my baby is one year old and she doesn't like cows milk , has anybody had the same problem?

Question

what can i do so she drinks milk?

thank you so much

Answer 1

Most babies like to make the switch to whole cow's milk gradually. If you are switching from formula to whole milk, put an ounce less of formula than usual in her bottle or cup. Replace that ounce with whole milk. Give that to her for a few days to a week. Than make it 2 ounces less of formula and add 2 ounces of whole milk. Continue this way until she is switched over to all whole milk. If you are switching from breast milk and you pump to put in a bottle or cup, you can give her an ounce less of breast-milk and add an ounce of whole milk. It's a little harder if you want to wean from exclusive breast feeding to whole milk, but it can be done if you offer her a little whole milk in a cup at meals followed by a nursing. If she is eating yogurt and cheese she is getting a good dose of calcium. Don't worry too much about the milk issue. You can add it into her food such as put a bit of milk in scrambled eggs, make pudding for her with whole milk, and make hot cereal with milk instead of water.

Answer 2

If you are just now changing her over then just give it some time. Just keep trying the cows milk and give her a bit of formula or breast milk at times with giving her plenty of other food so she doesn't starve. But at some point she will get hungry enough to take the cows milk and it shouldnt be a problem once she gets used to it.

Answer 3

I'm having the same issue with my 13 month old. What I found out was that he likes to drink the milk if I put the infant formula in also.

Answer 4

My son was about a year old and he got rotavirus from another child. He spent 4 days in the hospital and they told me that rotavirus destroys the stomachs ability to digest diary and it can take up to 9 months to recover. Anyway, I started him on vanilla soymilk and he loves it and sometimes I put milk shake mix in it and I cook his food with it. Now he prefers it over cow's milk and it has so much nutrition in it that's it's really good for him

Answer 5

Oh yeah! My oldest hated everything with calcium (including ice cream) for the longest time. There are some juices (apple, orange) that are calcium enriched. Yogurt is good and very vanilla soy milk is excellent (especially if you blend it with some yummy fruit). We eventually got our son to drink chocolate milk by telling him it was chocolate juice!

Answer 6

I had that problem with all three of my children. Well, actually my oldest would drink it warm, out of a bottle, but when we cut out bottles, goodbye milk. My pediatrician told me as long as they get calcium from other sources (yogurt, cheeses, calcium fortified orange/apple juice), that he was fine with it. So I never pushed the issue.

Answer 7

My son hates milk...I tried everything. we finally settled on yogurt drinks, that are 1/2 yogurt, and 1/2 milk...he doesn't know I give him milk.

Answer 8

I have the same problem as we speak. my daughter is 18 months old at the end of this month and I have found that adding maybe 2 tblspoons of French Vanilla Coffee Mate to the milk will make them drink it... I have tried the stuff that taste like cotton candy and she just threw it at me. So my best advice is FRENCH VANILLA COFFEE MATE. (FAT FREE IS GREAT, BUT REGULAR WORKS BEST!)

Answer 9

You could do lactose free or soy milk but check with your doctor. But I am sure they will say lactose free milk.

Answer 10

try talking to the doctor about soy milk