help- BF bub wont drink cows milk

[vicsta]

My little girl is 20 mnths and loves the booby she is only Breast Fed once a day before going to bed I would like to wean, but she will not drink cows milk at all. I have tried diluting it with water, tried it in a bottle, tried it with a bit of malt powder in it, evn tried it with a smidge of chocolate topping, she eats cheese and yoguht and every vegie and freit known to man but not MILK :eek: , does anyone have any other suggestions they would be greatly appreciated

[bec79]

I wouldn't worry to much about bubs not drinking alot of cows milk. As long as she is getting plenty of calcium from other foods, she will be fine.
My dd was the same...but now she LOVES the stuff....she can't get enough! I think they eventually aquire a taste for it.

[kadownie]

My son is pretty much the same- has just started having a sip now and then- he's just turned two. It's not essential for little ones to have milk- just make sure there's calcium in her diet. I don't worry about it- I figure that breastmilk makes up for any deficincies in his diet if there are any at all.

[FourAngelKisses]

Maybe try and put a teaspoon of nesquik in it.....kids seem to LOVE pink milk. Sounds like she is getting plenty of dairy though, so I wouldn't worry too much just yet.

[shed]

She might not like the taste of it. She may never acquire a taste for it.

I have never liked it much myself.

I craved it when I was pregnant but apart from that, never drank it as a kid and I am back to not liking it again now.

Its an over-rated source of calcium for humans anyway.

[Sheer Bliss]

DD is 17months & hasn't had much milk at all for the last few months. She won't take her bottle very often now & refuses to drink milk from a cup - she spits it all back out again. Milk is highy overrated in western societies as a 'need' for babies. DD has milk on her breakfast, yougurt with lunch & cheese for snacks or on a sandwich with lunch & the dr & CHN have said she it getting enough dairy.
Maybe if you really want her to have some milk you could try toddler formula (if she likes that) and slowly mix it with cows milk?

[Jem]

Maybe try and put a teaspoon of nesquik in it.....kids seem to LOVE pink milk. Sounds like she is getting plenty of dairy though, so I wouldn't worry too much just yet.


ds2 has the caramel nesquick in his bot...

[spring]

Maybe if your still producing enough breast milk (& could be bothered) you could try expressing a bit & mixing it half half with the cows milk, then gradualy reduce the amount of breast milk you mix with it.

[Funkychicken]

As other's have said, I wouldn't be too concerned. There are many healthy people out there who never drink cow's milk. And as Shed said, it is very overated as a source of calcium. It depends on who you talk to, but I take my information from Naturopaths and one of the first things they will say is that milk is not a very good cource of calcium at all and in fact can have lots of yukky effects on children, especially if they are ill or have a cold/cough.
Now, I don't want to offend or judge anyone here, but I honestly don't think giving a sugary, sweet flavouring in milk is such a good idea. There is so much c*$# in those flavourings! So, just my opinion, I wouldn't recommend it as a way of making milk palatable. :)

[Can I?]

Now, I don't want to offend or judge anyone here, but I honestly don't think giving a sugary, sweet flavouring in milk is such a good idea. There is so much c*$# in those flavourings! So, just my opinion, I wouldn't recommend it as a way of making milk palatable.

:yes:

[JE's Mum]

At 12 months my DS only wanted breastmilk too and refused straight cows milk. I managed to get him interested by making banana smoothies with milk, banana and a dollop of Jalna vanilla yoghurt (you could try strawberry smoothies since bananas are so expensive now :eek: . Jalna is the best because it has no added sugar and lots of fat). He didn't drink a lot at first but was at least willing to drink it. He drank more over time and after a while I stopped putting banana in it and just put a dollop of vanilla yoghurt in his milk. He is 18 months and still drinks it that way. I have reduced the amount of yoghurt over time. He still isn't keen on straight milk but will drink about 180ml of milk with yoghurt in it at bedtime nowadays. :smiliedance: FIngers crossed with your little one.