How much milk at a year old?

claire-lou · Mar 14th, 2010, 18:22 PM

Jack is now on cows milk but has been having 21 oz a day in three feeds, breakfast, afternoon about 2 and bedtime. However he's stopped eating his evening meal and just feeds half of it to the dog (which is steadily becoming obese

) Then he's waking at 9 hungry and needed a snack :doh:

So today I didn't give him his cup of milk at 2 I just gave him water. He drunk it all without messing and then ate more than me at tea time. He's still asleep now and doesn't appear to be gonna wake anytime soon.

Is 14 oz of milk enough or should he still be having the 2 o'clock cup

Thanks in advance for the advice

Mum2b_Claire · Mar 15th, 2010, 03:57 AM

I'm not entirely sure but I would have thought 14oz is fine at a year. I know you shouldn't give too much cow's milk for the reasons you describe - it fills them up and spoils their appetite for other foods. I think my Ruby will go down to 14oz at around a year, I'll replace her 2pm milk with a solid snack.

SianMA · Mar 19th, 2010, 08:19 AM

Can't remember where I read it but I was looking up guideline minimum milk amounts yesterday and it was 20oz for 6months to 1 year then 12oz from 1 year. Might have been on the food standards agency website.

bumpsmum · Mar 21st, 2010, 16:22 PM

aahhh thats where I must be going wrong

I have been offering Matthew cows milk in a sippy cup mid morn rather than water (to get more milk into him) and he has not been eating alot at lunch, now I know why haha thanks

x

Rydia · Mar 21st, 2010, 17:38 PM

My son still BFs around 4/5 am, 1-2 times during the day, before bed and then 1-2 times at night. I am not sure how much milk he is getting though. I dont offer cows milk just 3 meals and a snack. He is a bit hit and miss with meals but generally eats pretty well.

alexjoan · Mar 24th, 2010, 01:58 AM

Hi Claire.

Once you have start adding solids to his diet and his daily intake of formula milk should gradually decrease to about 720ml / 24oz. The Food Standards Agency recommends that once your baby is established on solids, he should be having approximately 600ml / 20oz or one pint of formula milk per day alongside a varied diet until he is a year old.

Mar 14th, 2010, 18:22 PM	#1
claire-lou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 6,726	How much milk at a year old? Jack is now on cows milk but has been having 21 oz a day in three feeds, breakfast, afternoon about 2 and bedtime. However he's stopped eating his evening meal and just feeds half of it to the dog (which is steadily becoming obese ) Then he's waking at 9 hungry and needed a snack :doh: So today I didn't give him his cup of milk at 2 I just gave him water. He drunk it all without messing and then ate more than me at tea time. He's still asleep now and doesn't appear to be gonna wake anytime soon. Is 14 oz of milk enough or should he still be having the 2 o'clock cup Thanks in advance for the advice

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Mar 15th, 2010, 03:57 AM	#2
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	I'm not entirely sure but I would have thought 14oz is fine at a year. I know you shouldn't give too much cow's milk for the reasons you describe - it fills them up and spoils their appetite for other foods. I think my Ruby will go down to 14oz at around a year, I'll replace her 2pm milk with a solid snack.

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Mar 19th, 2010, 08:19 AM	#3
SianMA Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Wales, UK Posts: 658	Can't remember where I read it but I was looking up guideline minimum milk amounts yesterday and it was 20oz for 6months to 1 year then 12oz from 1 year. Might have been on the food standards agency website.

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Mar 21st, 2010, 16:22 PM	#4
bumpsmum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: greenock, scotland Posts: 1,611	aahhh thats where I must be going wrong I have been offering Matthew cows milk in a sippy cup mid morn rather than water (to get more milk into him) and he has not been eating alot at lunch, now I know why haha thanks x

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Mar 21st, 2010, 17:38 PM	#5
Rydia Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 394	My son still BFs around 4/5 am, 1-2 times during the day, before bed and then 1-2 times at night. I am not sure how much milk he is getting though. I dont offer cows milk just 3 meals and a snack. He is a bit hit and miss with meals but generally eats pretty well.

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Mar 24th, 2010, 01:58 AM	#6
alexjoan Other New BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5	Hi Claire. Once you have start adding solids to his diet and his daily intake of formula milk should gradually decrease to about 720ml / 24oz. The Food Standards Agency recommends that once your baby is established on solids, he should be having approximately 600ml / 20oz or one pint of formula milk per day alongside a varied diet until he is a year old.

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