Transition to cows milk

Ho guys, I’m wondering when people transition your little ones to cows milk completely. My little girl is 1 on 29th July and she still has 3 8 ounce bottles aswell as breakfast lunch and tea does anyone have any suggestions on of o should cut her down or any advice thank you

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We've pretty much transitioned already. My son has never really had much formula (bf until 14 weeks before he refused) since 7 months he preferred food and dropped to 2 bottles of 6oz. 9 months that dropped to 4oz. My HV said it was fine as long as he was getting all he needs in food, which he does. By 10 months he dropped his bedtime bottle and started falling asleep without one. Hes 1 on the 20th July, and has completely dropped his morning one and refuses to have any. So I've already switched to cows milk. I think it's a matter of when baby is ready and to follow their cues. Try and see if shes happy just having 1 morning and night, then go from there. They dont have to be completely weaned off by 1, there are toddler milks if baby prefers forumla. Let baby lead, that's the best you can do

Our LO is 1 tomorrow, and we dropped her down to just her bedtime bottle last week. But we're just transitioning off milk and bottles completely because she doesn't seem that interested in drinking cows milk.

I'm planning on just slowly phasing out her bedtime bottle by dropping it by an oz every few days or once a week.

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