kaylin.booker Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I'm from Texas but had a baby in Canada a few years ago. I know there are some Canadians in this group, eh? When he was 10 months old the health nurse told me to wean him off bottles (not breastfed). Was this a weird thing for her to tell me or a common practice in Canada? I'm asking because we pretty much did this with him except for night time feeds and now that I have another baby I'm wondering if I should do it again. She doesn't eat at night so if I did wean her at 10 months it would be completely. I know this is against recommendations in the states, but if all of Canada is doing it then I think it's worth considering. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SproutMamaK Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Nope, all of Canada is definitely not doing that. Unless there's some extenuating circumstances there's no reason to wean the baby that early. Heck, we have year-long mat leave partly so that people can feed their babies longer if they want, lol. Was she maybe just talking about transferring him to drinking from a sippy cup instead of a bottle? I know some dentists recommend doing that sooner rather than later for paletter formation, but if she was honestly talking about weaning him off formula entirely, I think you just got an out-of-touch nurse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylin.booker Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Yeah I don't know why she said that. I double checked because it wasn't my first kid and I knew the recommendations and she assured me that's what they recommended. So strange! It was in Sherwood Park outside of Edmonton. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebbyribs Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I'm in the U.S. but have also seen the recommendation to switch from a bottle to a sippy cup sometime between 8 months and 1 year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylin.booker Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Maybe that was it then! Just switching from a bottle. Oops! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylin.booker Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Maybe that was it then! Just switching from a bottle. Oops! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I replied in the other thread, but curious here as well. In Australia it is standard practice to move from formula to cows milk at 12 months, and I believe it was 10 months a decade or two ago. What's the reccomendation over there for when to move from formula to cows milk? 10 months is a little earlier than what we do but not by much! Also seconding the idea they may very well have just been referring to switching from bottle to sippy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 At least 12 months before switching to cow's milk is the standard reccommendation in Canada. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Replied in other thread: Transition from bottles to open top cups at 12 months. Transition from formula to homgenized whole cow's milk at 12 months. May begin to introduce cow's milk at 9 months The Rourke Baby record (aka primary care provider's cheat sheet) has all developmental recommendations nicely summarized, with referneces. It can all be found on the Canadian Pediatric Society website and it's parenting site Caring for Kids but not so nicely summarized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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