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Baby won't drink cow's milk
My lo is nearly 14 months now and I'm still breastfeeding twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
I think it's time to start cutting down and stopping altogether within the next few months (though for some reason i'm reluctant to stop!). I don't want to cut down his breastmilk until he'll drink cow's milk but he just hates the stuff. I've tried varying the temperatures of it and the cups/bottles i put it in, but he'll not take more than a few sips. He's not fussy when it comes to food, he eats so many things that if he genuinely doesn't like something, i don't force the issue - we all have foods we don't like!
Does he really need cow's milk? Or can he get all the calcium he needs from milk in cereal, cheese, yogurt etc?
I think it's time to start cutting down and stopping altogether within the next few months (though for some reason i'm reluctant to stop!). I don't want to cut down his breastmilk until he'll drink cow's milk but he just hates the stuff. I've tried varying the temperatures of it and the cups/bottles i put it in, but he'll not take more than a few sips. He's not fussy when it comes to food, he eats so many things that if he genuinely doesn't like something, i don't force the issue - we all have foods we don't like!
Does he really need cow's milk? Or can he get all the calcium he needs from milk in cereal, cheese, yogurt etc?
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I'm not sure about how much he needs from the cows milk.
But - my lo still wont have anything other than water from a beaker/bottle - she suggested watering down formula and increase the amount of milk gradually - i guess you could try it with cows milk?!
They need the equivalent of about a pint a day - our dietician suggested looking out for calcium rich alternatives; tesco do a calcium apple juice carton drink (although you would need to dilute this) and soya milk / custards / yoghurts with calcium, baked beans and broccolli also good sources.
I'm at the stage when I smother veg in cheese sauce and puddings in custard to get the calcium in. fortunately not gaining too much weight on this high fat diet!
Good luck
xxDBxx