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I would think as to the amount, whatever he is taking in now, you would want to slowly build him up to that amount with CM. I got blasted for saying I give DD1 2%, but I did. I've heard that BM is usually low fat. I know my girls had trouble gaining weight while I BF'd them, for 2 and 8 weeks, respectively. I gave up because I wasn't producing enough, and went to FF, and they chunked up big time. So, I think if you kind of wean LO off of BM while weaning him onto CM (whatever you choose whole or reduced), he will probably acclimate just fine. Most kids do. Do you pump or does he BF from tap? Because you may want to warm the milk first so that it doesn't come as a shock. My pedi. says that DD1 should be getting at least 16 oz of milk a day, and that was when she was two, so maybe that should be a target amount. I know plenty of kids who drink way more than that, but DD1 not really big on milk, and gets one cup of warm milk at night, and the rest of her calcium and the like from yogurt and cheese. Sometimes I will give her cold chocolate milk just as a treat, rather than actual chocolate. Go organic, that way, LO won't have all those antibiotics and hormones and crap they put in regular dairy.
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