My 10 1/2 month old son is not a big fan of formula for several months now. He drinks about 10 oz. or so a day but he does eat three 4 oz. containers of Yo Baby yogurt a day (hope this is not too much but it's the only thing that he truly loves to eat these days). Does the yogurt count towards his 16 - 24 oz. daily intake? I know yogurt is not same as formula but I read somewhere it is the total oz. of dairy?
Thanks for shedding some light on this for me.
try switching formulas, maybe he's ready to quit. Otherwise I wouldn't worry about the dairy. Just make sure he has a healthy diet otherwise. Dairy is not healthy at all in my opinion. Lots of antibiotics and bacteria and cholesterol and fat that is not healthy. My kids don't eat dairy most of the time and they grew up fine!
10oz is pretty low, but he's getting close to a year, so I doubt it's a big issue. Does he still eat baby cereal? You could try giving him that with formula to mix it so he's getting a little more/day. I also wouldn't worry about the yogurt...I don't think Yo Baby probably has added sugar, but the sugar content of yogurt in general is something to watch out for, but honestly, it's probably not a big deal. Cottage cheese is a good suggestion, too though. If it were me, I might try and push a few more ounces of formula if you can, but if not, just make sure he gets a variety of other foods.
It sounds like you're little guy is just saying he's ready for food and has had it with bottles. My youngest did the same thing. He wanted real food and cut down how much breast milk he was drinking substantially around the same age. It was fine according to my pediatrician. Start giving him smaller versions of what you eat, make sure he's getting enough fluid with milk and water, but other than that, congrats! He's just growing up!
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Hi. It's my understanding that Yogurt counts ounce for ounce like milk or formula. So 4 oz of yogurt equals 4 oz of milk/formula. Also - if your son likes cheese you get a bigger bang for your buck. One ounce of cheese equals four ounces of milk. I'm grateful my son loves cheese because like your son, he's not a big milk drinker.
First - this 16-24 oz thing is ridiculous. Is your baby healthy and growing properly? Is he gaining weight? formula is a liquid diet. Women who breastfeed cannot tell how much their babies are really getting - they just have to watch the baby grow.
As a mother who formula feeds, you should know that formula is basically a liquid diet.His digestive system is now used to commercial type foods and the yogurt is fine. Fruit, veggies and grain (no wheat) is fine. If you want to give your almost 1 year old yogurt - go for it.
make sure your child is not dehydrated so please - give him watery fruits (melon) and you can even give him a little water when it is hot.
Don't panic - AND the dairy thing is such a flipping myth - you do not need to give you child dairy at all to be healthy - but you must give them veggies, fruit and grains that contain calcium or enhance calcium uptake.
instead of seeing a pediatrician about this - consult a child nutritionist.
His yogurt intake seems way to high to me, I only give my boys yogurt max once a day. How about some cheese or even cottage cheese?
You want to make sure that he's getting plenty of calcium from different sources. The real concern with the yogurt is the amount of sugar in it. You could try offering him plain yogurt with homemade fruit purees, different varieties of cheese or cottage cheese. All foods that many babies love! http://weelicious.com/2008/03/19/apricot-apple-and-golden...
