Switch off breastmilk or formula before 12 months?

Question

I am struggling with breastfeeding. Really hating it lately and my supply is struggling as well. My lo has a dairy allergy and hates the hypoallergenic formula. Even if it’s 2oz formula 6oz breastmilk. He is almost 10mo and still wakes 1/2 a night to eat and eats at least 6x a day. Not sure if he eats so much still because he’s not getting enough or staying full long enough. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 
I was wondering if anyone has started their kid on milk before one? He would have to have almond milk or was thinking pea protein milk? 
Any advice?

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My doctor said we could start phasing in milk or a milk alternative at 11 months. Definitely ask your doctor first. It also depends how much solids they’re eating. My daughter didn’t start eating anything substantial until 10 months so it depends how good of an eater your baby is. We were also breastfeeding so my doctor had no problem with introducing milk at 11 months b
We went with ripple milk (pea protein) too because of the amazing nutrition! It’s great!

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You can try pea milk, flax milk, or hemp milk if they’re doing well on solids and getting omegas and healthy fats from other places. My son is a bad eater with a milk protein allergy so I do a morning bottle to this day (he is 2), and it consists of a splash of Pediasure (for taste, it’s very sweet), Polyvisol (a multivitamin), and pea milk. The rest of the day he has water or pea milk in a sippy cup.

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I’m no expert on this. But I know you are not supposed to give cows milk before 1. I would recommend trying different formulas or even trying a soy based formula. And if none of those do the trick talk to your pediatrician.

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Our daughter has been refusing formula since she was 9 months old or so. She’ll be 11 months tomorrow and that’s when I’ll be letting go and allowing her to make the transition. For me 9.5/10 months is a bit too young for me to make that sort of transition. The nutrients they get from breast milk or formula is so very important for their development. I discussed it with our pediatrician at her 9 month well visit and we both agreed to start the transition at 11 months. We can’t force feed her formula obviously and she’s eating 3 full meals a day so our pediatrician wasn’t as concerned about nutrients. We’re also going with almond milk but make sure whatever you’re choosing (after getting doctor approval) has enough calcium in it. Almond milk tends to have less calcium in it than whole milk so we’ll be using an almond milk that has the added calcium so she’s not lacking there. But definitely give your pediatrician a call since those nutrients are so important. Express your concerns and issues and go from there!

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I started transitioning my little girl to milk when she was 10 months. I did 6 oz of milk and 2 oz of formula and increased the amount of milk 2oz every month unil she was 1 year. People are going to freak out and tell you not to do this because their doctor said not to well the doctor NOT always right! You need to do what you feel is right for YOUR childs health. My little is now one year and 2 months old and only drinks Almond milk, water and some juices. She is perfectly healthy happy baby and her doctor couldn't be more happy.

Switch off breastmilk or formula before 12 months?

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