bottle fed 11 month old advice?

[duchessofdulwich]

Can anyone advise me on a brand of bottle that my daughter can hold, perhaps something with a handle? also, I have heard that at 12 months little ones can shift over to cows milk? need some other mums advice on this thankyou!!

[melbourne groover]

I really like the NUK ones, the soft teat is an easy transfer and they can keep on using them. On the transfer from formula to cows I just started mixing the two and adjusting the ratio over about a week I think until was just using cows milk.

[edanna]

You could just ditch bottles and use cups instead, which is better for teeth. I did this cold turkey at 12 months and my little boy wouldn't drink formula from a cup so he just had cows' milk or water from then on. If you're giving vitamins and your baby is eating iron-rich foods then I think that's ok.

[duchessofdulwich]

hi edanna, I put milk (formula) in a sippy cup for her one day and I didn't get a good response from my little one. however, she will drink juice/ water well from a cup.

thanks malbourne i will look into NUK.

[melbourne groover]

The Nuk are free flow which is good and if you are only using for milk this is ok for teeth (according to my dentist) Juice we stick to cups - those doidy cups are great also for when they are learning to use a cup.

Good luck, sometimes I think it is pretty much trial and error on what works for each child but everyone gets there in the end!