When can my baby start drinking cow's milk?

You can start offering your baby cow’s milk as a main drink when he’s one year old. Before that, you need to be giving him infant formula or breast milk, along with complementary foods that are rich in energy and micronutrients like iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin A and folates. However, a little cow's milk in your baby's food is fine once he has started on solids; Cow's milk may be low in iron, but has loads of important nutrients for your growing baby. 

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