Cow's milk in cereal

Maggs · Apr 13th, 2012, 06:10 AM

I've heard you can start it from 6 months...is this true? Do you give your lo's cows milk? I'm used to the old way that you don't introduce it until a year old so I'm a bit wary if it will make him sick in any way. We use formula now but obviously is a bit expensive to go through a tub of formula just for a couple of oz on his cereal in the morning. He usually has either baby porridge or weetabix.

caz_hills · Apr 13th, 2012, 10:04 AM

We used cows milk - full fat - since six months and never had a problem. He has it on his weetabix for breakfast. I asked on here I think ages ago and people said it was fine! x

summer rain · Apr 13th, 2012, 10:08 AM

It has always been considered fine to use cows milk in cooking or cereal from six months, it's cows milk as a main drink that is not advised until 12 months, there's a huge difference between having 2oz once a day on cereal and having 7oz 3x a day in a cup xx

Maggs · Apr 14th, 2012, 02:44 AM

I'll think I'll do that today then...thanks! And thanks for the reminder on the full fat milk, would have forgotten that!

Loui1001 · Apr 14th, 2012, 09:24 AM

I used it in cooking and cereal from 6 months too x

Apr 13th, 2012, 06:10 AM	#1
Maggs Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Canadian living in Scotland Posts: 2,456	Cow's milk in cereal I've heard you can start it from 6 months...is this true? Do you give your lo's cows milk? I'm used to the old way that you don't introduce it until a year old so I'm a bit wary if it will make him sick in any way. We use formula now but obviously is a bit expensive to go through a tub of formula just for a couple of oz on his cereal in the morning. He usually has either baby porridge or weetabix.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 10:04 AM	#2
caz_hills Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 3,675	We used cows milk - full fat - since six months and never had a problem. He has it on his weetabix for breakfast. I asked on here I think ages ago and people said it was fine! x

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Apr 13th, 2012, 10:08 AM	#3
summer rain Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2010 Location: South East England Posts: 16,397	It has always been considered fine to use cows milk in cooking or cereal from six months, it's cows milk as a main drink that is not advised until 12 months, there's a huge difference between having 2oz once a day on cereal and having 7oz 3x a day in a cup xx

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Apr 14th, 2012, 02:44 AM	#4
Maggs Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Canadian living in Scotland Posts: 2,456	I'll think I'll do that today then...thanks! And thanks for the reminder on the full fat milk, would have forgotten that!

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Apr 14th, 2012, 09:24 AM	#5
Loui1001 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2,775	I used it in cooking and cereal from 6 months too x

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