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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:Parenting
Notice:READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:CSC32::DUBOIS
Created:Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1364
Total number of notes:23848

613.0. "She won't drink milk anymore " by HEART::ETHOMAS () Fri Jan 11 1991 07:09

Hi,

I'm looking for some advice on any clever ways I can get my daughter
to drink milk. She's 20 mths., off her bottle, and has recently
developed a complete aversion to the stuff. I'm trying to give her
plenty of yogurt, cheese, etc., but I don't think I'm getting
the recommended amount of calcium into her. I'm  sure many of you
have experienced this. How long do you think this will last? I've
tried diluting milk, flavoring it with vanilla (Dr. Spock's
suggestion), and chocolate milk. Nothing works.


Any ideas or reassurance welcomed.
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613.1No Milk NeededUSCTR2::DONOVANFri Jan 11 1991 07:574
    My doctor would tell you that she doesn't need milk. Yogurt,
    cheese, cottage cheese etc are all just fine.
    
    Kate
613.2FDCV07::HSCOTTLynn Hanley-ScottFri Jan 11 1991 12:039
    At a year, Ryan went off the bottle and his milk intake reduced
    drastically. Like Kate's doctor, mine was unconcerned as long as he
    eats cheese and yogurt. 
    
    At 2 1/2, he still goes through times when he doesn't want milk - a
    milkshake at the ice cream shop, though, is a great treat.
    
    good luck - my mistake was obsessing about it. The more I focused on
    it, the more he refused!  
613.357784::SATOWFri Jan 11 1991 12:1113
re: .0

> Any ideas or reassurance welcomed.

I agree with .1 and .2.  Talk to your pedi and give a calcium supplement if 
you must.  

Some kids never develop a taste for milk.  Some kids do.  Most grow up just 
fine.  The only milk our son drinks is in milk shakes.  Our daughter drinks 
milk with every meal and even for snacks, and even if we eat at McGreaseburger.
Both are growing and healthy.

Clay
613.4TRY FLAVORED SYRUPSDEMING::QAR_TEMPI LIKE MIKE -- ABCFri Jan 11 1991 12:317
    
    They sell in "all" shopping stores syrups that you can add in to give
    the milk some flavor.  From Strawberry, Coffee, chocolate, etc. 
    My nephew never liked milk either so my sister use to always give him
    coffee milk. (no caffeine)!
    
    
613.5Try wierd strawsMSESU::HOPKINStax the rich...feed the poor...Fri Jan 11 1991 14:093
    Does she not like the milk or is it the cup?  It took those funny
    shaped straws to get my daughter to drink milk at that age.
    
613.6TLE::RANDALLWhere's the snow?Fri Jan 11 1991 14:495
    It's "dairy products" they need, not liquid milk.  So as long as
    she's eating cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, and so on, she should
    be fine.
    
    --bonnie
613.71% or 2% milk?BCSE::WEIERPatty, DTN 381-0877Fri Jan 11 1991 15:074
    Try the lighter-fat milks.  I can't drink whole milk, but LOVE 2% (I
    know there's only 1% difference!).  The fat from whole milk just stays
    in my mouth and feels gross.  It may be the consistency, which is why
    flavorings don't help.  By her age they don't need all that fat anyway.
613.8try foods with milk in themCRONIC::ORTHFri Jan 11 1991 17:2817
    Our doctors alwyas recommended whole milk until 2, but yours may like
    skim, or 1 or 2%, and can get the fat through other foods. 
    
    I second the straws....kids *LOVE* em! Just watch closely...it is
    easier to spill with them.
    
    Try puddings (lots of milk in 'em), and cream type soups.
    
    And don't worry...its the calcium, not the milk, and calcium is in lots
    of foods besides milk.
    
    You also might try alwyas offereing the milk first....whenever she is
    thirsty offer a little milk first. Daniel (21 mos) will usually only
    drink milk when he's really thirsty. Otherwise he prefers water or
    juice.
    
    --dave--