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how do you get a baby to take whole milk?

Bonnie - posted on 11/04/2009 ( 9 moms have responded )

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my son doesn't want to take and drink milk. He sips a little, but the doctor wants him to drink more. He just drinks 3 to 6 ounces a day plus i still nurse him. He is a little ball of energy and hardly stops moving to drink. How do I get him to drink more?

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JoAnn - posted on 12/07/2009

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I started by swapping one of her formula bottles for one with cows milk. She would get formula in the morning and at bed time with cows milk at dinner and some juice at lunch. She was a bit funny with it at first but she is now on cows milk for every bottle except lunch.

Corinne - posted on 12/05/2009

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P.S. Doctors are not always right. Trust yourself, he's your baby. x

Corinne - posted on 12/05/2009

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Blitz some strawberries or bananas, add milk, away you go. Did it with both of mine as neither would take a bottle or cup of milk, they'd throw a wobbler and start rooting in my bra. Love x

Robyn - posted on 12/05/2009

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i gave it to my son in his morning bottle, and coz he was hungry he drank it, done this for a cpl of days, he eventually got used to it and he drinks it till the 'cows' come home now. hope this helps.xx

Sandi - posted on 11/07/2009

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Honestly? With my twins, I put a little bit of Ovaltine in it. Not enough for really rich, chocolaty milk, just enough to give it a little flavor. I figured Ovaltine was better than chocolate syrup; it has some vitamines etc in there.

Elyse - posted on 11/07/2009

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I started using half formula and half milk and slowly removed the formula in ounces and now were up to a full 8oz of whole milk.

Kelsie - posted on 11/06/2009

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I started by mixing it into my sons cereal in the mornig and formula...every day I used more milk than water...Than I started using less formula until eventually it was straight milk. He didnt even flinch and now he LOVES milk...GOOD LUCK!

Katherine - posted on 11/04/2009

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Is the doctor just concerned about his vitamin D levels? If you're nursing, and you supplement with 4000IUs of Vit D yourself, he should be okay. If you're concerned, though you can give your son vitamin D drops. My pedi recommended 1000IUs in winter.

Kellymom's got a great page on this: http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitami...

Luz - posted on 11/04/2009

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What i did with my daugther i gave her strawberry milk try it

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