Bye bye formula!

Discussion in 'The First Year' started by twinboymomma, May 21, 2007.

  1. twinboymomma

    twinboymomma Well-Known Member

    Well, the transition went a lot smoother than I had anticipated. The boys are officially off of formula and onto whole milk! YAY!! Just thought I would share as I was asking thousands of questions and panicking about it a while ago, but it went very well!!
     
    twinboymomma, May 21, 2007
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  2. becky5

    becky5 Guest

    :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
     
    becky5, May 21, 2007
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  3. JDMummy

    JDMummy Well-Known Member

    WTG! Congrats! We are almost there too! :clapping:
     
    JDMummy, May 21, 2007
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  4. KYsweetheart

    KYsweetheart Well-Known Member

    That is so awesome!!

    Just think of the money savings, LOL

    Congrats!!
     
    KYsweetheart, May 21, 2007
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  5. gatormommy

    gatormommy Well-Known Member

    :banana: :clapping: Feels good, doesn't it? I have one totally on milk and one on the way. :yahoo:
     
    gatormommy, May 21, 2007
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  6. Stephanie M

    Stephanie M Well-Known Member

    Share you tips . . . how did you do it?
     
    Stephanie M, May 21, 2007
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  7. AmynTony

    AmynTony Well-Known Member

    I just finished up this transition - and at this point I'm only still giving a bit of formula to use it up!

    for PP that asked for tips what I did was slowly transition them (mine had dairy issues in the beginning and were on soy formula since 2 mos old)...but I would put 2 oz of milk and 4 oz of formula in the bottle - then after that went ok I slowly upped it an ounce every few days until now my son is drinking just milk and my daughter still gets a bit more formula because she isn't totally sold on the taste of milk...
     
    AmynTony, May 21, 2007
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  8. twinboymomma

    twinboymomma Well-Known Member

    Thanks everyone! To be honest as far as how we did it...they just weren't drinking their formula anymore, as if they didn't like it. So we thought we would try whole milk. I did 3/4 formula and 1/4 milk just to see if they like the taste. When they didn't throw it up or spit it out, then I gradually increased the amount of milk and decreased the amount of formula. It didn't take very long and they are finally drinking a normal amount of liquids again.
     
    twinboymomma, May 22, 2007
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  9. mommyeandm

    mommyeandm Well-Known Member

    Yay!!! That's awesome!!! We were in the middle of transitioning and they either have their reflux again (I had stopped the Prevacid about a month ago) or a tummy virus so we're back to all formula right now...hopefully we'll be able to start transitioning again soon...they money savings are wonderful!! Congrats!!!
     
    mommyeandm, May 22, 2007
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  10. minnieinafrica

    minnieinafrica Well-Known Member

    Wow, looking at your tickers, it looks like I better get started soon!! Jacob and Mia have colds now, so I will wait a little while until we are all better. How many ounces of milk are giving and how many bottles?
    Melissa
     
    minnieinafrica, May 22, 2007
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  11. summerfun

    summerfun Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    Yay!!! I loved it when we made the switch, it made things so much easier, not to mention saved a ton of money. :a_smil09:
     
    summerfun, May 22, 2007
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