thread: 12months- how many bottles?

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  1. #1
    BellyBelly Life Member

    Jul 2004
    House of the crazy cat ladies...
    3,793

    At 12 months old Aidyn was having at least 3x 240ml bottles during the day, and sometimes even a 4th one during the night.
    I switched him to Toddler formula at 12 months (s26) but then I didnt like the fact that it said you could mix it with milk OR water, and I didnt know how much to mix, so I went back to the normal Step 2 formula for a few more months.
    Then I made the swtich to Heinz Nurture Toddler formula, which you just mix with water, and doesnt smell all vanilla-ish like the s26 did... it also doesnt seem to be as sticky/sugary.
    At 2 years old he is now on 2x 180ml bottles.

  2. #2
    Stormi Guest

    Makenzie is still on the S26 Step 2 stuff (6-12 months). I'm wondering whether to start introducing cows milk or not. I know my boys went to cows milk. My eldest went to cows milk at 10 months as I was still b/f but was weaning and he refused any formula at all, but would drink cows milk. My paediatrician said just give him cows milk, as I was gradually swapping over one feed a day to cows milk.

    Makenzie loves yoghurt and cheese, so she usually gets those every day, plus the usual meat, vegies, fruit etc. She still loves her bottles though.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jun 2005
    Wonga Park
    379

    Our Mackenzie Rose at 12 months (she's just turned 2) was on 2 bottles a day - I weaned her to cows milk pretty much from 12 months. She was a great eater of solids so she was easy to drop bottles from. Like Min, I don't really remember dropping the bottles she really did it herself. When she wasn't really interested in a bottle or didn't drink much I think from memory the next day I just tried her without it and we went from there. Every baby is different and some need the extra bottles to get thru the day. Just play it by ear and see how you go.