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Typically, switching from formula to milk can start at about 12 months. This is when your baby's digestive system may be ready to start digesting cow's milk. After stopping formula, your little one will need the nutrients in milk to keep growing and developing.

You want to ensure they're getting all the nutrition they need without formula. Until your baby's first birthday, they should only have formula, breast milk, or water (after 6 months) to drink. After their first birthday, you can begin to transition from formula to milk.

Despite all of the toddler milk products on the market, the AAP and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends feeding your baby chest/breast milk (aka human milk) or infant formula until at least 12 months of age, and then, switching to whole cow's milk at the 12-month mark (but not before).

One-year-olds no longer need formula, and can now switch to whole milk. Some toddlers never drink milk; if that's the case with your child, please don't force it. Toddlers need the nutrients in milk ? calcium and protein ? but these nutrients are also available from other sources. Toddlers do not need milk.

When do babies stop drinking formula? ?A healthy baby should drink breast milk or formula until they are 1 year old. Formulas are fortified with vitamins and iron, which they need,? says pediatrician Radhai Prabhakaran, MD.

?A healthy baby should drink breast milk or formula until they are 1 year old. Formulas are fortified with vitamins and iron, which they need,? says pediatrician Radhai Prabhakaran, MD. ?Generally, babies should have at least 24 ounces per day between the ages of 9 months to 1 year.

There's no exact age at which babies should switch, but the weaning process should begin soon after your baby is one year old. By this time, they're getting some nutrition from food, drinking some water, and are less dependent on formula for all their nutrition needs.