Reducing formula feeds

They can have whole milk from 1 year

With my first it took me 3 months to get her onto cows milk

That’s absolutely wild, such a bad rule and I’m sorry you have to deal with that. But, baby could have normal full cream milk while at daycare if that’s a solution for you. The unfortunate thing is you shouldn’t substitute formula or bm feeds with milk before 1 so how are you supposed to slowly wean???

I’m so sorry they’ve set such a strange rule that you have to work with, first things first.
Does he drink cows milk at all?
For us to transition (ours wasn’t on a time constraint so this may not be as easy I know) we got one of the non spill sippy cups and started mixing cows milk with our milk and got his kindy to do the same. Eventually just upped the amount of cows milk and it also got him used to the sippy cup at the same time.

I’m sorry but this is wrong. What do they do if a baby still has formula in a bottle to go to sleep with or if they won’t take cows milk as not every baby likes it?

I’d definitely be questioning it as my daughter at the age of 2 still has a bottle of soya milk for naps and bed (don’t come for me we tried multiple times to wean her off it and it just doesn’t work as it’s a comfort thing for her😩)

Is the issue formula or that its in a bottle? I understand them saying no bottle (sort of) but the nursery shouldn't be allowed to decide what your child needs nutrition-wise. If they still need the formula, get a note from the pediatrician saying your child requires formula

My son is 16 months and still gets a bottle of milk when he wakes up before daycare. The rest of the day he drinks from sippy cups. Will your baby take milk in a different cup?

The daycare I work at gives 30 days to get off bottles and formula and onto whole milk. For breastmilk, it can be brought at any age, it just has to be in a sippy cup instead of a bottle.
What we do for formula or breastmilk after 1 is offer it with the meal or immediately after if they need time for the transition to whole milk

That’s such an odd thing for a nursery to dictate. Although I stopped both mine on formula at 1 but it’s up to the parent surely when they stop 🤦🏽‍♀️