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We're still nursing 6-10 times a day at fifteen months and I don't bother giving wcm as a drink but A does have it on her oatmeal and in foods. I have given it to her in a cup to try but she has no nutritional need for it so it's not a priority!

I'm still nursing À at 14 months, I give her WCM in porridge but she's not interested in drinking it. Goat milk was my preference instead of cow, and I got her to tolerate it by watering it down and changing up the ratios every few days but even so, she wouldn't drink much. I have to wean next month so we'll see what happens.

@Baby Boy Mom: I think even if you don't BF, WCM or any other milk isn't a necessity, as long as your LO is getting fats/calcium from other foods. I guess this might differ according to pedi though

I'm not planning on introducing WCM at all, we'll continue to breastfeed and I'll offer her almond milk as a supplement. If I do give her animal milk in the future it will probably be sheep's milk (when she's 2-3).

I'm not entirely comfortable with soy milk so until I've seen some positive research on it, I'll probably avoid unfermented soy as well.

@hilsy85: agreed!

I just weaned my daughter at 23 months. She pretty much stopped taking a bottle around 6 months so from that point on, it was just straight from the tap When she was around 13 months old, I started offering her whole cow's milk from a cup, but she would take a sip and then refuse. I did try to offer milk daily, because I was worried she wasn't getting enough milk just from nursing, but I was lucky if she drank maybe an ounce or two a day.

She started to like milk more when she was around 1.5 years old. I just kept offering everyday, even if she wouldn't drink it. Now at 23 months, she drinks about a cup of milk a day, along with Pediasure to get some extra calories in her.

@shopaholic: I stressed about it a lot in the beginning bc I thought he NEEDED it, and I felt pressure to keep nursing a lot, but honestly, now it is SO stress free--if he drinks it, he drinks it, if he doesn't he doesn't. Good luck!

@shopaholic: Good job K!!

We're planning on skipping cows milk entirely. Still breastfeeding about 6x a day and she's 13 months. Looking at giving her hemp milk soon to get her used to the taste (even making it ourselves - super crunchy I know!).

I see this is an old thread that's been revived,but this has been in my mind a lot lately so I might as well chime in.

I'm planning to wean, save for maybe one feed/day, by the time DD's a year old and I go back to work. I'm not really big on the idea of WCM though, so I'm considering alternatives.

I've pretty much narrowed it down to either organic goat's milk, or homemade almond milk or coconut tonic. It's my understand that storebought milk alternatives have little to offer nutritionally in comparison to homemade versions...I'm just not sure how much time I'll have to be making homemade milk all the time, hence my consideration of goat's milk.

Anyhow, I bookmarked this incredibly helpful link the other day and thought I'd pass it along for anyone else who's grappling with the same decision: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/the-three-best-substitutes-for-a-child-allergic-to-milk/

@shopaholic: with all that nursing I definitely wouldn't worry about pushing milk!

Following..I want to stop pumping at work, but I'm not super jazzed on WCM. I'm trying to figure out what and how to make the transition.

LO is just over a year and I'm not planning on offering wcm to drink as long as we're still breastfeeding. She loves water and we bf 7 times a day. She's just started yogurt after growing out of her dairy sensitivity. We're trying cheese next. I feel like that's good!