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My first had FPIES. We did BM only until 14 mo and then added in some EO28 splash (built up to 1 box per day), but really more for the fact that he wasn't really eating solids. He breast fed until 21 mo (self-weaned) then got frozen BM and 2 boxes of splash a day until 26ish mo and then just the splash. When he was able to tolerate milk at around 30 mo he drank 2%.

My second had similar issues. She was EBF until 11 mo before she could tolerate solids. We just started having WCM at 15 mo, but is still mostly BF. She prefers BM or water.

My MSPI son did breast milk until 2. We did supplement with neocate splash but that was because he was failure to thrive and needed extra calories. So the splash was on top of solids, bm all night and a few times during the day.

BF until 18 months, she has just done almond/hemp/coconut milk since I'm lactose intolerant and I didn't want to buy milk just for her. Ped was never concerned.

My 18 month old had MSPI which seemed to resolve around 14 months. We did extended BFing but only for morning and night (I stopped pumping at 12 months) and we gave her hemp milk instead of dairy milk. She was fine with that until we transitioned her off bottles, and then she refused any type of milk. She'll have a few sips of WCM these days but she really just prefers water. We still nurse at night, and she gets cheese (her favorite) and will occasionally eat yogurt. The pediatrician seems to think that's fine.

My daughter has never really had WCM. She breastfed until 28 months, was always a good eater, and doesn't care for milk. So I didn't bother. She gets plenty of protein, fat, and calcium in her diet, so I wasn't concerned. She'll drink those super sugary chocolate milks, but that's it, and those are just way too sugary to be anything but a sometimes treat.

I think there is a misconception that children NEED cow's milk after 12 months of age, primarily for calcium. This can be gained from so many other sources though. You're better off continuing to provide the milk that is designed for humans, rather than milk designed for calves!

LO (19 months) is still nursing quite a bit. He has cow's milk every once in a while, but not very often. I'm not trying to wean him, so it never really occurred to me to give him wcm everyday. He does have cheese and/or yogurt most days.