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Infant feeding

Might be a dumb question but...

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moomin35 · 29/07/2014 22:51

What do babies drink from 6 months onwards. At 6 months they start on solids right? But do they continue drinking formula milk or start having other/another drink/s?

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ElphabaTheGreen · 29/07/2014 23:17

Continue with breastmilk or formula until one year (one hour before solid meals) plus water in a sippy cup with meals - tap water is fine from 6 months. Don't give cow's milk as a drink until after 12 months as it's too high in sodium. Fine to give cow's milk as a drink after 12 months and formula is no longer needed after this point. NEVER give 'toddler milk' - tis a formula company rort and full of sugar. If BFing, carry on as long as you want to.

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ElphabaTheGreen · 29/07/2014 23:21

Oh, and I didn't give mine juice at all until he was old enough to know what he was missing out on. Even now at 2.2 he only gets watered-down juice as a treat if we go out for a meal. Milk and water only at home. 'Baby juice' is another sugary rort, wrecks teeth and makes it very difficult to convince them to drink anything unsweetened.

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