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Hi there!

We still need to get together somehow! How are you doing?

Anyway, our LO's turned 1 on 11/30 and at that point we were on four feedings of 6-8oz of formula.

We started doing 25% whole milk for each of their bottles (except bedtime). Over the course of a week or so, we went to 50/50, and then exclusively whole milk for their first three feedings (keeping formula at night.)

Last week (about 2 weeks into the transition), I made the leap and cut out one of their midday bottle feedings, replacing it with two midday snacks. WAY BIGGER HASSLE to do the snacks, but they're doing fine! So now we're at 3 8-oz bottles each day...the first two are whole milk, but I'm only at about 20% whole milk for the evening/nighttime bottle. I'm scared to reduce the formula for that one because I. LOVE. STTN.

My next goal is to get rid of the morning bottle...it just doesn't fill them up enough anymore, and they are ready for breakfast 30 minutes later. So I think I can get rid of it and just give milk in the sippy cups, (I've just been doing water until now because it still feels like they don't drink a lot from their sippy cups during the day).

After that, I'll probably drop the midday bottle, which I currently give them before their 2nd nap to help them stay full while they sleep.

Last goal is to drop the nighttime bottle...I'm thinking I'll start giving it to them earlier and earlier (maybe even with their dinner?). I'd KILL to get rid of bottles within the next two months.

What are your plans? And how are you doing?!?!

When we transitioned to whole milk, we just offered it in a sippy cup with meals, and fortunately, he took to it right away and never missed his bottles (fyi - he's been drinking from a sippy cup since ~ 9 months old, but water only).

LO gets 3 meals/day, along with 2 snacks. Milk is offered at meals, and occasionally randomly throughout the day, if he has a low milk intake day. He gets between 12-16 oz/day.