12 Month Old WIll Not Drink Formula or Milk, what can I do??

Question

My daughter turned 1 year old and almost to the day she refuses to drink her formula and will not drink milk, i know it's important for her to have milk but she won't drink it, what should i try?

Answer 1

Your princess just turned 1 and dont want milk? Well, try chocolate , strawberry,banana, vanilla Nestle Quik Powder in the milk, this is the age kids want some flava in their milk. Just give her 1% low fat milk and if you dont want her trying sweets so early buy the chocolate sugar free ,they also sell it low on calories for kids and they still enjoy the different taste.

Also try cereal, oatmeal, hot cereal. Good luck!

Answer 2

Okay try chocolate or strawberry milk. My sons both did this and I ended up getting them started on this. At least if she drinks milk with this in it she will be getting milk. ALSO this sounds gross but think of it as a milk shake again this hints to at least she is drinking milk. Try a coke with milk. She might like it better. I can only stress what my childrens DR says popcorn ice cream and cake Popcorn and cake are bread groups and ice cream is milk group. I do make my children eat but it helps to have strawberry and chocolate milk and or coke and milk. At least she will be drinking milk. Also you might try it with Kro syprup. A couple tea spoons to her milk won't hurt her and it will keep her system regular.

Answer 3

My daughter is two and does not drink milk. Just give your daughter lots of dairy type foods and also give her a multivitamin. She will be just fine! Also, you can try flavoring it with either the strawberry or chocolate mix. Good luck and don't worry too much. My children have all had problems with milk!

Answer 4

If that is all she is offered, she will drink it. My son 20 months refuses milk all the time but he takes it if he is thirsty enough and I don't give in and give him juice. I think you just need to put your foot down and keep giving it to her. She is at that age where she is going to try to get control! Maybe tell her if you drink this milk then you can have__________. Yes she is young but she is mentally starting to put it all together. Good luck I know this is a tough one!

Answer 5

Try giving her the milk at a different temp. When my girls turned 1 they absolutely refused milk unless it was warm.

Answer 6

Did you switch the way you are giving it to her? That might cause issues. It could just be her trying to assert her independence. Try to give her an option, like two different color cup or formula or milk. It may help.

Answer 7

My daughter will not drink regular milk either (2 years old). She will drink Vanilla soy milk and she loves yogurt so I know she is getting enough calcium. try soy milk, can't hurt. Other then making regular milk chocolate I have not found another way to make my daughter drink it. I don't like giving her chocolate milk. good luck

Answer 8

Add a little chocolate, strawberry or vanilla flavoring to the milk. You could also try giving her calcium from other sources such as cheese, pudding, and yogurt. As long as she gets enough calcium it does not matter where she gets it from.

Answer 9

Will she drink water?

Will she eat yogurt and cheese?

Make sure she gets plenty of those and she should be fine. Cheese and yogurt are actually easier on her digestive system because the proteins are already a little broken down

Answer 10

You can try something like pediasure....it has alot of nutrients and calories. It also comes in a few different flavors. Also have you tried adding strawberry or chocolate flavoring to her milk?