Whole milk

DCKate · January 2015

how much does your LO drink each day?

this decaf life · January 2015

None.

ohiodoxiemama08 · January 2015

None here either. Water only for drinks. DD has never taken to any type of milk other than breast milk. When we officially weaned at 17 months I asked my doc and she said as long as she was getting yogurt and cheese she was fine.

OhBaby+2013 · January 2015

DS#1 would drink as much as I will give him! I try to keep it under 20oz a day but I'm sure some days it's way more than that. Ideally he gets one 8oz in the morning and 2-3 4oz servings in the afternoon.

chrissynena · January 2015

I would say one sippy cup a day. Some days more some days less. It's offered to her more, but she would rather have water. She eats plenty of yogurt and cheese.

Edit to say she doesn't drink whole milk, it's 2%. Up until a couple months ago she drank almond milk.

Mom2anAngel2 · January 2015

We only give milk with meals. He has about 4-6 oz with each meal. He can have as much water as he wants throughout the day. We just stopped buying whole milk and switched him to skim. He didn't seem to notice the difference.

BabyHope2013 · January 2015

DS gets whole milk three times a day---just at meal times. Otherwise he gets water and occasionally a small cup of juice at snack time. We will likely switch to 2%, which is what we drink in coming weeks. Waiting to see what the ped. Says at our two year check up.

martha919 · January 2015

None. My lactation consultant friend who knows Millie's allergic to dairy said "well, she needs some dairy..." LOL. Still breastfeeding 2-3 times per day and she just finally started drinking 2-4oz of soy milk per day, so I'm thinking she's fine.

jobiann · January 2015

It really depends. J really loves his milk. We try to limit it to 4oz of milk first thing in the AM and 4-6oz with each meal. But many times he'll ask for water at his meals. I and his d/c always give him water with his snacks but ask him what he wants during his meals, milk or water. It's a toss up which he'll choose. So far he hasn't had really any juice...he's had a bit of watered down lemonade but he honestly isn't a fan of it and prefers just water.

meggiev123 · January 2015

DD went through a phase a few months ago where she was begging for milk all day and drinking about 25 oz a day. We started to water it down a bit to stay at 20 oz or less and her interest waned a bit. Now I'd say she drinks about 15oz a day at meal times.

emja0214 · January 2015

DD would drink milk all day if we let her, she LOVES milk. I actually trick her to make her think she is getting more because she ALWAYS asks. I give her half of what she drinks, and then when she asks for more she gets the other half. I try to keep her at 18oz, 6oz at each meal. Otherwise she gets water between meals. I have tried juice to help with her poop, but she will not drink it. She had been in 2% for awhile now.

spainy17 · January 2015

Hmmmm probably about 16 oz. I don't even keep track at all anymore. I offer it in a sippy with meals and some snacks and some days she drinks a ton and some less.

ReeceFamily · January 2015

meggiev123 said:

DD went through a phase a few months ago where she was begging for milk all day and drinking about 25 oz a day. We started to water it down a bit to stay at 20 oz or less and her interest waned a bit. Now I'd say she drinks about 15oz a day at meal times.

DD also LOVES milk and I tried watering it down for awhile. She figured it out and would then ask for milk and start screaming "NO WATER, NO WATER!" right afterward, LOL.

I'd say she drinks 4 oz, 4 or 5 times per day. We're still doing whole milk, but I'm not sure why really. And she drinks a lot of water. No juice, she doesn't like it, thank goodness.

ConstanceGoodspeed · January 2015

None, but I use whole, and raw if possible, for making breakfast (in oatmeal, pancakes, french toast, eggs, etc). DH and I don't drink milk either.

Chappy_jr · January 2015

DS loves milk so much so that I noticed it was interfering with his appetite for real food. So I've cut him down to two 6oz cups of whole milk and will substitute or mix in almond milk if he asks for more. He only wants to drink water out of my cups so I know he doesn't get as much water as he should be which is why I'm hoping the almond milk will help. I

==N== · January 2015

Well she nursed until 21m and then we went right to 1%. I should really give her more but since she only wants to drink from an open cup, water is just cleaner. I think she drinks it at daycare though.

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