I'm starting to think the whole pressure to have C off of formula and bottles at 1 is kind of BS. I feel like if someone can keep their kid on the boob as long as they want, why is a bottle any different? She's 11 months and we are starting to introduce whole milk but I feel like it's not really satisfying her and I think it is contributing to some constipation issues we've been having. We're also trying to cut down to 3 bottles a day instead of 4.

Is there an actual medical reason why you have to stop formula at a year? Her ped just told me that every baby is different and that I should do what I think is best and not try to force the issue, yet I hear "You have to stop formula at 1" at every turn.