Questions about Cow's milk

[ImSoTired]

I don't want a debate here or anything, I know some people don't ever give their baby cow's milk and that is fine but I plan to.
My LO is 13 months. She has always (besides some breastfeeding) had a milk based formula and she is fine with cheese and yogurt, etc. We began mixing her formula with milk a week before her first birthday and she did well with it. No constipation (though her bowel movements were slightly more solid in consistency) or diarrhea. The color of her bowels lightened a bit from the milk but I was assured by her pediatrician that this is normal. We continued mixing the formula with milk for a month, slowly decreasing the amount of formula and increasing the amount of milk. She did fine. When I finally made the switch to straight whole milk she had diarrhea 2 to 3 times a day but enough to leak out of the diaper. She was also a bit gassy which made her uncomfortable. Her doctor said that this is normal and occasionally it takes a little bit of time for their bodies to adjust.

I guess I'm looking for people with similar experiences and I just want to know if there is a light at the end of this diarrhea tunnel. I'd also love to get my daughter to drink from a sippy cup but she has refused. Any suggestions?

 

[Lief]

I done the same, I mixed his formula and milk for a while. I did change to milk and noticed he was constipated for a few days so went back to adding 1 or 2 oz's of formula for a while. He drinks normal cows milk on its own now and has been for the past 2 months and he's fine. I think it depends on how their body can handle it. Sometimes it can take a while to adjust.

 

[ImSoTired]

Thanks for replying Lief. I've temporarily gone back to mixing with formula and we'll try again in a month or two.

 

[countrygirl3]

I don't have any advice for the milk situation. My first 2 switched from breastmilk to regular milk without any pooping issues at 1 year old, but for the sippy cup question... Have you tried a cup with a straw? My boys all refused sippy cups and I bought out the stores trying to find a brand they would drink from! We had like 20 different cups!! But they liked the cups with the straws and I found one that's a "training cup" so it had a spot you'd push and the water would come out the straw so you can teach you child to drink from it more easily. Hope that helps!

 

[ImSoTired]

I don't have any advice for the milk situation. My first 2 switched from breastmilk to regular milk without any pooping issues at 1 year old, but for the sippy cup question... Have you tried a cup with a straw? My boys all refused sippy cups and I bought out the stores trying to find a brand they would drink from! We had like 20 different cups!! But they liked the cups with the straws and I found one that's a "training cup" so it had a spot you'd push and the water would come out the straw so you can teach you child to drink from it more easily. Hope that helps!

Thank you. She does have one cup with a straw that she will sip from. She just won't drink the whole thing as she will with a bottle. I just keep trying.