What milk are you giving your 2 year old

GirlyGirl319 · November 2013

We recently went for DS 2 year well visit and they told us to switch to skim milk. I was very surprised and thought they would of said 1 or 2%. What are you currently giving your toddler?

meggers102 · November 2013

We gave our 2 year old 2% for a few months after she turned 2 but she would never finish a gallon before it went bad. So now we just give her skim cause that is what the rest of our family drinks. I don't think it makes that much of a difference, 2% vs 1% vs skim. Just give him what you feel most comfortable with.

kristennd · November 2013

2%. Our doctor is pretty ambivalent about it at this age.

sschwege · November 2013

Pedi said percent milk so we do 2 percent

1017Shannon · November 2013

My pediatrician said we could switch to skim at 2 (taking vit d previously) but i will keep him on at least 1%. (he just turned two this past weekend)

CopperT0p · November 2013

When he was 2 years old we switched to 2%. He just turned 3 and we switched to 1% which is what we would choose to drink for the family.

TeacherVicky · November 2013

As of 2 years old, 2%.

HML5382 · November 2013

My pediatrician said 1% or skim, we do 1%. She said the concern is not the fat content but the amount of cholesterol that they would be getting with whole milk.

chardonnay24 · November 2013

2%

CopperT0p · November 2013

When he was 2 we went to 2%, now that he's 3 we are all on 1%.

MouseInLux · November 2013

DD still gets at least one nursing session a day and whole milk if she requests. DH still drinks while milk, he can't stand the taste of any other milk.

beckslea · November 2013

Pedi said 1% or 2%. We do 1% because that's what we drink.

Vespah · November 2013

We drink 2% in this house all around.

Angela814 · November 2013

We all drink skim, so that's what we switched to somewhere around 2. I nursed both DD1 and DD2 past 2 years, so I wasn't as concerned about what kind of cow's milk they were getting.

Angela814 · November 2013

We all drink skim, so that's what we switched to somewhere around 2. I nursed both DD1 and DD2 past 2 years, so I wasn't as concerned about what kind of cow's milk they were getting.

fancynewbeesly · November 2013

Whole.

My daughter is skinny and my DH and I prefer the taste of whole milk--we have a small glass at breakfast.

She does get 2% other places---at the daycare, MIL, restaurants---we just always have whole milk.

blu-eyedwife · November 2013

mbenit4 said:

Maybe this is an area thing. I gave mine whole milk. Pedi never said anything about switching. I am not buying separate milks.

This is us, but we do buy separate milks. DH and I drink skim, the little guy has whole. His pediatrician never said anything about switching.

ns1 · December 2013

I asked our pedi and he said we could do anything really; he didn't seem too concerned. He just basically said she can drink whatever you're drinking - so she gets 2% (Or 1% or skim if DH is getting groceries!).

suv75 · December 2013

Whole organic. Pedi recommends 2% starting at 2, but I see no problem with whole since that is what we use in our chai. He only has 16 oz a day.

JenniCollins · December 2013

At her 2 year appointment the pedi said that we could have her drink whatever milk we drink. I was surprised, I thought we would be told to switch to 2%. I'm happy though, it's nice not to buy two milks.

ashiscute · December 2013

DD started on skim milk at 2. Pedi said to switch her to whatever we are drinking. However, she drinks 1% or 2% depending on whether we are at restaurants or other people's houses.

lageorgiapaperie · December 2013

DS turned 2 about a month ago, he's still on whole milk. He's a skinny mini, so I like the extra fat. DH likes 2% and we're actually nearly out of whole so we'll probably switch to 2% this week. I only like skim and will probably start giving him that when he's 4ish.

sugarbear0524 · December 2013

My DS is at the low end of normal for BMI and our pedi said to keep him on whole milk. He can't get enough milk and is still tall and thin.

tracyl0826 · December 2013

Whole - I don't plan on switching him. We only buy/drink whole milk, but it's mostly for cereal. My son will have a glass with his breakfast and dinner, but he doesn't have more than 8-12oz per day in total.

teshy1 · December 2013

We switched DD to skim or 1% milk at 2 years of age, since that is what DH and I drink.

ebp913 · December 2013

Starearedkid said:

Whole.

My daughter is skinny and my DH and I prefer the taste of whole milk--we have a small glass at breakfast.

She does get 2% other places---at the daycare, MIL, restaurants---we just always have whole milk.

Me too. Also, DS will be starting whole milk shortly and I am not buying 2 kinds of milk.

Eskimokisses13 · December 2013

DD's pedi suggested whole or 2% since she is still pretty low on the weight scale at 2. I think we did whole for about an additional 6 months then moved to 2%. DS will be two in a few days and we just bought our first gallon of 2% for him. I may move them to 1% in another year, time will tell. I drink skim so I like the idea of only having to buy 2 different types of milk instead of 3. : )

wychets · December 2013

DD is only 26lbs at 2yo so we will do whole milk for awhile. She has 2% at DC.

CheezeFace · December 2013

We do about 8 oz of WCM/day. Everything else we would use milk for we substitute Almond milk. He eats a ton of dairy in yogurt and cheese form.

luvmygirlss · December 2013

really? we do 2%

bmqcmg · December 2013

2% in our house

hjhmomma · December 2013

DD drinks organic skim and almond milk.

tonychelle · December 2013

We're giving only 2 percent now since right before turning 2 and were giving 2 percent half the time since about 1.5 because her tummy does better with it than whole. She's on the low end for weight but nothing bad, so the doc said it's better to use the 2 percent with less tummy issues than the whole milk.

BabyBoyNYC · December 2013

the DHA fortified whole milk mixed with soy or almond, he only drinks a cup a day and would not drink the 2% so I switched back to whole

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