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have a 3 month old and am wondering if I can give him any type of cow's milk, whether it be whole, 2%, etc. I know its not RECOMMENDED, but am wondering what will happen. Thank you.
NO YOU CAN NOT GIVE YOUR 3 MONTH OLD BABY COWS MILK. NOT UNTIL ONE YEARS OLD. IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH IRON IN IT AND YOUR BABY CANT DIGEST IT. FORMULA HAS TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT BAD STUFF IS IN IT THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. A 3 MONTH OLD BABY SHOULD ONLY BE DRINKING BREAST MILK OR FORMULA.
have a 3 month old and am wondering if I can give him any type of cow's milk, whether it be whole, 2%, etc. I know its not RECOMMENDED, but am wondering what will happen. Thank you.
You can make your own formula with evaporated milk you can google it ....!! you can ask your doctor about it i'm sure the doc will agree
You can make your own formula with evaporated milk you can google it ....!! you can ask your doctor about it i'm sure the doc will agree
Wow are you serious? I never knew that..lol.
People are misunderstanding why i asked that question.
Its not that I cant afford it. I have WIC, and whatever extra I need besides what WIC gives me, I can more than enough afford it. One of my friends (admittedly not the smartest person in the world) told me that cow's milk is healthier than formula. Thats why I asked.
Goat milk is a perhaps somewhat safer, if considerably more expensive and far less readily available alternative in the US, though neither one is highly recommended. Some good info here:
Thomas I was always told that goats milk would cause the teeth to turn brown or dark colored. Now this may be an old wives tale as I am from the South.
About the cows milk, my son, almost 18 years ago, when he was put on enfamil everytime he had a bottle he had a bowel movement with 5 minutes of nursing, dr took him off of it and put him on soy, then he coldn't have a bm. So i came up with 1/2 enfamil and 1/2 cows milk and his bm's were fine. I could not let him have a bm with each bottle nor could I let hem be constipated either.. But my other children did fine on formula, the last one did not give up formula until she was about 16 mths old. She loved it. Also I came from a family that always gave their children cows milk, sometimes directly from the cow, and added iron and karo syrup to it. Just my experience.
Wow, I never thought of half formula half milk. Did any of your kids have a bad problem with spitting up? Mine spit up regular formula, so I put him on soy thinking that would be better, but he spits that up too. I burp him and all that stuff you are supposed to do. Any suggestions on what I can do about this? Someone told me its because it is so hot here in Florida the formula curdles in his stomach causing him to spit up. Is that true?
Sounds like he may have reflux. Have you talked to your ped about Enfamil AR? For acid reflux, made a world of difference with my son. Tennessee heat is not much different from Florida heat.
The only problem was that, 5 years ago, it was not covered by WIC, but I was able to get it covered by medical insurance through a doctor's prescription.
Sounds like he may have reflux. Have you talked to your ped about Enfamil AR? For acid reflux, made a world of difference with my son. Tennessee heat is not much different from Florida heat.
The only problem was that, 5 years ago, it was not covered by WIC, but I was able to get it covered by medical insurance through a doctor's prescription.
Wow, I didnt even know that existed. All WIC covers, as far as i know, is Nestle Good Start. He is on the soy version of that right now. But i will definitely check into that at my next appointment.
nali my daughter had reflux and so did my nephew. They were both on soy. I don't think I would try the 1/2 cows and 1/2 formula if I were you not for reflux. have you tried feeding your baby slowly and holding it in a semi upright position and elevating the head of her bed. These things will help, also her ped. should be able to give her medicine for it.
NOT UNTIL ONE YEARS OLD. IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH IRON IN IT AND YOUR BABY CANT DIGEST IT. FORMULA HAS TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT BAD STUFF IS IN IT THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. A 3 MONTH OLD BABY SHOULD ONLY BE DRINKING BREAST MILK OR FORMULA.
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