https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:02:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2641831 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:48:19 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2641831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did cold turkey but did it gradually in the sense that we offered milk once a day for a little bit until she would drink it, then did like 50/50 for a few days, then stopped formula all together. We didn't mix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2641769 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 08:51:28 +0000 LulaBee 2641769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: awesome. I sent a sippy of almond milk for her to have at lunch today, so we shall see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2641602 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:16:40 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2641602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LulaBee: yes we switched to almond milk. He liked it better and was less congested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2641596 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:55:55 +0000 ShootingStar 2641596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@alphagam84: No, do not give 6 oz. Just put a little in the cup at firsbecause they may not drink it all. And that's ok because once they stop formula they transition to getting their nutrition from solids, not from milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2641477 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:40:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2641477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just went cold turkey... She didn't have an issue switching between breast and formula so I figured she'd be okay! The only thing was we had to warm up the milk a bit cause she had never had anything straight out of the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2641407 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:53:12 +0000 LulaBee 2641407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow, LO will be 1 next month and I haven't even thought about this. She's combo BM/formula. Has anyone ever given almond milk instead of cow milk? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2641399 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:40:17 +0000 alphagam84 2641399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We need to do this in the next few weeks! For those that put the milk in a cup with a straw, did you feel like it took them forever to drink it that way? And how much do you give? Should we give 6 ounces like her formula bottles and at the same interval? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640962 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:35:35 +0000 Alba4 2640962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We mixed. Transition took a few days. My son never complained and it was a smooth transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640958 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:17:57 +0000 HappyBaker 2640958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also cold turkey - our pediatrician gave the reasoning that if you mix it into their formula then they might just think the formula tastes bad / not right, whereas if you give it to them straight up it's just something different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640955 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:15:31 +0000 Smurfette 2640955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never mixed and went cold turkey to milk after we had introduced it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640931 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 19:21:30 +0000 Ms. RV 2640931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cold turkey here. Never even tried mixing. DD loves milk a lot more than she did formula! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640840 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:32:30 +0000 macintosh 2640840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also just offered the milk one day. If they don't drink it at first, you could always follow up with a bottle of formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640800 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:13:10 +0000 wrkbrk 2640800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, commenting to follow! We have four weeks from today until we make the switch. I am thinking maybe now we shouldn't mix the milk with formula!</p> <p>I feel a little bit bad that DS will never again get formula .. he loves his bottles now! Oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640797 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:04:49 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2640797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same here, cold turkey. T wouldn't drink the half and half. He also wouldn't drink bottles of milk. It made bottle weaning super easy. It was like in his head bottles were for formula and cups were for milk. So we just switched to sippy cups of milk and all was well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640795 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:04:03 +0000 peachykeen 2640795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also went cold turkey at 11.5 months when I ran out of pumped breast milk. We gave it to her in a sippy or straw cup, though, and never tried to put it in a bottle.</p> <p>Like @autumnleaves: said, she was also drinking it at daycare at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640785 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:39:41 +0000 autumnleaves 2640785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We made the switch cold turkey when DS1 turned 1. Our daycare also provides milk at that point with breakfast and lunch and that may have helped him adjust quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640783 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:32:31 +0000 yoursilverlining 2640783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the milk switch cold turkey. That was the method our pediatrician and several parent friends used and suggested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640782 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:31:33 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2640782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did whole milk cold turkey. It took about a week, but DD eventually started drinking the whole cup. She loves milk now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640781 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:22:03 +0000 nana87 2640781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo was combo fed, so still had breastmilk when we switched from formula to wcm, but we cold turkey cut the formula. Like, ran out of formula and tried just putting 100% milk in a bottle and she took it immediately. But maybe bc she was combo fed she was used to drinking something different anyway? She was always good about switching back and forth... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gradually-transitioning-to-whole-milk-from-formula#post-2640779 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:15:09 +0000 BSB 2640779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put 10% whole milk in yesterday bottles, babies barely finished half their bottles. </p> <p>Today tried 5% and DS drank most of his bottle. DD barely had her bottle. </p> <p>Should I keep giving her the milk? Will she get used to it? </p> <p>Babies are 13.5 months. I was waiting for them to be 12 months adjusted and I wanted to switch to whole milk when I had a few cans of formula. </p>