Summary: Mix cow's milk with formula and slowly increase the ration of milk to formula to introduce a one-year-old to dairy. Learn to mix formula and cow's milk for a one-year-old in this free video from a professional nanny about child care.
Veronica Baragas was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and has been working with children and families for more than 10 years. Her experience includes being a full-time nanny, live-in...read more
"Hi, my name's Veronica Baragas, and I'm with MyWigglesandGiggles.com, and I'm going to share with you how to start a baby on a cow's milk. You generally start this process around twelve months, you know, when they're first year's birthday. And you can gradually start out with formula and cow's milk. So, I would do, if you have, you know, and eight ounce bottle, I would start with two ounces of milk, and you know, six ounces of formula. And as time goes on, let's say every few days, if they're taking it at a good pace, then I would just up the cow's milk and lower the formula, you know, intake. With in a week or so, you should be able to, you know, fully go to cow's milk. Now, that's just a standard time. Now, you can wait a little bit longer, you know, but usually we want to wait until about the year mark. And, I would recommend organic whole milk, starting out. And, you know, usually just kind of monitor your babies, you know, reactions and see if they're taking it. And if they refuse it, you know, at first, just give it some time, they'll take to it. But I would just recommend slowly but surely, you know, adding the cow's milk and subtracting the formula. So, that's what I would do to kind of start your baby on cow's milk."
eHow Article: How to Start Your 1-Year-Old on Cow's Milk