Enough Whole Milk?

lolson33

Our little one began drinking whole milk shortly after her first birthday and I'm wondering if she's getting enough. I have read online that children her age should be drinking 16 to 24 ounces of milk a day. Right I give her whole milk at breakfast lunch and dinner and she's drinking between6 to 8 ounces a day. However I am still nursing her when she wakes up and before she goes to bed. She has also occasionally been asking to nurse in the afternoon as well and since we're new to whole milk I have been allowing her to. She also receives water (sometimes diluted juice) twice a day with snacks. Between the nursing and milk at meals would you say that she's getting enough? She has had no problems drinking the milk and doesn't seem to be getting dehydrated so I assume she's getting enough fluids, but any thoughts would be appreciated!

andrea0418

Yes she's getting plenty. My 18 month old still nurses and gets water in a sippy cup. He refuses wcm.

rspalding001

yeah my understanding is its 16-20 ozs of dairy, but that includes cheese, milk, yogurt, etc. So it does not have to be all milk...especially if you are still BFing.

michelle7482

My DD drinks about 8oz a day but she gets a cup of Greek yogurt every day and likes cheese as well. She also eats nutrigrain bars and they have calcium in them so as long as they get calcium from somewhere it's okay. And if I feel she didn't get enough calcium for the day, I give her one of those pudding cups because that has the same amount of calcium as an 8 ounce glass of milk. And she loves that lol!

SharonB222

My DD didn't drink much WCM (her choice, and still doesn't).  I made a list of the dairy equivalents for cheese and yogurt, etc. and she got her 24 oz that way.  I used this reference: https://babyparenting.about.com/od/nutritionandfeeding/f/servingmilk.htm

lolson33

@SharonB222‌ Thanks for the article!

RCAFWife

At our recent 12 month checkup our pediatrician recommended 12 oz of whole milk, in any form, per day. Now that I see you guys posting 24oz it makes me think my son's not getting enough. Maybe our doc suggested 12 oz cause I'm still nursing him at night...He won't drink whole milk or formula but will have milk in his cereal or yogurt and cheese.