Just a question for you moms of 18 month olds

Amber - posted on 03/14/2011

My kids love milk they will drink it all the time and it is plain they also love ovaltine and it is better than the choclate milk

Jessie - posted on 03/03/2011

also, dairy is not an essential part of a childs diet. my son hasn't had any in 7 months and is perfectly healthy and eats a well balanced diet minus dairy or wheat (he can't have those things)

Jessie - posted on 03/03/2011

my son drinks a few cups of soy or almond milk every day (intolerant to cows milk) we but chocolate almond milk and he gulps it down faster than plain almond or soy. Silk brand actually has much more calcium than cows milk so we let him have as much as he wants.

Kianna - posted on 02/25/2011

4 cups of whole milk, plain or flavored.

Shilpa - posted on 02/24/2011

My son drinks 7-8oz of whole milk and 2 pediasure bottles each 8 oz (vanilla and strawberry flavor). You can try giving how much she drinks and then repeat it after sometime. OR try other things like cheese, yogurt etc.

Beth - posted on 02/24/2011

My daughter won't drink milk even if it's flavored with chocolate or milk but I don't worry because she loves cheese and yogurt and gets plenty of that a day.

Michelle - posted on 02/23/2011

hi my little boy is 18mnths and he likes to drink milk with banana nequik in it he doesnt like strawberry or chocolate. he only has a beaker full. he has toddler milk in the morning when he gets up and the same at night before he goes to bed SMA toddler milk x

Christine - posted on 02/22/2011

I have a 20-month-old that will only drink milk when she has cereal. We tried chocolate milk and strawberry milk and she wants nothing to do with it.

Adejoke - posted on 02/22/2011

my son is 19 months, he doesn't like plain whole milk and never drinks it. I give him soya milk and he loves drinking it, about half a litre a day. Though he takes his oatmeat or wheat cereal with whole milk. He love yoghurt too.

Ellie - posted on 02/21/2011

My girl drinks 1 L a day which I think is a bit too much and stops her from eating much...and she still wont give up the bottle.

Danielle - posted on 02/21/2011

MY baby drinks milk only at nap time and at bedtime, and she hates chocolate in her milk, and it has to be warmed up just enough to get the chill off, they always say the pickiest are kids....

Sara-lee - posted on 02/21/2011

Have you tried the growing up powdered milk - tastes a bit like vanilla. My son has it as his first bottle when he wakes and whole white milk at night. Loves his milk, never a problem getting him to have it . Ive never even considered flavouring it!

Heather - posted on 02/21/2011

No chocolate, no way!!!! Are you nuts! Just white milk, give it to her morning and night. Of course she's going to drink it if you put chocolate in it. She would drink it just fine if you didn't. She should be drinking WAY more than 1/4 of a cup also. More like 8 to 16 oz. a day. Anyways, I could go off on giving your children chocolate milk...

Khushali - posted on 02/21/2011

My daughter is one and half years old. She is not drinking plain whole milk, but with sugar and Horlicks/Bornvita she drinks the whole mug.

Nicole - posted on 02/21/2011

mine loves plain milk. i havnt introduced him to chocolate or flavoured milk yet - i'm trying to keep his love for plain, natural flavours as long as i can - then when he decides milk is not his thing.. i'm planning to tempt him with his favorite flavours xxx

Rolana De Bruyn - posted on 02/21/2011

My daughter is 19 months and drink Nido nr 1 milk 3 - 4 times in 24 hours. I gave her 250ml at night (sleep bottle), then 150ml if she wakes at night (she sleeps normally through, then at 10:00 or 15:00 (150ml) and with her nap at 12:30 also 150 ml. I dont put chocolate or anything in there, because it is sugar and sugar makes them active.

Katlynn - posted on 02/19/2011

My daughter is 19 months and she drinks 2-3 glasses of whole milk a day I also give her chocolate milk occasionally but it's a mixture of half chocolate half whole milk to makeit slightly better for her. She's in the 90 th percentile so we are moving her gradually onto 2% but she isn't as fond of it

Desiree - posted on 02/19/2011

My son has breastmilk so I have no idea how much he's getting. We have no struggles with him not wanting to drink :)

Kim - posted on 02/19/2011

My son is very small. On doc's recommendation we only offer milk as a beverage so that he maintains a healthy weight. It is soymilk and is not flavored. He also gets a home made smoothy made with banana, whole milk yogurt, and fruit daily. No flavored milk yet so he doesn't know what he's missing.

Jamie - posted on 02/19/2011

My son usually drinks 2 sippy cups full of milk a day. He wakes up first thing in the morning asking for milk, and then he gets a cup after dinner. And, he drinks water the rest of the day! He is almost 20 months old now.

Lisa - posted on 02/19/2011

Hi, hour wee one is drinking 400 mls of whole milk a day, but she didn't go onto cows milk until she was 18 months.

Amie - posted on 02/18/2011

My son drinks white milk...chocolate milk only happens at restaurants. If she only drinks a little bit at a time..offer it more often...my son is not picky so I am glad about that...

Kelly - posted on 02/18/2011

Both of my kids will only drink strawberry milk my daughter is 4 and my some is 19 month I have tried to give them the white milk bu they will not drink it

Christina - posted on 02/18/2011

try putting the milk in the microwave for like 15 seconds.. not enough to warm it but to take a little of the chill off.. for some reason this works for my son and my friends daughter. he has about 3 sippy cups a day of whole milk. my dr said that he can have either whole or 2 % because he is average weight

Kayla - posted on 02/17/2011

my son gets about 18 oz of milk a day, but he has a cows milk allergy so he either gets lactaid or soy milk. He likes them both so we havent put anything in it yet. But he loves yogurt and other dairy stuff. I also cook with a lot of milk so it all works out

Amy - posted on 02/17/2011

My son is 19 months and he drinks white milk all the time. he brings me his sippy cup and I fill it. My guess would be 2-4 sippy cups a day but, also will drink water and watered down juice. I have to watch the fluids because he then will be too full for food. However, he eats yogurt, cheese strings, pudding (occassionaly ) grilled cheese, I just gave him choc milk today for the first time but did half choc half 2%.

Katie - posted on 02/17/2011

My 19 mo. old drinks around 16 to 20 oz. of milk per day. We don't flavor his at all. Well, maybe once or twice at grandpa's house. He also likes cheese and yogurt but we don't give him a whole lot of that. When my oldest son was this age , he wouldn't touch milk unless it had strawberry flavoring in it. I talked to his dr. about it and he said it was perfectly fine because the strawberry doesn't have enough sugar in it to really cause a problem.

Mindy - posted on 02/16/2011

I give my son chocolate milk, he has never liked plain white milk and his ped. said it was fine as long as he gets milk in his diet!!

Danielle - posted on 02/16/2011

My daughter drinks 2-3 8oz cups of milk during the entire day. I only give her chocolate milk as a treat, maybe once a week. She likes to drink pineapple juice (100% from Dole not from concentrate) for lunch and dinner, but I still add water to it to make sure she does not get diaper rash.
Also, whole milk is given to children at this age for its fat content because most children do not consume enough through eating. That is why you will see some older children switched to 2%. Hope that helps! :)

Kimberly - posted on 02/15/2011

No milk for ours. It's either breastmilk or water. Juice is just sugar. We prefer to give the whole fruit. Cow milk is for cows, I think....

Jeanine - posted on 02/15/2011

My Shane was born 1 lb 12 oz & he is 19 months old now. He only drinks 12 oz of whole milk/ pediasure per day. He drinks alot of juice & tons of food. He only weighs 20 lbs now. But he had double pnemonia last month & lost 2.5 lbs. He's gaining t back quickly though.

Amanda - posted on 02/15/2011

My daughter is only drink about a 1/4 a cup milk at a time. Unfortunately, she doesn't like chocolate too much. But she will drink strawberry flavored milk occasionally.

Lynda - posted on 02/15/2011

My daughter drinks a LOT of milk. She doesn't seem too fond of chocolate milk tho.

Rachel - posted on 02/14/2011

My philosophy is if they don't get chocolate... they don't know chocolate! (once they have sweet stuff, everything else will be tested based on that taste, and that's what they will keep wanting!) I feel this is still too young of an age for sugar. Sugar weakens the immune system.. thus why so many kids get sick so often.

Kimberly - posted on 02/14/2011

my son drinks 16-20 oz of whole white milk a day

Wajiha - posted on 02/14/2011

I give my 19-month old daughter about 24 oz of milk in a day...basically a bottle each in the morning after she gets up, once when she takes an afternoon nap, and the last right before she goes to sleep. It's always just white milk, since she likes it. Have not given her any flavor, since I didn't feel the need for it.

Jenelle - posted on 02/14/2011

My daughter is 19 months old and drinks around 24 ounces of whole milk a day. We do not use chocolate or anything. She just loves her milk. I have to force other things like juice and water so she doesnt get constipated.

Frenika - posted on 02/14/2011

My lil man used to drink a lot of milk.. Maybe 4 or 5 toddler cup full a day but now he doesn't seem to like it. Its maybe cause I'm hooked on hot chocolate and most times while I'm drinking some he would wobble over with his cup and ask me to put some chocolate milk in with his white milk. So maybe he doesn't have a taste for white milk anymore but now he just plays with his milk and maybe only drink about two cups of white milk a day, if that..

Jessy - posted on 02/14/2011

Have you tried warming it up? My daughter wont drink milk unless its warm. I sometimes give her chocolate milk, we are potty training her and that is what we give her as a reward for going potty.

SHANA - posted on 02/14/2011

My son drinks white milk for the most part and every once in a while, I will give him chocolate or strawberry as a treat. I didn't want to only give him flavored milk in the beginning because I knew he would aquire a taste for it and wouldn't want the white milk anymore. He drinks the milk mainly at night now.

Carly - posted on 02/13/2011

i never did choc or strawberry milk..mu daughter drinks about 20oz of almond milk a day

Melissa - posted on 02/13/2011

None! Since I stopped breast feeding when he was 13 months old, our son refuses to drink milk - even chocolate. He eats whole milk yogurt, I add whole milk to his mac and cheese, and sometimes he'll eat cheese. I also look for other products that have calcium like cereal bars (with lower sugar).

Carrie - posted on 02/13/2011

my son will drink about 3 1/2 cups a day he has 1 whole cup right before naptime and about 2 right before bedtime and we have given him white- whole milk, chocolate- whold milk or 1% and strawberry-(gerber smart sips). he likes all of them but chocolate and strawberry are treats though

Jessica - posted on 02/13/2011

there is almost nothing my son won't eat. He drinks 2%, and he likes it white, sometimes chocolate but his favourite is vanilla milk. its his special treat he gets once a day. as for how much......ummm, i'd guess about 3-4 cups a day, give or take.

Alicia - posted on 02/13/2011

my son drinks about a half gallon of white whole milk a day! He get juice when he asks for it, but he really loves milk.

Maya - posted on 02/13/2011

I can't get my daughter to drink milk at all she is still breastfeeding so I dont push it on her. I do offer it to her every couple days she will take a sip and be done with it. She eats plenty of cheese and yogurt that it isnt a big deal. I dont think adding sugar to drinks or food to make them drink or eat things is a good idea you just end up with picky eaters in the long run.

Ashley - posted on 02/12/2011

My son drinks about 16oz a day a cup in the morning with breakfast, a cup with lunch and a cup with supper. I give him whole milk.Then I do mainly water in between those or sometimes 100% real fruit juice.

Heather - posted on 02/12/2011

I have never offered mine choc. or any other flavor....I would slowly decrease the amount of choc flvoe you put in till it's just white.

Jaye - posted on 02/12/2011

My daughter drinks about 20 - 24 ounces of whole milk daily.I am considering starting her on the Carnation Instant Breakfast as a supplement to aid her in daily nutritional intake.

Jessica - posted on 02/12/2011

My 18 month old son drinks probably 20-30oz of whole milk a day. He will drink it any way I give it to him. But since he is a little underweight and very active, his doctor suggested that once a day (usually at breakfast) I mix in some chocolate or strawberry flavored Carnation Instant Breakfast Essentials to give him a little extra nutrition. And my son really likes it. Of course, it costs a bit more than just plain chocolate syrup, but it is SO MUCH better for him. For the rest of the day he gets 9oz sippys with 7oz water and 2oz juice (just for a little flavor), and plain water right before nap and bedtime.