No, toddler milk or follow-on formula is not suitable for babies under a year old.
Toddler milk is marketed as being suitable for toddlers aged between one and three. It has vitamins, minerals and probiotics added to it.
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Toddler milk contains higher levels of iron than other formula milks. Once your baby is six months old, she can get all the iron she needs from a combination of
solid food and breastmilk or
formula milk.
Even when your baby reaches toddlerhood, she's not likely to need toddler milk. There's no evidence that toddler milk is any better for your child than cow's milk. And of course, if you and your toddler are happy to
continue breastfeeding, that's fine too.
When your baby is one, she can have
cow's milk as a drink. By then, your baby will be gaining a large part of her nourishment from solid foods. As long as she's having
a variety of food, she should be getting all the minerals and vitamins she needs. When you introduce cow’s milk she should have full-cream dairy products until she turns two, when she can switch to low-fat.
Reviewed for BabyCenter Australia by Lionel Lubitz, paediatrician.Advertisement | page continues below
