interesting... from 1 year doc appt today...

mbtortor

our pedi said that its OK for us to give DD 2% milk instead of whole and that once she's 18 months we can give her skim milk.  She said its something new that they are saying... DD is 40%ile and she didnt have any issue with her getting less fat from milk. Thought that was interesting to share....

SarahBukisi

hmm. id like to see the research either way. i only like skim milk so its such a waste to buy the whole milk and try to get my son to drink it but half goes down the drain! it would be a nice comprmise to just buy 2% for a while.

aimeelv

Wow, I've never heard that before.  Zachary's pedi said that as long as you're offering healthy fats, there's no need to restrict toddlers' fat intake until at least 2 years old. 

How do you feel about what your she said?

Vrbka

my son has been on 2% milk since he was about 14 months .. he wouldn't drink vitamin D milk doctor said not to worry about it.. but he is in the 100 percentile..

mbtortor

I hadnt done any research on milk either so right now I dont have an opinion on it.  DD easily transitioned from BM to forumula to whole milk so I am not worried about it in that sense.  I just bought a new half gal of whole milk so it will give me a few days to research and see what i come up with. 

Whats the benefits of whole milk in the first place? Just for the full fat?

franciscaz

That is so strange.  I've always heard it isn't about weight it is about fatty acids that help develop the brain.

SarahBukisi

just saw this that goes along with it..

https://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/05_low_fat_diet.htm

clp1027

I was just about to put up a post asking if anyone else's DC was on 2%. Our pedi told us to put DS on 2% at our 1 year earlier this week. He is in the 95% for both height and weight. She told us that he didn't really need whole milk and that we could re-evalute at 15 months. I had never heard of a baby on 2%.