A: Tammy, it's great that you've continued to breastfeed and give your daughter the nutritional advantages of breastmilk. It's impossible to determine exactly how much breastmilk your baby is drinking. But if she has two full feedings each day, she might get 6-8 oz. per feeding for a total of 12-16 oz. per day.

At one year of age, it's recommended that babies drink 16-24 oz. of milk per day. If your baby has continued to grow well and hasn't developed constipation as she's cut back her number of feedings, her nutrition and fluids have probably been fine between the breastfeeding and the solid foods you've been feeding her. But you could give her an additional cup of milk every day.

Beginning at 12 months of age, give her whole cow's milk instead of formula. Don't give your baby low-fat or skim milk until after she turns 2 years old, since she still needs the fat and calories in whole milk. This is a perfect time for her to learn to drink from a sippy cup as her hand coordination and her desire to feed herself increases over the next few months. If you offer milk in a cup now, she'll be an expert at drinking her milk from a cup by the time you decide to wean her.