cows milk

[needhope]

does your lo eat cows milk? ive been giving my son cows milk on his weetabix since 7 months and it never occured to me that i shouldnt. but a friend started talking and chrons disease and worried me?

he has 2 bottles a day at 9 months and they are always formula xx

 

[kwood]

It is fine to give LO cow's milk after six months with food. The reason they still need breastmilk or formula is because there isn't enough iron or vitamin D in cow's milk to promote healthy growing.

 

[sequeena]

Cows milk in food from 6 months onwards is fine

 

[helen_beee]

I was under the impression that we couldn't give cow's milk until 1 year

 

[bubbles19]

After 6 months babies can have it in food that's perfectly fine, but not to drink until 1. X

 

[hubblybubbly]

Yep with food is fine from 6 months but shouldn't be a main drink until 12 months due to the low iron content.

As for crohns disease, there's no known association to early introduction of cows milk and inflammatory bowel disease.
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[helen_beee]

Well you learn something new every day. I just use my breastmilk in everything, nice and cheap!

 

[discoclare]

cows milk with his Weetabix at 6 months is fine. as others said it shouldn't be used for the milk feeds - these should still be either breast or formula, that's for nutritional reasons though not to do with Crohns.

 

[needhope]

thanks will carry on as i am, drinks are always formula or water xx