD was one month old. I wanted to get back to work but could'nt do so as she just never drank any formula and ended up not putting on even the minimum weight for the first few months. Probs with breast - another worry to add onto.

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 15:15

Mine pretty much weaned himself around 12 months. He always hated formula so never took any. He hated cow's milk straight up (which I tried around 1 year old) so I'd mix some in his cereal and then try and give him yoghurts, cheese, make a smoothie etc. He was fine with that. Sounds like your daughter is already able to go a day without breastfeeding without too many problems so that's good. I just dropped a feed slowly over a few days. The last one to go was the evening one, and I'd just give extra cuddles etc at the usual time and it seemed fine. When he showed he wasn't overly interested in that last feed then I just didn't offer and it just dropped off. So maybe try the 'don't offer' approach and unless she kicks up a real fuss a new habit is formed...I guess you could always have some pumped breast milk in reserve just in case. WOW!! I'd be lucky if I could wean her half as smoothly as you could!

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 15:13

if she's over a year, she can have cow's milk - have you tried that? if she still doesn't like it (apparently my mother never liked milk, even as a baby, must have been a nightmare) the main thing is to make sure she gets a balanced diet and plenty of other sources of calcium. Not a big fan of cow's milk either. She's might take a sip or two but nowhere close to even 2 oz!

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 15:11

Calcium needs for toddlers Children 1 to 3 years need about 500 mg of calcium per day, while children 4 to 8 years need about 700 mg. Calcium cannot be made by the body so the dairy foods (milk, cheese etc) that children eat and drink every day are important. Most children under 5 get 70% of their calcium from cows milk, 20% from milk products such as cheese, yoghurt, custard, and 10% from breakfast cereals. Other foods that contain calcium Food Amount of Calcium Cheddar cheese - 20 gm 130 mg calcium Cottage cheese - 20 gm only 14 mg calcium Cream cheese spread - 24 gm 67 mg calcium Fruit yoghurt - 1 X 200 gm tub 250 mg calcium Natural yoghurt - 1 X 200 gm tub 390 mg calcium Baked beans - ½ cup 40 mg calcium Canned sardines (with bones) - 60g (½) tin 200mg calcium Canned salmon (with bones) - 50g (¼ cup) 100 mg calcium Broccoli and sesame seeds - Smaller but useful amounts of calcium. http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=302&id=1788 Thanks! Will use this as a reference.

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 13:19

Helping Hand, can it be a refusal of bottle? If you have never introduced a bottle before your LO will not accept it at 13 months. If this is the case - you can try giving a formula from a sippy/doidy cup. Also Karazy Mama gave some good info re. calcium levels and good sources of it. Edited to add that if you are out of town you will have to pump to avoid any probs with breasts. <em>edited by JoannaS on 19/12/2011</em>

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Mine pretty much weaned himself around 12 months. He always hated formula so never took any. He hated cow's milk straight up (which I tried around 1 year old) so I'd mix some in his cereal and then try and give him yoghurts, cheese, make a smoothie etc. He was fine with that. Sounds like your daughter is already able to go a day without breastfeeding without too many problems so that's good. I just dropped a feed slowly over a few days. The last one to go was the evening one, and I'd just give extra cuddles etc at the usual time and it seemed fine. When he showed he wasn't overly interested in that last feed then I just didn't offer and it just dropped off. So maybe try the 'don't offer' approach and unless she kicks up a real fuss a new habit is formed...I guess you could always have some pumped breast milk in reserve just in case.

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 12:45

if she's over a year, she can have cow's milk - have you tried that? if she still doesn't like it (apparently my mother never liked milk, even as a baby, must have been a nightmare) the main thing is to make sure she gets a balanced diet and plenty of other sources of calcium.

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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 12:35

Calcium needs for toddlers Children 1 to 3 years need about 500 mg of calcium per day, while children 4 to 8 years need about 700 mg. Calcium cannot be made by the body so the dairy foods (milk, cheese etc) that children eat and drink every day are important. Most children under 5 get 70% of their calcium from cows milk, 20% from milk products such as cheese, yoghurt, custard, and 10% from breakfast cereals. Other foods that contain calcium Food Amount of Calcium Cheddar cheese - 20 gm 130 mg calcium Cottage cheese - 20 gm only 14 mg calcium Cream cheese spread - 24 gm 67 mg calcium Fruit yoghurt - 1 X 200 gm tub 250 mg calcium Natural yoghurt - 1 X 200 gm tub 390 mg calcium Baked beans - ½ cup 40 mg calcium Canned sardines (with bones) - 60g (½) tin 200mg calcium Canned salmon (with bones) - 50g (¼ cup) 100 mg calcium Broccoli and sesame seeds - Smaller but useful amounts of calcium. http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=302&id=1788

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Ladies, MY DD is 13 months old and is exclusively breastfed. She hates formula milk. Ive tried and given up on NAN, Novalac, S26, Pediasure (even tried the chocolate flavour),Liptomil etc. I've even changed different bottles and teats but in vain. So far, the going has been ok as I am a stay at home mom. We dont follow any routine and she is just fed upon demand. However, I'm going out of town for a coupla days in March 2012(without DD) and need her to be weaned by then. I've also noticed that if not breastfed throughout the day, she still does not take any formula. She however does have three meals a day. Am wondering if meals without any milk, would suffice for someone her age. Please advice. Also how best can I wean her. Any help would be appreciated. TIA <em>edited by Helping_Hand on 19/12/2011</em>

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