Bottle for comfort

So my son is almost 11 months and was doing a breakfast lunch and dinner bottle. Now he’s back to eating every 3-4 hours and even wants a bottle sometimes to go to sleep. His pediatrician said that I could give him some almond milk. But i’m not sure when to give it to him because I know he still needs the nutrients from his formula bottle. Should I just give it to him whenever it’s not his regular time for a bottle just so he has it? He also wakes up at night (2-3 times) for a bottle. He mainly likes a bottle for comfort whenever he’s not actually hungry

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she suggested it because I had asked about cows milk ( I know he can’t have any until he’s a year) but he doesn’t sleep through the night and i asked if i could do half cows milk and half formula. she said i could give him 3 meals plus snacks and give him almond milk if id like. I’m just wondering if I could give it (almond milk) to him whenever he wants a comfort bottle and isn’t actually hungry. or if i still have to give him formula since he still needs those nutrients

My son is doing the same. Wanting solids less and milk more. He’s also wanting it for comfort a lot of the time.

Our girl still eats bottles every 3 hours along with regular food. Is it possible that he is hungry at night because he’s not getting enough nutrition during the day?

If he’s not actually hungry at night, do you use pacifiers? Our girl will wake only for a minute to find her pacifier at night and then goes right back to sleep.

that’s the thing he eats dinner and gets a bottle before bed so i’m pretty sure he just wants a bottle for comfort. he also doesn’t eat full bottles when he wakes up in the middle of the night either. and formula is too expensive to waste 😭 he’ll take about 2oz at night when he usually gets 6-8oz

How much formula is he drinking throughout the whole day? (Not including waking at night)

he drinks about 7 oz at 8am, 11:30am, 5pm & 8pm. plus 3 meals and a snack. so about 28oz

My almost 11 month old also wakes up 2-3 times a night. Usually once because he’s hungry and drinks most of a bottle, then just for comfort. He uses the bottle as a pacifier when he hasn’t had one since 5-6 months. He started falling asleep for naps by himself so the first time he self soothed I took it away. He’s good for naps but the middle of the night he cries. He also might eat 1 meal a day, with a couple snacks. He’s seen a speech therapist and she said as long as there’s progress then it’s nothing to worry about. He might be on formula for longer than 1 year for nutrients 😅

Oh and he has 4 top teeth, the 4 bottom middle ones and 1 molar on each side, so the dentist said she was glad he didn’t have a pacifier anymore. So I won’t give that back after so long and 10 teeth.

Will he take 8oz bottles? That might compensate for the night time feeds and keep him asleep

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