Hates cows milk

readynwilling · Mar 26th, 2012, 15:23 PM

J is almost 13 months. She is still bf'd except i work from 9-5 everyday so currently she nurses at:
6pm when we get home
8pm before bed
and a few times through the night.

She actually never wants to nurse when she wakes up in the morning.

i don't want to pump for her while im at work, so i have the sitter *trying* to get her to drink cows milk. However she doesn't like it... she drinks i think 3oz maybe the whole day that im gone, and drinks water the rest of the time. She flat out refuses formula or toddler milk. This is going on 4 weeks now

I do try to get her to have yogurt and cheese to get her calcium requirements. Any suggestions how to get her to drink the milk? or should i not worry about it?

bigbetty · Mar 26th, 2012, 16:14 PM

Fran only has 2 milk drinks a day - first thing in the morning and at bedtime. Sometimes she will only have 2 or 3 oz, other times she drains 9. She tends to have more in the morning and a small amount at bedtime though.

As long as LO is getting plenty of dairy in her diet then she should be fine love. Fran usually has 2 small pots of fromage frais per day and then whatever cheese etc she has in her meals. Plus you can get extra milk in her by giving her cereals too xx

LauraLu · Mar 26th, 2012, 19:55 PM

I had this same issue with my son (who is now almost 15 months). We had to mix his formula with milk until it was straight cow's milk. It does take some time.

Could you try pumping and asking your sitter to mix it with his milk?

LauraLu · Mar 26th, 2012, 21:13 PM

Ooops!!! I said "his" milk...should have said "her"! I'm so sorry!

Also, our pediatrician recommended adding a bit of strawberry flavoring to the milk as well. We never did this, but I'm sure a little couldn't hurt!

readynwilling · Mar 27th, 2012, 15:47 PM

i have wondered about flavouring Laura. I could pump and mix but im now 3 weeks into not feeding during the day, and it would be hard to re-establish the supply to get the extra feed.

I spoke to the sitter this morning and she is now drinking 3oz of 2% milk (refuses homo milk, so we were mixing it with water, but it makes more sense to just give 2%). and get this.. she is picky about what brand of milk

has to be Natrel milk (the more expensive of the ones available here

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Mar 26th, 2012, 15:23 PM	#1
readynwilling Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 12,170	Hates cows milk J is almost 13 months. She is still bf'd except i work from 9-5 everyday so currently she nurses at: 6pm when we get home 8pm before bed and a few times through the night. She actually never wants to nurse when she wakes up in the morning. i don't want to pump for her while im at work, so i have the sitter trying to get her to drink cows milk. However she doesn't like it... she drinks i think 3oz maybe the whole day that im gone, and drinks water the rest of the time. She flat out refuses formula or toddler milk. This is going on 4 weeks now I do try to get her to have yogurt and cheese to get her calcium requirements. Any suggestions how to get her to drink the milk? or should i not worry about it?

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Mar 26th, 2012, 16:14 PM	#2
bigbetty Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Burton-On-Trent, UK Posts: 8,726	Fran only has 2 milk drinks a day - first thing in the morning and at bedtime. Sometimes she will only have 2 or 3 oz, other times she drains 9. She tends to have more in the morning and a small amount at bedtime though. As long as LO is getting plenty of dairy in her diet then she should be fine love. Fran usually has 2 small pots of fromage frais per day and then whatever cheese etc she has in her meals. Plus you can get extra milk in her by giving her cereals too xx
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Mar 26th, 2012, 19:55 PM	#3
LauraLu Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 684	I had this same issue with my son (who is now almost 15 months). We had to mix his formula with milk until it was straight cow's milk. It does take some time. Could you try pumping and asking your sitter to mix it with his milk?

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Mar 26th, 2012, 21:13 PM	#4
LauraLu Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 684	Ooops!!! I said "his" milk...should have said "her"! I'm so sorry! Also, our pediatrician recommended adding a bit of strawberry flavoring to the milk as well. We never did this, but I'm sure a little couldn't hurt!

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Mar 27th, 2012, 15:47 PM	#5
readynwilling Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 12,170	i have wondered about flavouring Laura. I could pump and mix but im now 3 weeks into not feeding during the day, and it would be hard to re-establish the supply to get the extra feed. I spoke to the sitter this morning and she is now drinking 3oz of 2% milk (refuses homo milk, so we were mixing it with water, but it makes more sense to just give 2%). and get this.. she is picky about what brand of milk has to be Natrel milk (the more expensive of the ones available here )

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