Anyone use goat's milk instead of cow milk for their toddler?

Question

my toddler doesn't like cow's milk and I have heard that goat milk is an acceptable substitution. What do you know about this?

She is allergic for your info

I know that they need the full fat from milk, so does soy milk provide that as well?

Answer 1

My sister was on goats milk because she couldn't tolerate cows milk. Goats milk is perfectly fine for a child. Obviously some posters here don't know that FETA cheese is made from goats milk. Other cheeses are made from it as well as some butters. Ahhh but they are good for a bit of comic releif with their obvious lack of knowledge. Greek children are actually brought up on goats milk more often than cows milk, and WHAT country originated the Olympics? What country was home to Socrates, Plato, Homer? Which country was it that "invented' TRUE democracy? All of that on goats milk...imagine.

Answer 2

Hi, I'm not a parent, but i know that my brother used to have goats milk as a child. He was unable to take to cow's milk after he stopped breast feeding and kept coming out in a rash, so the doctor advised goats milk for him. My mother started him on this and he grew up drinking goats milk for the first few years of his life, untill he was old enough to handle cow's milk. I think he was about 5 when he was able to drink cow's milk. he never had any problems with goats milk at all.

Answer 3

As an infant I had an intolerance to cow's milk and had to have goat's milk. It is just as nutritious as cow's milk. Less problem in digesting it. There is some thought that goat's milk is actually more healthy for children because it doesn't tax the digestive system and is easily accepted by the body.

BTW I can now drink cow's milk. Outgrew the allergy.

Answer 4

Goat milk protein forms a softer curd (the term given to the protein clumps that are formed by the action of your stomach acid on the protein), which makes the protein more easily and rapidly digestible. Theoretically, this more rapid transit through the stomach could be an advantage to infants and children who regurgitate cow's milk easily. Goat's milk may also have advantages when it comes to allergies. Goat's milk contains only trace amounts of an allergenic casein protein, alpha-S1, found in cow's milk. Goat's milk casein is more similar to human milk, yet cow's milk and goat's milk contain similar levels of the other allergenic protein, beta lactoglobulin. Scientific studies have not found a decreased incidence of allergy with goat's milk, but here is another situation where mothers' observations and scientific studies are at odds with one another. Some mothers are certain that their child tolerates goat's milk better than cow's milk, and mothers are more sensitive to children's reactions than scientific studies.

Answer 5

It has all the same benefits but is less harsh on the tummy, but let me tell you most kids who do not like cows milk do not like most any kind of milk, it is usually the cream that they dislike. Try giving your child other things that have calcium in them. Such as hot cereals, or juices that have added calcium. My son will be seven this month and he has never really liked milk so we do things like cheese and what have you. It is OK that he does not drink it he will probably like it in time. My son is very healthy and does not have any tooth decay because of this. I give him juices with added vitamin C and calcium but I do delute it because of the sugar content. He has never known any other way and does not seem to mind. Another suggestion would be vitamins and just don't worry about the rest.

Just a suggestion, it is hard to get a child to eat or drink what they don't want, and if you don't push them to hard on the issue, you are more likely to get better results because they don't develope a stigma about being made to eat or drink what they don't like. Now there are some very picky eaters out there and they should be made to taste some of the foods on occassions or drink some of the drinks in small amounts, but really it is a taste bud thing and they have to develope that taste.

Hope this helps, I know I gave you more information than you wanted, just take what you can use and ignore the rest.

Answer 6

Goats milk is used in many other countries because a cow takes too much space for grazing and cost to much to buy.
I have donated money to buy a couple of goats for 2 families in Haiti. You can buy one there for about $35.
PS I like goats cheese.

Answer 7

I have a friend who's child's digestion would not accept cow's milk. He had to give him goat's milk because cow's locked him up. still, I would talk to the dr.

Answer 8

You can use goats milk, there is nothing wrong with it if your child likes it, then go for it. My daughter is on soy (Vanilla) and we just use other forms of fat to make sure she is getting all she needs to grow a healthy brain. (Avocado is great for that)I think you may find it expensive and hard to find, but a top named grocery store should have it or a local coop, should be able to find it for you. Just keep in mind that if you find it, make sure it is pasteurized. unpasteurized milk goes bad very quickly and also grows bacteria rapidly. Good luck

Answer 9

I was given goats milk when I was a baby, because I was allergic to everythng else. Of course this was 30 years ago, but I can't see it being a problem.. Ask your doctor first..

Answer 10

My husband and his brother were alergic to cow's milk when they were babies so their mother gave them goats milk. So I would say it's ok! My husband is now (well grown up) and drinks cow's milk like it going out of style.