Whole milk

Why would you dilute with water? I’ve never heard of that before. I’d be mixing it with your breast milk and gradually reducing it, not water.
I started at about 11 and a half months. And I gave half formula half cows milk and gradually replaced the whole bottle in a space of a week. He was on cows milk entirely before his first birthday.

because in a 24 hour stint I only give him 2/3 feeds & i don’t want to start expressing.
Online it says their body’s can’t digest the whole milk before 1, so giving him a 6oz bottle, with 1 or 2oz water surely is better than a full 8oz of whole milk.

No advice but following as I’m in the same boat and would be interested to know if anyone else has started this transition. Expressing is really difficult for me and we’re only BF for bedtime so I think we’re heading in the right direction. I’m the same as you Megan, I feel like bf has served its purpose now it’s time to move on xx

I know just how you feel! I have a little girl who is 2 too, so it’s felt like back to back feeding 😅. I’d like a little me time now 🙈. He loves the odd whole milk bottle I’ve given him, but feel like I shouldn’t be giving him it & he hates formula. Typical we had the health visitor 10m check last week and I forgot to ask 🙃

My little one laughs at me anytime I’ve tried to give her formula, she’s not having it 🤣
Youve done amazing with 2 under 2 and bf up til now!! Hats off to you lovely xxx

I don't think that's a good idea. Guidelines say that it needs to be breastmilk or formula until 1, as that's still a huge source of calories for them. Diluting with water means they'd be getting full without calories.

I wouldn’t dilute with water personally. With my daughter we did formula and whole milk mixed together and then gradually weaned her off the formula and onto just whole milk. We will do this too for our son who is one soon.

In 150ml of formula there’s approx 100 cals. In 150ml of whole milk there’s 95 cals. So adding abit of water to dilute the milk slightly so the kidneys can absorb it surely can’t be a bad thing 🙈. Probably a HV question 😅

I could give this a go. Try mix formula and whole milk. Did you do 50/50? X

Call the national breastfeeding helpline and speak to a qualified infant feeding specialist please
nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk

mere mortals lol that made me laugh, I’m his mama and know just how much my little one eats & drinks in a day. We’ll see what the professionals thinks works best 🤍

yes by this point my son was only having 2 bottles. One at wake up and one before bed. I done 50/50 formula&cows milk and then as the days went on just reduced the formula by oz and added more cows milk until it was cows milk entirely. Like I already said no I don’t think adding water is better. either breast milk/cows milk or formula/cows milk but I wouldn’t just add in water :)
Also like I said I did this closer to 1 than you are suggesting so I would say maybe speak to a professional like you’ve already said!

I kind of did something like 70 formula, 30 milk and then moved to 50/50 after about a week probably. Then 70 milk, 30 formula and then gradually wean it out x

I am also starting a transition from breastfed to nothing. I am not planning to introduce formula and will just up solids and make sure she's got enough calories and calcium. 👀👀 Will this work? is this a good approach? I don't know.