my daughter has just turned 14 months old and still will not drink milk. i've tried giving her both strawberry and chocolate milk but she won't drink them. she's takes one sip than after trying it refuses to take any more. any suggestions on how i can get her to drink milk or any substitute suggestions.
2007-09-23 06:19:05 · 8 answers · asked by mom of 2 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
it depends on the formula that you're using. Or have you switched over to the regular adult milk? Either ways, my grandma baby sits a 13-4 month old baby too, and I remember her mom saying that she switched over to regular milk, and the kid wouldn't eat it. So, my mom suggested thickening it up a little bit with baby cereal or rice smashed up really nicely so that when the milk is mixed with the rise, it almost forms a sauce-like texture.
Try putting a bottle in her mouths while she sleeps. That might help too!
2007-09-23 06:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some kids just don't like milk. As said earlier, you can make sure she's getting her nutrients elsewhere. Milk just happens to be a convenient one-stop-shop for lots of good stuff.
For calcium:
salmon
spinach and other dark greens
tofu
beans
For fat:
avocado
hard cheese (if baby accepts)
plain whole-milk yoghurt (if baby accepts) (you don't have to sweeten it unless they actually reject it, and most won't...you can use fruit to sweeten it)
flax-seed, avocado or olive oil (stir it into other food)
wheat germ (sprinkle it in eggs, pasta, anything)
For D
Sunlight
or if you live in a cave, fortified juice or fortified rice milk
My daughter can't drink cow's milk & I found that Rice Dream Original, Fortified with A, D & B12 is the only one that doesn't have added sugar. The rest of the soy, rice and nut milks have added sugar & I'd rather not add that to my baby's diet, kwim?
2007-09-23 09:17:21 · answer #2 · answered by Evin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, have you tried chocolate syrup? and let her drink out of a straw. Try one of those crazy straws from the $tree that's clear and is all bent in different directions. I wouldn't even worry about the milk situation anyway as long as you are nursing even one time a day. For lunch and snacks give her cheese to snack on. She'll be just fine, just keep her from the junk foods with empty calories. If you're still worried try the children's vitamins. I always gave them to my children(3 boys) and they are all very healthy adults now. Good luck with your daughter. Susie
2016-05-17 04:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by tera 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had the same problem with our daughter. I spoke to the dr. about it and he said that as long as she is getting her dairy elsewhere, she doesn't need to drink milk. So, we just make sure that she eats cheese and/or yogurt every day.
2007-09-23 07:19:32 · answer #4 · answered by Charles F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my daughter is two. and sometimes kids just don't like milk. when i was younger i never drank milk. so just try giving her peidashure or something healthy in response to that .l ike a strawberry milkshake.
2007-09-23 06:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just keep trying. sometimes it takes kids 15 tries to eat or drink something before they will accept it. just give a sip until she starts drinking it. don't give up and don't get frustrated at her or snap at her... she'll come around.
2007-09-23 06:27:39 · answer #6 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been breast feeding her previously, then try carying the baby near your breast, then puting the bottle in her mouth.
2007-09-23 06:27:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try cheese slices or string cheese. there are different kinds. and it will still give her the dairy, or cottage cheese. or ice cream.
2007-09-25 22:29:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋