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Cow's Milk

lmbrandtlmbrandt member
in September 2015 Moms
This might be a silly question, but I've been wondering...our LOs aren't supposed to have cow's milk until after a year old.  So why is yogurt, cheese, etc, okay to give them?  These contain cow's milk.

I was just thinking about this today as I was giving my son some yogurt.  

Just curious!  :smile:
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  • shelbyddshelbydd member
    Hmm.. I'm curious about this myself. I wonder if it's more about not replacing formula with cows milk yet? I don't know.. Hopefully someone does!
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  • dmbfan46835dmbfan46835 member
    My ped said to start giving DS whole cows milk mixed with breast milk at 11 mos. I plan to start weaning at that time and adding cows and almond milk to his bottles of BM. That way he's ready to rock and fully weaned at 1 year. She also said the cultures in the yogurt are amazing and that's why she often recommends yogurt at 6 plus months. 

    Im thinking I read some place that cows milk shouldn't be given as a replacement for formula or BM til a year because it doesnt have all the stuff our babies need to that point but Its plenty fine to have dairy products prior. 
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  • chaser61chaser61 member
    edited July 2016
    I don't think milk is recommended earlier than one because some babies have trouble digesting lactose. Yogurt and some cheeses have less lactose and it is easier for baby to digest.
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  • thinkpink101thinkpink101 member
    From what I've read milk isn't as nutritious which is why most peds recommend only bm or formula until 12 months and then starting to wean.

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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    It's because they're not straight milk, it's not as strong as milk itself. We have allergies and that's what out allergist said. We aren't starting cows milk until age 2 because of his recommendations, no yogurt either. We do cheese though and he has no problems 
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  • rachelkawesomerachelkawesome member
    KristiSigma said:
    I don't think milk is recommended earlier than one because some babies have trouble digesting lactose. Yogurt and some cheeses have less lactose and it is easier for baby to digest.
    This is what I've heard too, plus yogurt has probiotics, which someone else mentioned.
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  • mrsmctaggart6mrsmctaggart6 member
    The proteins are more broken down and digestible in yogurt/ cheese etc...
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  • ForeverEverAfterForeverEverAfter member
    We use cow's milk in cooking or smoothies, just not as a beverage. I don't want it to replace breastmilk, because I think my milk is better designed for her. With DD1 I started cow's milk at 14mo when I stopped pumping at work, but even that was at daycare only until 18mo.
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  • Yiggle09Yiggle09 member
    At my 9 month appointment the Dr said once we can get lo down to 24 oz formula a day we can start giving him milk so my 10.5 m old has 4 oz milk 2 oz formula a day 4 times a day now. His daycare feeds him breakfast lunch snacks as well as puree I send puffs yogis etc. He comes home with a huge belly lol. I'm nervous about the whole milk thing but following my pediatrician still
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