Babies: 9 - 12 Months

Confused re:Dairy

I thought babies weren't supposed to have cow's milk until after 1 year of age.  I wasn't planning on doing yogurt and cheese until then as well.  But, I see a ton of people on here doing yogurt at 8-9 months or earlier.

Why is it ok to give cheese, yogurt, ect, but not milk? They all contain the milk protiens, lactose, ect.  So why is milk such a no-no but the other things are ok?

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Re: Confused re:Dairy

  • I've been wondering the same thing, especially since Lily had a problem with milk protien as a newborn, and I've been dairy-free since she was three weeks. I'm downright terrified to eat anything with dairy, let alone offer it to her, but I'm sure eventually I'm going to need to give it a shot. I'll be curious to see what others say.
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  • Because they are cultured differently, most children react different.  It doesn't produce the same intolerance as regular cow milk, or even us mommies who bf drinking cow milk.  All the baby food books say to start yougart at 9 months, like Super Baby Food which is very pro bfing/ap/organic so I figure if they say it's ok, it's probably ok.  I'd wait til after your 9 mo checkup and confirm with pediatrician before starting though.
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  • Great question! This always confuses me too.
  • I was wondering the same thing so I went to the trusted baby food site, wholseomebabyfood.com, and this is what it says:

    https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/tipYogurt.htm


    What is the age to introduce yogurt to baby? Learn why introducing yogurt to your baby really does not jive with the "No Dairy Until 1 Year" rule.

    We all wonder, why is it ok to give my baby Yogurt (and Cheese) before she is 1 year old? Is there something special about the dairy aspect of yogurt and cheese?

    Yogurt and cheese are a bit special when it comes to these 2 foods being dairy products. While there is NO great magic in Yogurt or Cheese, the most common reasons for yogurt and cheese being ok for baby prior to age 1 year old are:

    • Unlike Whole Cow Milk beverage, your baby is not at risk of formula/breast milk being replaced by Yogurt or Cheese.
       
    • The medical community worries that if Whole Cow milk is introduced to an infant prior to 1 year old, that parents would stop formula and/or breastfeeding and use Milk as the replacement. This would possibly be dangerous to your baby's health! They, however, neglect to specify the difference between baby drinking milk and eating yogurt and/or cheese.
       
    • Lactose is broken down with the culturing of the yogurt or cheese and milk proteins are either semi-removed or limited. The culturing makes yogurt and cheese easier to digest. Many people with lactose intolerance often are be able to eat cheese and/or yogurt without trouble. The same is often true for some people with a milk protein (either to the casein or the whey) allergy.


    So why do doctors say "No Dairy Until After 1 Year" if Yogurt and Cheese are Ok?

    As we note above, the medical community fears that many people would stop formula/breastfeeding and start their kids on whole cow milk earlier than 1 year old - unless they were told not to. Many pediatricians do not explain that yogurt and cheese are ok for your baby from 8 months old and on.

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  • I've always heard that it was a concern for bm/f to get replaced by cow's milk.
  • I think you can do milk (in small amounts) after 9 months.... I know my SIL's did, and it sure helped them ween their kids from the bottle and formula at 1 year old....
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  • We started yogurt about 3 months ago and started cheese about 2 months ago. When I told pedi she said to stop the cheese but didn't say to stop the yogurt. She said we can pick cheese back up after 12 months when DS has been introduced to whole milk and does fine. Maybe like PP said because yogurt os processed different than regular milk it's ok.
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    We started yogurt about 3 months ago and started cheese about 2 months ago. When I told pedi she said to stop the cheese but didn't say to stop the yogurt. She said we can pick cheese back up after 12 months when DS has been introduced to whole milk and does fine. Maybe like PP said because yogurt os processed different than regular milk it's ok.

     

    Why on earth would you start your baby on yougart at 5 months? WTF? 

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    imageAudreyGolightly:
    We started yogurt about 3 months ago and started cheese about 2 months ago. When I told pedi she said to stop the cheese but didn't say to stop the yogurt. She said we can pick cheese back up after 12 months when DS has been introduced to whole milk and does fine. Maybe like PP said because yogurt os processed different than regular milk it's ok.

     

    Why on earth would you start your baby on yougart at 5 months? WTF? 

    Because WTF my DS has been eating "food" since right about 4 months. WTF is I have a DS that eats, eats, eats and was up to over 60 oz of formula a day. WTF is pedi ok'd it. WTF is he's happy and healthy and hasn't had any problem with it. That's WTF. 

    BTW it's yogurt not yougart, WTF?

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