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How much milk does your 2-3 yr old drink?

MyBeanieBabyMyBeanieBaby member
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Just curious, because my 2 year old doesn't drink that much anymore. The only way I can get her to drink it, is in a bottle! I've tried sippies, cups with straws and so on.

We've gotten rid of the bottle, but I noticed she stopped drinking milk. So I'll be lucky to get a cup of milk in her a day.

I've tried suplimenting by increasing cheese and yogurt intake... but she's not so found of that either. :/

So how much does your little ones drink?

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Re: How much milk does your 2-3 yr old drink?

  • jldittberjldittber

    Hardly any.  He will drink it at school with lunch, but other times its harder.  Here are a few things we do..

    -bribe:  he gets 3 bottle caps (a willy wonka candy he loves) for making a "happy plate" and then drinking all his milk

    -cheese/yogurt

    -OJ with calcuim 

     Good luck!

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  • honeybee111honeybee111 member
    DD has never put down the suggested amount of milk for her age.  She eats plenty of cheese, yogurt, etc. so I'm not worried about her calcium intake.  She'll be 3 in Jan. and she's been drinking about 10 oz of milk/day.
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  • MrsWindyCityMrsWindyCity member
    He reduced his milk intake a lot about 6 months ago for some reason. I'm honestly not sure how much he gets at school (can't imagine it's a ton), but on the weekends I'd say he *maybe* gets a cup/8 oz. He eats cheese and yogurt and has a pretty balanced diet in general, so I'm not worried.
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  • 2mommiesinoh2mommiesinoh

    My daughter will literally drink ONLY milk unless I do not give her a choice. I try to limit her to 3 8 oz glasses a day.

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  • Alex17Alex17

    My son loves it. Usually 2 10oz sippies a day plus yogurt. 

     

    Im not even sure what the recommended amount is. Off to google.  

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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    Maybe 812oz. She loves yogurt and cheese.
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  • JulesDianeJulesDiane member
    image2mommiesinoh:

    My daughter will literally drink ONLY milk unless I do not give her a choice. I try to limit her to 3 8 oz glasses a day.

    We have this same problem. My daughter is a milk addict. My doctor said to limit it to 3 or 4 8 oz glasses a day. It's hard to get her to eat when she drinks so much. Dairy is never our issue. She loves yogurt and cheese too.  

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  • 2mommiesinoh2mommiesinoh
    imageJulesDiane:
    image2mommiesinoh:

    My daughter will literally drink ONLY milk unless I do not give her a choice. I try to limit her to 3 8 oz glasses a day.

    We have this same problem. My daughter is a milk addict. My doctor said to limit it to 3 or 4 8 oz glasses a day. It's hard to get her to eat when she drinks so much. Dairy is never our issue. She loves yogurt and cheese too.  

    Yep my kid could live on dairy and carbs. She is not a picky eater by any means but she would choose cheese/yogurt/milk/bread/noodles over anything else. I try to not offer any of those choices until she eats something else that is being offered.

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