Mommy SOS UPDATE: Switching to Milk

Thanks to everyone who gave their suggestions on my previous Mommy SOS post on how to switch Nora from formula/bottle to milk/sippy cup. Your insight was really helpful. It's so nice to be able to glean wisdom from other moms who have "been there."

So....because I know I'll totally forget how we did this I thought I'd document it so you all (and by "you all" I secretly include myself in that group of people) can come back to this post for my experience in written form. I've been amazed just how much I can forget. For example - my cousin who just had the most precious little baby boy was asking me what nursing pads I used and honestly I could not remember for the life of me. What I do

remember is asking a TON of people which one's they preferred at the time and really laboring over finding the "right" nursing pad :) Hehe....how raising a child changes your ability to remember anything.

I digress....

Switching to milk....

Once given the "green light" from our pediatrician to start Nora on whole milk I decided I'd substitute one bottle every other day for a sippy cup of warm (yes - Nora likes her milk warm

too Kristina!). She was taking 4 bottles/day at the time. It looked like this....

Day One and Two -

1st Feeding - Formula

2nd Feeding - Milk in Sippy

3rd Feeding - Formula

4th Feeding - Formula

Day Three and Four -

1st Feeding - Formula

2nd Feeding - Milk in Sippy

3rd Feeding - Milk in Sippy

4th Feeding - Formula

Day Five and Six -

1st Feeding - Milk in Sippy

2nd Feeding - Milk in Sippy

3rd Feeding - Milk in Sippy

4th Feeding - Formula

Day Seven -

1st Feeding - Milk in Sippy

2nd Feeding - Milk in Sippy

3rd Feeding - Milk in Sippy

4th Feeding - Milk in Sippy

After a transition week we're totally done with bottles and formula - yipee!!!! Oh - and BTW

- we're using Horizon Organic Whole Milk (for anyone who might be interested)

And a post just wouldn't be the same without a picture of this little one...