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.

Jesushelper76

No, It is not recommended until a baby is at least one year old. To start introducing cows milk.

Here is a website.

From formula to cow's milk: Making the transition

Nurses and other care givers that we have had has all said the same thing. Introduce cows milk at 12 months of age.

liet

If you are having financial problems purchasing formula; check with your local health department as to where you can receive vouchers for baby formula.

Many, many years ago, I received a monthly supply of baby formula for a year; I had to apply through one of the city run health clinics.

nauticalstar420

Oh yeah i'm already on WIC It was just a curiosity question, i figured it might get him off of formula sooner, since i heard somewhere formula has things in it that arent that great for babies.

NowWhat

Babies can not digest dairy products. Like said above - you should not introduce milk until he is 12 months old. When you do so, you need to do whole milk. But not before he is a year old. In all actuality he should not be on any thing but formula until he is 6 months old.

nauticalstar420

Well I gave my first son whole milk at 7 months and he was fine with it. But thanks for your response, i figured it wouldnt be good for him, i was just wondering if i can introduce it yet or not.

NowWhat

Wow. What does your ped. say? When it came to feeding my daughter - I was freaked out about trying anything - afraid of allergies or whatever. Since I was a "newbie", I did everything by the book (written by her dr.)

nauticalstar420

My son was an eater. At 7 months he was already completely eating nothing but food, and didnt want formula. All he wanted was something to quench his thirst, so i gave him 4 oz. milk bottle and waited to see how he would react to it. He was fine. My Ped said as long as he is handling it ok, then he would be fine.

emtannie

I would not recommend it at this age, his belly is not developed enough yet. I have 4 boys and I am not a mother "by the book" at all. I will admit with my youngest he did get cows milk a lot sooner and that was only because when he became mobile he would find his brothers cup left on the floor & from time to time and he would drink out of their cups. He seemed ok and still is, but he wasn't 3 months either.

peanut6966

Babies under 1 can not igest cows milk. It gives then diahrea and can actually dehydrate them and they are also more prone to allergies if you give it to them too young. I started giving my daughters soy milk when they were around 8 months old instead of forumla because they started eating baby food all the time and didnt really like the formula anymore.
Also only whole milk for children under 2, after the age of 2 then you can use 2%