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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 1, 2014 17:09:08 GMT
I'm visiting family out of state. I noticed that my sister's son is drinking whole milk (he is 10 months today). I asked her about it and she said her dr told her that it was fine to switch since he is a good size. She said that before that he was on goats milk.
I thought that switching under a year was not recommended due to the issues related to digestion as well as the ratio of days, protein, etc not being ideal for babies. I looked online and the explanations are similar to what I thought, and the consequences of giving cows milk to babies seems worse than I thought it would be.
Does anyone have experience with this? Would you say anything more or leave it be? Her dr scares me, honestly. He is very old and is the same dr her mother has gone to for years. I have had to see him a few times over the years and he seems very antiquated. Like he doesn't keep up on the research or recommendations past what was done 40years ago.
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Post by miominmio on Jul 1, 2014 17:31:26 GMT
Stay out of it. Don't be the know-it-all relative who is trying to force her opinion on a new mother, or you risk jeopardizing your relationship. The recommendation nowadays (where I live) is introducing cows' milk from 10 months. The reason given for this advice, is that cows' milk is very low on iron. Do you know if she gives him any food with iron (here, children are very early introduced to liver).
And a little anecdote: when I was a baby 45 years ago, babies were given cows milk from birth if their mothers couldn't breastfeed (mixing water, milk and a little sugar), and everyone turned out just fine. So relax, it's not going to hurt him.
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Post by RosieKat on Jul 1, 2014 18:19:55 GMT
I vote stay out of it. It's not like he (the baby) is a month old or something. My doctor had us start giving us DD cereal at something like 3 months, because she was a very large baby and simply hungrier than only formula could take care of. It wasn't that he was ignorant of the recommendations, but that they just weren't appropriate *recommendations* in this particular case.
I understand your concerns, but I'd save them for something truly dangerous, not just a general recommendation, if that makes sense.
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Post by scrapngranny on Jul 1, 2014 18:51:19 GMT
MYOB. Her kid, her rules. The future outcome will not affect you one way or the other.
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Post by Laura in OK on Jul 1, 2014 18:59:57 GMT
MYOB. Her kid, her rules. The future outcome will not affect you one way or the other. THIS! My grandbabies pediatrician also said whole milk was ok after 10 mos, so I didn't say anything to my daughter-in-law. She & I have a really good relationship & I don't want to change that. If it was something more serious, yes, but this, no. |
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Post by rune2484 on Jul 1, 2014 19:04:59 GMT
Stay out of it. Don't be the know-it-all relative who is trying to force her opinion on a new mother, or you risk jeopardizing your relationship. I agree. Made that mistake once and now I really try to keep my trap shut. It can be hard sometimes though. |
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Post by finally~a~mama on Jul 1, 2014 22:18:14 GMT
I wouldn't say anything either. The only person I know that switched to cow's milk before a year did it at 11 months because all of a sudden the baby refused to drink formula anymore. I waited a little past a year to put mine on cow's milk -- both my DDs had reflux and were still spitting up at a year.
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