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We started by putting cow's milk mixed with formula (we'd run out of our breastmilk stash and I hadn't been able to keep up my supply) and slowly increased the cow's milk to formula ratio over a few weeks. We mainly did it for the morning bottle when we knew our son would be frantic (that was his most insistent time) so he'd pay less attention to the taste change. Once we got it to all cow's milk we slowly stopped heating it up and eventually went to straight out of the fridge temperatures. During the day we let daycare just give him cow's milk and he drank it or didn't but they also offered him water so he could have his pick. If trying something like doesn't work, maybe try soy or rice milk (maybe almond milk with your pedi's okay since it is a nut). They tend to be sweeter than cow's milk and sometimes with breastfed babies they refuse non-sweet milk since breastmilk is naturally sweet.

I honestly just started giving it to him, and little by little, he started drinking it. Find a cup they like -- that's key. He only drank a few sips at first, then an ounce or two ... within a week he was drinking maybe half the cup. Now he can kill one pretty quickly.

He was breasfted but kind of weaning himself, so he was probably thirsty and didn't give me much trouble about it! I imagine it would be harder if it's more of a mom-led thing.

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