I thought babies couldn't have dairy?

BlondeBarbie419 · May 2010

Or am I just really misinformed? I thought I read something about them not having cows milk until a year and so I figured that meant any kind of dairy. I feel really dumb for not knowing this.

JLG95 · May 2010

I'm not giving my baby dairy until 1 year.

angie05161 · May 2010

I've heard no cow's milk until one year only b/c people get the misconception that it's OK to cut back on BM or formula then, not that it's bad for them. I'm no expert though...

Jen1231 · May 2010

I heard no cow's milk until one year old as well.

nat8 · May 2010

I think it's one of those things that some people do and some don't

MrsJY · May 2010

We've been giving DS plain yogurt since 8 months and just introduced him to cheese. We aren't doing milk until he's one. Here's a link, to a page I like, with some info about introducing different types of dairy.

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/dairy.htm

Temp970088312507122 · May 2010

They can't have cows milk until a year, but can have yogurt, cheese, etc before a year. I can't remember the actual reason, but maybe something about the way they're digested? DD1 had everything dairy (except milk) before turning 1.

PrincessFiona9 · May 2010

We've given DD little tastes of plain yogurt and vanilla ice cream.

smilelari · May 2010

Ditto PPs. Unless you have specific allergy concerns dairy is just fine. They caution against cow's milk as it in nutritionally inferior to breast milk or formula, and it tends to replace BM/formula when introduced.

LO loves yogurt

ryry1977 · May 2010

That is what I thought too. We weren't giving him anything dairy (cheese, yogurt, ect), but I guess those are ok. Just not milk? I'm pretty clueless on this too.