13 month old will not drink cows milk

[JOEYGREEN]

My 13 month old will not drink cows milk at all. She just pulls a funny face and lets it drip out the side of her mouth. I give it her in porridge and she's fine with that. I also put it in mashed potato etc. She eats yoghurts and cheese though. I'm giving her 1yr + formula milk and she has approx. 2 or 3 bottles a day (7oz). I have three questions really, 1: is it a problem that she's not drinking the cows milk? 2: Should I be stopping the formula?, and 3: does she need to have milk in her beaker now and not a bottle. She drinks water out of beakers all the time. Thanks in advance. JOEY (PS - I have been trying her on the cows milk with health visitors advice from 10 months)

[redcrx]

Hi Joey,

If she is eating cheese and yoghurts (made with whole milk, not low fat) then it wont be too much of a problem that she isnt drinking milk.

The follow on milks tend to contain a lot of sugar so be careful but they are a good source of extra nutrients you are concerned that she may not be eating correctly.

And yes, ideally she should drink everything from a cup, but its not always that easy. Baby CRX still has a bottle at bedtime.

ps. hello! :)

[Sqad]

Yet another excellent answer from redcrx.

[redcrx]

sqad, flattery wont get you very far, just ask Mr CRX lol.

but thank you x

[JOEYGREEN]

That's great. Thanks redcrx. Yes she eats lots of cheese and yoghurts (with whole milk) and is generally a good eater but just will not 'drink' the cows milk. You've made me feel a bit better about it though.

I'll also make up her next milk in a beaker and start getting her used to that.

Thanks as always for your rapid and very helpful response. Regards to 4get. JOEY

[redcrx]

the difference in taste between follow on milk and plan cows milk is huge.

You could maybe try given her watered down milk and gradually increasing the strength but i really think that she is probably getting enough from other sources.

x

[upsydaisy]

Hi Joey - my son wouldn't take to cows milk straight away either so I gradually over the course of about 4 days mixed his formula with cows milk starting off with just an ounce then eventually 100% cows milk and this worked just fine. (he was about 14 months too) I wouldn't necessarily advise changing to a beaker at the same time (depends on how adaptable your little one is!) I have only just recently stopped letting my son drink from a bottle (he's 33 months!! I know I'm a terrible mum!) and he now won't drink more than 2 ounces whereas he was drinking at least a pint per day from his bottle. Best of luck x

[JOEYGREEN]

Thanks everyone for your answers.

Just wanted to say a BIG thank you to redcrx. You suggested giving her slightly watered down cows milk so I tried it straight away and she has been drinking it very happily! I feel so much better. I'll gradually decrease the water until she's drinking just cows milk. Thank you sooo much. No more formula. Wee haaa! Joey X

[redcrx]

yey, brilliant news.
Babies are such a steep learning curve, and as she grows youll realise that sometime you just have to trick them to get things changed lol :)