Milk Ladder

Hi everyone 👋🏼

My little boy is almost 11 months and I’m keen to start the milk ladder. He had a mild reaction at 6 weeks old and I haven’t done anything with milk since he was around 8 weeks old.

I think it’s time to start with him but my dietician hasn’t been in touch with any information on the milk ladder as of yet (they said they’d be in touch around one month before his birthday and I’ve tried to call and email)

I’ve got the iMap 6 stage ladder but I’m just wondering how long is little one supposed to stay on each step? And how much should be offered to an 11 month old?

Thanks so much x

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Our allergy doctor just told us to do plain yoghurt starting with 1/4 teaspoon and doubling the amount each day (stopping if there is a reaction). This worked for us.

Do each step for atleast a week .. start slow and small.. quarter of a malted milk building up to one biscuit.
Once they had a full biscuit into there diet for a week move onto the muffin/cake ..start with quarter and build up to a full one. I like the mollys fairy cakes there small / cheap pack of 12 and contain milk proteins rather than just whey.

Also you may want to pause for 3weeks to a month for the mmr it may be too much for the immune system and you won’t know what’s vaccine or reaction.

Have a look at children’s dietician on Instagram she has a lot of helpful posts on the milk ladder ☺️

Thanks so much everyone! I’ve bought some of those cakes ready for step 2 🤞🏼 and will look on Instagram for the page! X

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