Upstate NY Babies
Why does feeding them become more complicated???
So, we introduced whole milk and he likes it! I was giving him a full cup at lunch and dinner. Now he is eating less at those meals because he drinks all the milk. I started giving him the cup when his meal was 1/2 done, but he still sucks it down and eats less.
What is more important, food or milk for nutrition? He is nursed 4x a day, 3/4am still, wake up, 3/4pm and bedtime. Is he really getting anything from nursing besides comfort at this point?
Should I offer sippy cups of milk between meals and water with meals?
Ugh, it was easier when all I did was nurse him and knew that was all he needed!
Thank goodness his 1yr check is soon, I have so many questions!
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Re: Why does feeding them become more complicated???
Most peds will recommend 2% milk - whole milk is just extra fat that they don't need (unless your LO is under weight)
I think that food is more important at this point.. but he is still getting some nutrition from nursing and from Milk.. Eve is such a picky eater but she LOVES milk.. I honestly think she'd be content to just live on milk..
I don't know if this will help at all, since we stopped nursing long ago.. but this has been Eve's "schedule" since around 11 months..
Wake up around 8ish- between 8-9 she gets 6-8 oz of milk (Was formula)
10ish-Breakfast. I almost always give her infant cereal still mixed with juice (I now mix it with V8 fusion juice.. so she gets a little veggies with it too) and some mini pancakes.
she naps somewhere between 11 and 2.. Lunch usually between 2 and 3.. I try to give her some protein, grain and fruit with lunch.. rarely veggies.
Then she gets another cup of milk (used to be a bottle of formula) around 5-5:30..
Dinner is around 7.. sometimes she gets what we're eating.. sometimes we make her something.. I try to make sure she at least gets a veggie and some protein with dinner
And she still gets a bottle of milk at bedtime around 9:30-10;
m/c 1/2/08 and 3/12/08
Eve Amelia- Born 2/24/09. 6lb 9.9oz
Natalie Ruth - Born 6/13/11 7lb 6.6oz
Do you give her anything to drink with meals?
Evan only gets water w/ his meals for that very reason... I was giving him milk w/ breakfast, but he would suck it down and not touch his food. Now he gets a sippy (6oz) first thing in the morning when he wakes up, then breakfast about an hour later. and 6-8 oz bottle at night. Sometimes I will give him a small cup w/ his snack, if he didn't drink a lot in the morning. But on average he just drinks about 14oz a day. His doc said that is enough milk for his age. We give him 2%, which from what his pedi said is the new recommendation unless they are under weight, or not good eaters. He also eats yogurt (whole milk) everyday and lots of cheese too.
m/c 1/2/08 and 3/12/08
Eve Amelia- Born 2/24/09. 6lb 9.9oz
Natalie Ruth - Born 6/13/11 7lb 6.6oz
m/c 1/2/08 and 3/12/08
Eve Amelia- Born 2/24/09. 6lb 9.9oz
Natalie Ruth - Born 6/13/11 7lb 6.6oz
hmmm... I have always been told that milk/formula is more important that food (by the pedi & gi doc). formula especially has more nutrients in some cases. Honestly we just try to get as much formula & food in her as possible! Stella typically has 4oz formula at 9:30AM, a few ounces of banana rice cereal at 11:00AM, another 3-4oz formula at 11:30 (then nap until 1:30). When she wakes up she had lunch (some kind of finger food like puffs) & a few ounces of homemade meat/veggie/grain purees (her favorite at the moment is carrots, pasta, & chicken made into chunky puree with curry, garlic, basil). Then another 3-4 oz at 2:30 & again around 4:30 before her 2nd nap. She eats dinner when she wakes up (another few ounces of purees & maybe an ounce of yogurt or a fruit puree for dessert). Her last bottle of the day (4-5 oz) is right before bed--usually 9pm.
but stella is definitely more of a "baby" still than Ryan. She drinks about 18-22 oz formula/day (27 cal/oz formula since she is so skinny) & maybe 6-9 oz solids per day.
Exactly this. I have only heard to give a toddler under 2 or 3 anything less than whole milk if the toddler is over the 95th percentile for weight and has a family history of obesity.
And formula/BM is more important than food only until their first birthday.
https://www.wholesometoddlerfood.com/toddlercalcium.htm
Calcium and Your Toddler
Once baby has been weaned from formula or breast milk and enters into Toddlerhood, many parents find themselves worried over the proper amount of dairy/milk intake. It is hard to let go of the fact that when baby was nursing/bottle feeding, baby was consuming many ounces of breast milk or formula.
Remember this, milk is not intended to provide for the full nutrition of baby as formula or breast milk did.
Calcium is found in so many foods that if baby doesn't drink milk, that's not really a bad thing. Cheese is very good for baby and is a good source of calcium as is yogurt. Other foods that contain calcium are:
Just check on the labels of any foods you buy and you will be surprised to see calcium!
Toddlers aged 1 year through 2 years do not need as much milk/dairy as one would think. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that 16 ounces of whole milk per day is all your toddler will need. Calcium for Infants & Toddlers (AAP). Toddlers do not need ?milk? per se rather, they need the calcium, protein and fat that milk and/or dairy products provide. A toddler should get approximately 800mg of calcium per day ? one cup of milk is approximately 300mg of calcium.
Always serve whole milk to your Toddler until you are otherwise advised to do so!
The AAP continues to recommend offering your Toddler whole milk (not 2% or 1% or skim) until your Toddler reaches age 2 years old! ?Since babies need fat in their diets for development, they should drink whole milk until their second birthdays. Then, if growth is steady, you can switch to low-fat or nonfat milk?. Feeding your 1 yr. old. As always, we recommend that you discuss the options thoroughly with your Toddler's pediatrician!
Iron
It is important to note that Toddlers who consume far more than the recommended daily allowance of calcium may be at a greater risk of iron deficient anemia than those Toddlers who drink the recommended amounts. Milk and Calcium have been shown to hinder the absorption of Iron. Toddlers are at risk for Iron deficient anemia due to their overall eating habits and the lack of continual Iron being received from breastmilk and/or infant formula.
"Iron is a vital component of hemoglobin, the carrier of oxygen in the blood. As a young child grows, blood volume increases, and so does the need for iron. Preschoolers and toddlers typically eat less iron-rich foods than they did in infancy. In addition, the iron that children get is usually non-heme iron (from plant sources), which has a lower availability than heme iron (from animal sources). As a result, children up to three years of age are at high risk for iron-deficiency anemia. The RDA for iron for both toddlers and preschoolers is ten milligrams (mg) per day."
Some Iron rich foods are outlined below:
shellfish (clams, oysters, shrimp - only after age 2 yrs or older, consult your pediatrician!)