My son will be one in 2 weeks, so I gave him milk for 1 feeding a few days ago, just to see how he would react--he didn't notice a difference at all---drank it as if he'd been drinking it all along. I only have enough formula to make 4-5 more bottles, and I'm not going to buy anymore. He'll be solely on whole milk by tomorrow. I guess I'm just doing it kind of "cold turkey".

My daughter stopped taking formula all on her own. Days before she turned 1, she started refusing formula bottles. I hadn't intended on it happening that way, but I had no choice about it- she quit cold turkey. There's been no sign of any problems so far.

If your baby allows a more gradual change, start out by putting some milk into solids to test out allergies first. Make a creamy broccoli soup or use it as the base for baby rice (or whatever else you'd like to try). Then, start to switch out bottles or feeds with regular milk.

Just keep whole cow's milk intake around 16-24 oz a day. As long as your child is getting three meals of solids and two snacks a day, your little one should be getting enough nutrition (this will vary between children, but its a good place to start before you figure out your child's new diet).

As for introducing water or juice, just be persistent about it and offer it once or twice a day. My dd never liked either, but she did start drinking full bottles of it after about a week of me leaving it in her hands.

The girls do like water and juice, so that's a good thing. The reason I asked about this is that we let them have a few ounces of milk - which they loved - but then one ended up with a bad case of diahrea. It may have just been coincidence, but I thought I would see if anyone else had this problem. Thanks for your input! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Scubagal, I don't think it's a coincidence. At my son's 9 month checkup, my ped explained to me that it's obviously recommended to wait for a year because of allergies to milk, however, the lactose in milk can also cause GI tract issues in babies. I guess it can cause small areas of bleeding and lead to other problems.

Thanks Mel! Another good reason to wait.