calcium intake question

notlori925

I was going to call my pedi today but thought I would ask here first in case anyone knows.  We have decided to wean DD off of the bottle and just give her milk in a sippy cup.  She has not taken well to this.  

So far, whereas she was drinking up to 16 ounces a day of milk(from what I read online this is about right for her age), she now only drinks about 2-3 and that is after I bought her a soft tipped sippy cup.  My DH is upset thinking she is not getting enough calcium and other vitamins and such that are in the milk.

Anyway, should she be taking a supplement like a vitamin or something or is this perfectly okay?  Thanks.

cess525

Do you give her yogurt and cheese?  Both of those have calcium in them it doesn't have to be all from milk. 

Also, I can't get DD to drink water from a standard sippy cup but I can get her to drink it from a straw sippy (take n toss).  Maybe those cups are worth a shot.

notlori925

she does eat cheese sometimes.  She hates yogurt.  Also, I do have the straw cups and she seems to like those even less for some reason though she will drink from a straw out of a regular cup.  She's very particular.