my 1 year old who just turned 1 5 days ago.....?

Question

just loves whole milk and wont eat alot of food!!!she just wants a bottle with milk in it!!!how can i make her eat food and not drink so much of the bottle???the doctor told me no more than 16-20 ounces a day but sometimes she drinks around 26 aday!!! what can i do??

Answer 1

My boy is the same way. He turned 1 on Sunday. He loves whole milk. I just give him food first then I hand him is cup a couple times during his meal. I don't let him chug it down.

Answer 2

Mary May is onto something - give her the milk in a sippy cup from now one, not the bottle. Her bottle can have water at this point - if its a comfort she can be comforted by water.

Your doctor is right to not want her to get too much milk, it interferes with the absorption of iron and iron deficiency is a common problem among obese toddlers and children. She obviously has a good appetite, I would just frustrate her attempts to drink so much milk with replacing her milk with water (at this age water intoxication is not an issue).

Answer 3

Hi, she won't eat food because the milk is filling her up. Why eat when your belly is full from the whole milk. What I did with my little girl was take her off of whole milk and put her on 2% milk and she is allowed to have it at breakfast and when she gets sleepy for nap or nighttime. Remember your are the mommy (AKA: the Boss) remember that. You run the show not her. You may have to deal with a few temper tantrums but they go away with some time. Usually after a couple of days. With less milk she will get hungry and eat more.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Maybe try giving her juice (regular or watered down-your preference) or water when she usually has her first bottle of milk. If she doesn't want it or refuses it give her the milk- she might be associating milk with bottle and therefore won't take anything else from a bottle. Try a sippy cup with juice or water. That's what we had to do with my daughter; she would not take water from a bottle, she would scream and shout! So, we gave her a sippy cup with water/juice and she took it fine. Your daughter is still learning and associating that milk comes from a bottle therefore nothing else should come from a bottle. If you give her a sippy cup then she will think that water/juice should comes from a sippy cup.

Also, you might want to try feeding her first then giving her bottle/sippy cup afterwards. Show her the food first and hide the milk, don't even let her see you prepare one; again, that's what we do for our daughter.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I would just tell her no.

Tell her she can have some bottle after eating some lunch or dinner etc.

Children can fill themselves up on milk, so drinking this much will make her feel full.

She doesnt know why its important to eat so u need to teach her that food comes first and milk comes 2nd.

Answer 6

She may like milk because of a few reasons. She may like it because of the bottle. So drinking from bottle is what she enjoys instead of eating off the bowl and plates. Then try placing some instant oats and cereals which she can suck from her bottle( But make sure she does not drink her milk lying down). She may have a taste bud that is coated with only milk taste. Check her tongue and try to clean it with a baby wash cloth. It can help her have more sensitive taste buds. She may have preference for milk and diary products. then try to give her yougurt or cheese to try. Mash it and grind it so it is easy to swallow.
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Answer 7

I have 2 kids that are 2 and 1, they both love their milk , but I only give it with lunch and at bedtime , just push juice or water in her bottle when she asks. It has worked for me, my doctors told me the same thing about the limit of intake. Cheese was my answer. They both can't get enough of it, now.

Answer 8

You need to learn to set limits with her. If you can't do it when she is 1 how are you going to be able to handle her when she is 13? Only give her milk for breakfast, lunch, dinner and just a little before bed. If she is hungry she will eat. Kids will not let themselves starve.

Answer 9

maybe you aren't catching her at the right hungry moments...or maybe it's the food choices....
have you tried not giving her a bottle and give her a sippy cup instead with her breakfast??

here's a typical meal ideas for my son....he turned 1 on monday....happy b-day to your little one, by the way!

breakfast:
frozen pancake (microwave it with some butter on top...tear into chunks)
waffle
french toast sticks
pop tart
cheerios
cinnamon toast
grits (this is when we practice self feeding with a spoon)
oatmeal (spoon practice)
fruit:
peaches
pears
apples (i chunk them up and boil them to soften...sometimes i add a bit of cinnamon)
mandarin oranges

lunch:
hot dogs
gerber meat sticks
mac and cheese
lunch meat, cheese, crackers
leftovers from last night's dinner
veggies:
carrots
corn
sweet potatoes (mashed or chunked with some butter on)
green beans
sweet peas

dinner:
whatever we have or a variation of it.
LOVEs
chicken nuggets (i make mine by cutting chicken chunks and dredging them in cracker crumbs and baking in oven.)
roasted chicken
stir fry chicken
baked ham
hot dogs, if we have sausage or a spicy meat
fish...he likes salmon and frozen fish fillets!
veggies like listed above

have you tried the flavored rice and noodles??? my son LOVES these packs. we eat them all the time as sides and it's a GREAT way to sneak in his veggies!!!

good luck!

Answer 10

Just stop giving it to her. I know that sounds rough but kids learn quickly, she will not starve herself. She will learn to eat food instead, drinking is just easier and faster to fill up. The first few days will be tough but I know you can do it because it comes down to what is best for her.