1 year review- so overwhelming.

So we had our 1 year old review. My LG did well just in the gross motor she’s in grey as she can’t walk yet or pull to stand but they said to wait till 18 months.
Anyway does any other mama feel like it’s overwhelming. It’s like for the first year of their life they’ve had so much comfort and now it’s like no dummy, take it away, no bottle. Take that away. Cut down their milk to two feeds only. I feel like it’s so much change for them. My Lg is still on formula I haven’t done the transition to cows milk yet and even if I do it I’ll do it slowly. She only has a dummy for sleep. Which I did tell them. And she still needs milk to sleep. Her milk has cut down a lot. She’ll probably have 2-3 bottles of 5oz but will hardly finish it all. And some days she has bad nights and will wake up for milk if she didn’t eat much dinner. I feel like as a first time mum it’s so much to take in all of a sudden.

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Don't worry about the 1y review, it's not a test and no baby is supposed to hit every single category at maximum. In fact, in my local authority (South Glos) they don't even use the ages and stages form at this point, the review is just a nice relaxed chat with the HV.

As for all the "shoulds", remember that your baby isn't a machine, you know her best and you can definitely do things at a pace that works for her!

There's no need ever to "transition" to cow's milk, your baby doesn't magically become a calf at 1yo. If she was breastfed, no one would be telling you to limit the feeds and frankly I don't see why it has to be that much different with formula. Yes, there's the issue of teeth health with night feeds but maybe you can mitigate it by offering a few sips of water after a bottle? It's short term anyway and you can wean her off the bottle at a pace that works for her.

You're doing great, please don't stress about these things! Xx

Honestly, every baby is different and I think just let them do things in their own time 💖 your baby will be absolutely fine and do things when she’s ready. They all catch up 💖 I’m sure you’re both doing great 🥰

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