Both of my own boys had issues with cow milk so we did almond milk and they just got lots of yogurt and cheese for the first 6 months or so after they turned a year. They actually both prefer almond milk but with how they drink it, it is expensive. I never bottle fed my oldest (breastfed only and it was a pain sometimes!) so I can't comment on that experience, but he took to cups easily since it was different than breastmilk. With my second ( started breastfeeding but switched to formula) I started around 10 months with giving cups and he preferred it becuase of older brother being the role model. By the time he was a year he didn't want bottles anymore.

I know this may not be best practice but DH and I would mix a little chocolate or strawberry powder to get the boys to drink cow milk when we switched from almond. Then slowly phased that out and made it weaker until they drank straight milk.

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