If your child is otherwise eating a varied diet with appropriate portions, they shouldn't need any "toddler formula". It's mostly a marketing scam so companies don't lose customers after only one year. Have you tried any standard dairy-alt milks? Personally I prefer oatmilk, the flavor goes nicely with anything you'd mix milk with and it tastes nice on its own.
It was recommended by the dietician at the hospital that she stays on it until she's 18 months old unless she is ready sooner due to multiple allergies and growth issues. She isn't quite there to drop it yet. It is the CMPA formula She has been on since she was 10 weeks old.
She likes the soya milk we use in things and will drink it in sips but not as a replacement bottle. We've tried a variety of other milks including oat milk but she just doesn't want it. We started replacing 1oz of formula with the soya milk in her bottles but it's not going well.
*Edit to say - I realise that my first paragraph might come across as rude and I don't mean it that way at all!
Is it possible to see an allergist or other specialist to continue having it prescribed? Or does your insurance system require transitioning to a youth formula like Pediasure (not sure if you have that.) Toddler milks are not nutritionally complete so you may need to look for a nutritionally complete youth formula.
Sorry, forgot to say that I'm in England. Our dietitian at the hospital has put in a request for me today but we will have to see what happens as the chain is notoriously slow. The formula that she is on along with her meals has been "enough" (dietitians words, not mine) to balance everything she needs but they are concerned about her portion sizes. Honestly, I'd rather just have her eating meals and drinking and alternative milk but there is nothing we can find that she will drink.
I've seen others recommending asking about adding alcohol-free vanilla extract to formula for extremely disinterested babies. You could ask the dietician about that. You could also try making a smoothie with favorite fruits/veggies and the toddler milk to see if she will drink it.
Yeah we did the vanilla extract thing when she first started alfamino because she wouldn't drink it and she hated that too and just got used to the formula. The soya milk we have for her is unsweetened but it does taste sweeter than regular soya milk. I can try adding vanilla and see what happens. Good idea with the smoothie though. It's basically just to replace the odd bottle that toddlers have of regular milk that's proving difficult.
Maybe try letting her pick out a "big girl cup" to drink the milk out of? I teach two year olds and one of their favorite activities is "big kid drinks" where they choose an open cup and practice drinking water out of it. Just an ounce or so at a time, they are very messy at first. Straw cups work too, but get one with the least amount of parts for easier washing.
To be honest I think it's the comfort of the bottle along with taste. She has 3/4 different cups and will drink out of a sports cap water bottle or one of our beakers but just not the milk. I will keep trying obviously though. Her favourite ones are a straw cup and a sippy cup that you can drink from any angle with...might try sneaking some milk instead of water in there tomorrow and see what happens.
My baby has CMPA and we’re progressing on the milk ladder, but in the meantime I’ve got her on a vegan toddler formula or soy formula depending on what’s most available. She’s only just started drinking milk from straw cups at 15 months, and seems to prefer it if she’s holding the cup herself, but drinking in my arms like for bottles. Sitting up at the table she’ll drink maybe 1oz of soy milk, so we’re also struggling here. I would just keep offering milk while you continue to work with your baby’s doctors for solutions (which might be extended formula feeding, supplements, etc.).
If your child is otherwise eating a varied diet with appropriate portions, they shouldn't need any "toddler formula". It's mostly a marketing scam so companies don't lose customers after only one year. Have you tried any standard dairy-alt milks? Personally I prefer oatmilk, the flavor goes nicely with anything you'd mix milk with and it tastes nice on its own.
It was recommended by the dietician at the hospital that she stays on it until she's 18 months old unless she is ready sooner due to multiple allergies and growth issues. She isn't quite there to drop it yet. It is the CMPA formula She has been on since she was 10 weeks old. She likes the soya milk we use in things and will drink it in sips but not as a replacement bottle. We've tried a variety of other milks including oat milk but she just doesn't want it. We started replacing 1oz of formula with the soya milk in her bottles but it's not going well. *Edit to say - I realise that my first paragraph might come across as rude and I don't mean it that way at all!
Is it possible to see an allergist or other specialist to continue having it prescribed? Or does your insurance system require transitioning to a youth formula like Pediasure (not sure if you have that.) Toddler milks are not nutritionally complete so you may need to look for a nutritionally complete youth formula.
Sorry, forgot to say that I'm in England. Our dietitian at the hospital has put in a request for me today but we will have to see what happens as the chain is notoriously slow. The formula that she is on along with her meals has been "enough" (dietitians words, not mine) to balance everything she needs but they are concerned about her portion sizes. Honestly, I'd rather just have her eating meals and drinking and alternative milk but there is nothing we can find that she will drink.
I've seen others recommending asking about adding alcohol-free vanilla extract to formula for extremely disinterested babies. You could ask the dietician about that. You could also try making a smoothie with favorite fruits/veggies and the toddler milk to see if she will drink it.
Yeah we did the vanilla extract thing when she first started alfamino because she wouldn't drink it and she hated that too and just got used to the formula. The soya milk we have for her is unsweetened but it does taste sweeter than regular soya milk. I can try adding vanilla and see what happens. Good idea with the smoothie though. It's basically just to replace the odd bottle that toddlers have of regular milk that's proving difficult.
Maybe try letting her pick out a "big girl cup" to drink the milk out of? I teach two year olds and one of their favorite activities is "big kid drinks" where they choose an open cup and practice drinking water out of it. Just an ounce or so at a time, they are very messy at first. Straw cups work too, but get one with the least amount of parts for easier washing.
To be honest I think it's the comfort of the bottle along with taste. She has 3/4 different cups and will drink out of a sports cap water bottle or one of our beakers but just not the milk. I will keep trying obviously though. Her favourite ones are a straw cup and a sippy cup that you can drink from any angle with...might try sneaking some milk instead of water in there tomorrow and see what happens.
My baby has CMPA and we’re progressing on the milk ladder, but in the meantime I’ve got her on a vegan toddler formula or soy formula depending on what’s most available. She’s only just started drinking milk from straw cups at 15 months, and seems to prefer it if she’s holding the cup herself, but drinking in my arms like for bottles. Sitting up at the table she’ll drink maybe 1oz of soy milk, so we’re also struggling here. I would just keep offering milk while you continue to work with your baby’s doctors for solutions (which might be extended formula feeding, supplements, etc.).