Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
I would continue to put the milk in a sippy cup and if he drinks it fine, if not at least you tried. You could send home the sippy cup with mom so she can see how much he is drinking or use it for the evening so it's not wasted?

There are always going to be things parents do that we wouldn't but I think some things are not up to us and in this case, I think this is one of them. As long as he drinking water and eating meals I wouldn't stress about the formula. If mom is worried she can take him to the dr and the dr will be able to see that everything else in his diet is fine and there shouldn't be reason to worry.
Just to clarify, I am not stressed about the formula, I don't want to give it to him. Also as a caregiver, I have the best interests of the child as my number one priority. This isn't a case of difference of opinions on parenting but that this quantity of milk is both unhealthy and the bottle is promoting dental issues. Also when I am the one who has to deal with this then it becomes my problem so I will speak up. This child has major separation issues which he is constantly back and forth with and he won't even hold his bottle for himself at home so his afternoon bottle is for sure a comfort thing versus an actual nutritional need. At age 12 mths formula is no longer necessary if a well balance diet is given, which it sure is here and they should only have 16-24 fl oz of milk per 24 hr period. This isn't my opinion this is Public Health Ontario guidelines. At 17 mths he is having 27 oz a day. Now I appreciate the angst surrounding adequate calcium and I get that most people think that milk is the best source but I have a child who doesn't even want his milk in the afternoon and after one day at home he returns to me clearly topped up with milk because he has had 3 loose bowel movements already!