Is raw milk really better for my toddler to drink than commercialized milk?

Question

Im getting soo much advice from people, but not that I'm completely ok with the idea of raw milk, but to think about all the puss in pasturized milk is just...i dont disgusting, is it better to give my 18month old raw milk, goat milk, or continue with "regular" milk?

Or is there a better milk than any that ive mentioned??

thankyou all who answered so far, im leaning more towards regular milk-though im against puss, but ive never tried goat's milk, though my little cousin loves it, my son is picky, and raw milk is this "new" thing...but i dont think ill be trying it unless his pediatrician give me a great reason to do so.

Answer 1

Yes.
http://www.realmilk.com/raw-milk-babies.html

Abstracts on the effect of Pasteurization
on the Nutritional Value of Milk
http://www.realmilk.com/abstractsmilk.html

Raw Milk for Healthy Babies and Children
--Some Testimonials
http://www.realmilk.com/appeal-jun06-testimonials.html

Recipes for Homemade Baby Formula
http://www.westonaprice.org/children/recipes.html

Here is some info from Dr. Bruce Fife N.D. He only drinks organic raw milk.
Eating foods that have had their natural fat removed is not healthy. Fat is necessary to digest protein. It is also necessary for the digestion and absorption of numerous nutrients. A lack of fat can lead to nutritional deficiencies. One of these deficiencies is osteoporosis. Because we need fat in the diet to help assimilate calcium. Eating low fat
milk and dairy promotes osteoporosis! We think we are getting calcium in dairy, but if we eat low-fat dairy we are not absorbing the calcium. Maybe that is one of the reasons we gulp down tons of low fat dairy products and have high rates of osteoporosis in this country. In other countries that don't eat dairy, or very little (and always whole milk when they do) they have much lower rates of osteoporosis.

Modern day milk has little resemblance to natural raw milk. I do not drink any milk unless it is organic and raw. Too many hormones and antibiotics, etc. in non-organic milk. But that's not the worst part. All the milk on a dairy is mixed into the same vat. If one cow has an infection ALL the milk is infected. Since big modern dairy farms have difficulty keeping cows clean and healthy (its almost impossible to be healthy cooped up in a cage and fed what amounts to garbage--refuge from various industries). It is impossible for a large modern dairy, run as they currently are, to not have infectious disease in the milk. Cows are milked even if their nipples are bleeding or oozing pus. Yes this happens all the time. This milk goes into the same vat as all the other milk. So all the milk become contaminated. To protect themselves dairy farmers have banded together and lobbied for the government to require pasteurization. This kills the germs, but also "kills" the milk and all the good bacteria in the milk. Many nutrients are destroyed. Pasteurization is a cheap solution to sloppy dairy practice.

In the 1930s and 1940s Dr. Francis M. Pottenger M.D. conducted a series of experiments using cats. He gave them raw milk or pasteurized milk. The cats getting nothing but raw milk were strong and healthy. The cats getting pasteurized milk became sickly and offspring were diseased--low immune function, high rates of infection, thyroid dysfunction, arthritis, overweight, osteoporosis, and numerous other degenerative diseases. None of the offspring of the second generation could produce a third generation.

But that's not all. Milk is also fractionated and manipulated into a form that only resembles real milk. All fat is removed. The milk is then dehydrated. The powdered milk and fat are then recombined to produce non-fat, low-fat, and 2% milk--how else are they going to control the fat content so precisely? The milk is also homogenized which may cause other health problems.

When you drink a glass of milk you are in no way drinking the beverage you grandparents enjoyed. You are consuming a product made in a factory that only tastes like milk. Even organic milk is processed in the same way, it just doesn't have all the pesticides and hormones.

Organic cream would be far better because it sidesteps many of these stages, although it's likely to be pasteurized. I don't believe pasteurization makes the milk toxic necessarily, but it does destroy nutrients and makes it less nutritious.
Cheese would also be better because it may also bypass some of these steps and during fermentation it is given new life, so to speak, from friendly bacteria.

Dr. Bruce Fife N.D.

Answer 2

regular store bought milk is homogenised and pasturised to get rid of all the harmful bacteria and germs (and 'puss'??) in it to make it safe and great for you to drink. Drinking it 'raw' or straight from the cow doesn't guarantee you that it is 'puss' free, it would mean that it has the potential to have more harmful things in it because you don't know what the cow has been drinking or eating before it made the milk. Just think the cow drinks from a trough or water full of bacteria because its probably never cleaned thoroughly, just filled up. And what about the grass it eats? what chemicals have been sprayed on it?? Now think about what has gone into the milk and what happens once the milk has been treated?

Continue with regular milk for now unless you know the 'raw' milk is off very high quality or switch to soy, not goats. Have you tried goats milk? Its disgusting and likely to make your stomach turn!

best of luck

Answer 3

Organic milk is WAY better than regular milk. It passes even far stricter FDA standards than regular milk. It is the exact same except without pesticides ( used on the farms ) or special hormones ( used in almost all major commercial regular milk ) that enhance milk production of cows. Try a simple taste test of a very small glass of regular milk vs. a very small glass of organic milk ( make sure to use the same : Whole , 2% , 1% etc... ) the difference in taste and purity will amaze you. Organic milk cost more because of rigorous standards that have to be met by the FDA to be able to bear the Organic label , and the cows do not produce artificially 'juiced up' quantities of milk. Below is the reason I decided to do more research on the subject.

After being on it for a few months with no problems my son had started throwing up everytime we gave him regular milk ( 3-4 ) times in a row so we switched him to Lactaid thinking he was lactose intolerant 'all of the sudden'? and it worked great. Then over the next couple of years he switched back to regular milk and was fine. My wife and I began to notice that among relatives and friends almost every single one of them had children that started to throw up regular milk and switched to something else. When my younger daughter was born we switched her to regular milk and again everything was fine for a few months , and then again the same thing with the throwing up. This time instead of switching to Lactaid or Soy , we tried Organic Milk. No problems at all. Since then I have had a few other parents reluctantly try the same... perfect results every time. I would definitely caution against trying it if you strongly suspect your child is lactose intolerant as some intolerance can be pretty severe from what I've heard. You would probably want to ask your child's pediatrician. I am convinced , based on much personal experience , that children at a certain age range , their bodies reject the unnatural hormones and / or pesticides used in most regular milk.

Answer 4

Absolutely not! It would be totally irresponsible for you to give raw milk to a toddler! Raw milk can contain harmful bacteria, like brucelosis, e coli, listeria, and more. If you want to drink it yourself and take the risk, that's your call, but you have a fully-developed immunity system, a small child does not and is at greater risk.

Answer 5

There shouldn't be any difference in fat content. Raw milk can be dangerous; pasteurization kills any harmful bacteria that may be present. I know that some people claim that raw milk can be safe, but I would rather not take the chance, especially with my kids (if I had 'em).

Answer 6

There is no "pus" in milk. The milk supply in this country is highly regulated; milk is very clean and safe.
The laws for raw milk vary by state, so I would check the laws in your state. Here, in California, raw milk actually has to be much cleaner than even pasteurized milk, so I would definitely rather have that.

I only drink raw fresh clean goats milk but I have my own goats ( for that reason)

If you can find a good clean supply of fresh milk, that is best.

Organic really doesn't mean much. I know, I live where there are hundreds of dairys and many of them have switched to organic. I would choose the conventional milk as I think the cows are treated much better; they are taken care of when they are sick, which is not allowed if they are organic.

Any milk should be fine.

Answer 7

i would continue with regular milk. it's pasturized for a reason! lol, FDA approved is always better than not i think. my grandfather used to have a dairy farm, so i saw exactly where it was coming from....maybe thats why im against the idea of your 18 month old drinking it. ....if you dont have anything else.....raw milk would still make me nervous....and goat milk? have you tasted that stuff?? lol. idk...its up to you, but i hope this helps. ...and YES it is possible for raw milk to have harmful bacteria in it. That's why i never drank it straight from the cow. And I'm not sure how safe that would be for an 18 month old. Whole milk is very healthy for your baby, and as much "puss" as you imagine whole milk has...which i'm not sure it has any at all, think of how much "other stuff" raw milk has. ewwww

Answer 8

Yes. It helps build up the linning in thier tummies so they can eat more food and be put on regular table food much faster.

Answer 9

when i was little i couldn't drink commercialized milk, so my mom switched me over to soy milk. the rest of my family drank the regular stuff, as did i a few years later...so i don't see what the big deal is if he is fine drinking the regular stuff? if your not seeing any health problems than keep giving him the regular stuff or switch to 2% or something like that :)

Answer 10

There were some issues not too long ago about raw milk containing unhealthy bacteria,such as ecoli,since it's not pasteurized.I would stay with regular store bought milk.