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Milk: In what increments over a day?

thomas&lynnthomas&lynn member
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Okay, apparently A's off the bottle as of tonight and I need to gather a bit more advice and info on the double as I assumed I had at least another week before that happened.

The recommendation is 16ozs at least a day but do you give her cups/sippies at certain times a day like you did with a bottle/nursing? Or do you let her sip here and there throughout the day? Since DD's used to drinking 3 times a day and a certain amount, should I just keep on in that manner but just give a cup instead so that she takes the rec'd amount?  

 

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Re: Milk: In what increments over a day?

  • BlueBelle2004BlueBelle2004
    I'm just starting to wean, but I'm going to be offering her milk at meals and snack time. I wouldn't let her sip here and there throughout the day because it wouldn't be healthy for her teeth, among other reasons.
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  • goodtobethelarkstergoodtobethelarkster member

    DD gets milk right when she gets up in the morning, after her AM nap (if she takes one), after he PM nap, and before she goes to bed (but not before teeth brushing).  The rest of the day she gets water whenever she wants and right after meals or snacks. 

    The amount of milk she takes at each 'offering' is pretty variable but I keep an eye on it my guess would be it's usually somewhere between 15 and 20 ozs a day.  At her one year appt the pedi was like, "No more than 24 ozs. daily" but didn't mention a lower limit.  So, especially since, DD tends to eat a lot of dairy anyway I've just been going with it.

    ETA:  The idea behind not offering her milk right before meals is to make sure she doesn't fill up on milk and gets enough solids.  And the idea behind offering her milk when she gets up (instead of right before she goes to sleep) is to make sure she doesn't nap with milk on her teeth.

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  • 3greatkids7513greatkids751
    My daughter is 15 mnts and she has been on milk since she was 13 mnts.. She was nursing since she was born and at 12mnts I offered her Milk but she wanted notthing to do with it, so I waited a month while I was getting her off nursing and just offerd it to her every now and then, then one day she just took it and has been fine ever since! She gets it in a sippy for breakfast, lunch and dinner!! Then I give her diluted baby juice during snack and when she is thirsty througout the day!!! Hope this helps!!
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  • MelanieJH1016MelanieJH1016
    I do 3 sippys of 5oz each, one with morning snack, one with afternoon snack, and one with dinner
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  • thomas&lynnthomas&lynn member

    imageMelanieJH1016:
    I do 3 sippys of 5oz each, one with morning snack, one with afternoon snack, and one with dinner

    I like this schedule. But what do you do for first thing in the morning? Do you just go right to breakfast? I'm worried because Alaina is used to having a bottle immediately upon wakening at 6am (and breakfast is at 7). I'll be dead on my feet trying ot feed that baby at 6am with a spoon lol.

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  • MomToMaia*MomToMaia*

    This is what I'm doing right now:

    5 oz. in sippy when she gets up.  She is free to drink that while I make her breakfast and finish with her meal.

    5 oz. in sippy when she wake from nap.  Her nap is usually from (give or take) 11:30-1:30 (ish).  She is given a snack also.

    6 oz. in sippy before bed.  7:30 start the bedtime routine: put away toys, read, into PJ's, milk, rock for a few, bed.  I NEED to get teeth brushing in, though.

    HTH.  I'm thinking I might start giving sippy #2 and 3 with lunch and dinner, though.  However, will she be able to "get it" that it's time for bed without the milk?!

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  • bim38106bim38106 member

    DD is still partially on bottles. She refuses to drink much out of a sippy and DH and I figure we'll give it some more time..

    So she gets an 8oz bottle w/ breakfast (drinks 1/2 before and 1/2 sometime w/in the next hour).

    An 8 oz sippy throughout the day that she asks for an sips on whenever. Mostly w/ lunch and snack though.

    An 8 oz bottle after dinner/before bed.

    At this point we don't worry about recommended amount since we know about what she'll drink in a day. We just refill the bottle/sippy as needed. Sometimes she drinks it all, sometimes just a little..

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