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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Hi everyone, Just in case this nursing strike does signal the end of our 14
month long nursing relationship, what should I do next? DD will take cow's milk with cereal, loves cheese and yoghurt (although the latter does nasty things to her poos, so I don't give her it often) and likes custard and other milky puddings. But she won't take EBM any way, or drink cow's milk as a drink. Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Or will she be getting enough goodies through the other dairy products she eats. I have never looked in to this, as I assumed the end would be gradual, not sudden. (I shoudl add that I am having great difficulty pumping now, so I will try cow's milk rather than EBM as the milkof choice - she's had 14 months of good stuff). Any advice greatly appreciated, Cathy |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
"Cathy" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, Just in case this nursing strike does signal the end of our 14 month long nursing relationship, what should I do next? DD will take cow's milk with cereal, loves cheese and yoghurt (although the latter does nasty things to her poos, so I don't give her it often) and likes custard and other milky puddings. But she won't take EBM any way, or drink cow's milk as a drink. Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Or will she be getting enough goodies through the other dairy products she eats. I have never looked in to this, as I assumed the end would be gradual, not sudden. (I shoudl add that I am having great difficulty pumping now, so I will try cow's milk rather than EBM as the milkof choice - she's had 14 months of good stuff). Any advice greatly appreciated, Cathy It's funny: I don't really think of breast milk as a dairy. I tend to think of it as a protein drink, complete with all the vitamins and minerals and fats that babies need. So while cow's milk and other dairy products are a handy way of providing calcium and protein and fats and whatnot, I don't feel like it's necessary for my kids to drink milk in order to stay healthy. Just try to feed her a well-balanced diet. If she's eating other dairy products, I wouldn't worry too much about the drinking milk thing. You want to make sure she is taking in some good healthy fats, plenty of protein, and good fruits and veggies. I'd probably go ahead and give her a vitamin supplement, just to fill in any gaps she might have. But again, I wouldn't stress about the dairy issues. You might want to increase her yogurt intake (which is actually supposed to be really good for the stomach and bowels--not sure why it messes up her poops)--and make sure it's whole milk yogurt. /off to discuss the strike in the correct thread . . . -- Jodi SAHM to Oliver (3 years, 1 month) & Arwen (11 months) |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Cathy wrote:
Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Starting at 12 months I offered both my kids a cup of milk with each meal. I really wanted Hunter to drink it so I gave him chocolate milk. They did not want it at first but both started drinking it regularly in 2-3 months. Luke really took off on it, Hunter was more conservative. I still buy him chocolate milk every other week or so because I don't feel he gets enough calcium from his diet. -- Nikki Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2) |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Cathy wrote:
My (equivalent of) WBV said that she could have a slight lactose intolerance with that reaction to yoghurt. Heh? Doesn't bm have way more lactose than yogurt? Allyson has the Asian tendency towards lactose intolerance, and she handles yogurt much better than most forms of milk. Phoebe -- yahoo address is unread; substitute mailbolt |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Nikki wrote:
Cathy wrote: Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Starting at 12 months I offered both my kids a cup of milk with each meal. I really wanted Hunter to drink it so I gave him chocolate milk. They did not want it at first but both started drinking it regularly in 2-3 months. Luke really took off on it, Hunter was more conservative. I still buy him chocolate milk every other week or so because I don't feel he gets enough calcium from his diet. Thanks Nikki - I'll try that. Till now she has only had BM or water - didn't like juice, and didn't like milk. But I'll keep offering, and try chocolate milk (if I can keep it away from DH!). Cathy |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
hobbes wrote:
"Cathy" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, Just in case this nursing strike does signal the end of our 14 month long nursing relationship, what should I do next? DD will take cow's milk with cereal, loves cheese and yoghurt (although the latter does nasty things to her poos, so I don't give her it often) and likes custard and other milky puddings. But she won't take EBM any way, or drink cow's milk as a drink. Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Or will she be getting enough goodies through the other dairy products she eats. I have never looked in to this, as I assumed the end would be gradual, not sudden. (I shoudl add that I am having great difficulty pumping now, so I will try cow's milk rather than EBM as the milkof choice - she's had 14 months of good stuff). Any advice greatly appreciated, Cathy It's funny: I don't really think of breast milk as a dairy. I tend to think of it as a protein drink, complete with all the vitamins and minerals and fats that babies need. So while cow's milk and other dairy products are a handy way of providing calcium and protein and fats and whatnot, I don't feel like it's necessary for my kids to drink milk in order to stay healthy. I definitely don't think of BM as dairy, its just that dairy seems to be the next best thing to provide calcium and protein. Just try to feed her a well-balanced diet. If she's eating other dairy products, I wouldn't worry too much about the drinking milk thing. You want to make sure she is taking in some good healthy fats, plenty of protein, and good fruits and veggies. I'd probably go ahead and give her a vitamin supplement, just to fill in any gaps she might have. But again, I wouldn't stress about the dairy issues. You might want to increase her yogurt intake (which is actually supposed to be really good for the stomach and bowels--not sure why it messes up her poops)--and make sure it's whole milk yogurt. My (equivalent of) WBV said that she could have a slight lactose intolerance with that reaction to yoghurt. I'll try a different brand though and see. Currently she is not eating a lot, but I'm hoping that is the illness. Prior to this, she had good days and bad days, and is a reasonably picky eater. Not interested in feeding herself, and some days are a battle. But if she is hungry 'cos she isn't get as mucjh milk, then that might make her take more solids. I woudl have said her nutrition a week ago was 60-70% solids, the rest milk. At least I know she is old enough to do without it now. Thanks, Cathy |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Phoebe & Allyson wrote:
Cathy wrote: My (equivalent of) WBV said that she could have a slight lactose intolerance with that reaction to yoghurt. Heh? Doesn't bm have way more lactose than yogurt? Allyson has the Asian tendency towards lactose intolerance, and she handles yogurt much better than most forms of milk. Phoebe I don't know! I'm kind of in a state of shock from this nursing strike, so didn't think to look it up. Thanks for that Phoebe - if that is the case with Allyson, then I suspect it could have been the type of yoghurt I was giving DD. Next shop I'll get something different, as DD loves it - must get it from her mother. Cathy |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Cathy wrote: Nikki wrote: Cathy wrote: Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Starting at 12 months I offered both my kids a cup of milk with each meal. I really wanted Hunter to drink it so I gave him chocolate milk. They did not want it at first but both started drinking it regularly in 2-3 months. Luke really took off on it, Hunter was more conservative. I still buy him chocolate milk every other week or so because I don't feel he gets enough calcium from his diet. Thanks Nikki - I'll try that. Till now she has only had BM or water - didn't like juice, and didn't like milk. But I'll keep offering, and try chocolate milk (if I can keep it away from DH!). You could water down the milk (ewww), to start and see if that gets her interested. Like Nikki's boys, it took a couple of months for DD to start drinking milk. To this day, she prefers water. Mary |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Just in case this nursing strike does signal the end of our 14
month long nursing relationship, what should I do next? DD will take cow's milk with cereal, loves cheese and yoghurt (although the latter does nasty things to her poos, so I don't give her it often) and likes custard and other milky puddings. But she won't take EBM any way, or drink cow's milk as a drink. Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Or will she be getting enough goodies through the other dairy products she eats. I'd think she'd be fine having milk on cereal and eating cheese. You most definitely don't want or need to "replace" breastmilk with an equivalent amount of cows' milk. Cows' milk is a convenient source of protein, calcium and fat. If she doesn't drink milk, you just need to be sure she's getting protein, calcium and fat some other way. Calcium is usually the most difficult one, but cheese should work. You may also find that she will eventually accept milk. My DS didn't drink it at all until 15 months -- which was a couple months after he ceased to get ebm during the day, though he was still nursing evening, night and morning. But now he has it on cereal at breakfast, drinks a fairly large cup of it with his lunch nearly every day, and often drinks some at dinner too. The other thing you don't mention is, in what sort of container are you offering her milk to drink? Perhaps her reluctance to drink the milk has more to do with reluctance, or developmental inability, to use whatever type of cup or bottle you've chosen than it does with what's *in* the cup. Holly Mom to Camden, 3yo EDD #2 6/8/04 |
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14 mth old possibly self-weaning - where to from here?
Mary W. wrote:
Cathy wrote: Nikki wrote: Cathy wrote: Should I try and push cow's milk as a drink in a week or so if the nursing strike continues? Starting at 12 months I offered both my kids a cup of milk with each meal. I really wanted Hunter to drink it so I gave him chocolate milk. They did not want it at first but both started drinking it regularly in 2-3 months. Luke really took off on it, Hunter was more conservative. I still buy him chocolate milk every other week or so because I don't feel he gets enough calcium from his diet. Thanks Nikki - I'll try that. Till now she has only had BM or water - didn't like juice, and didn't like milk. But I'll keep offering, and try chocolate milk (if I can keep it away from DH!). You could water down the milk (ewww), to start and see if that gets her interested. Like Nikki's boys, it took a couple of months for DD to start drinking milk. To this day, she prefers water. Mary Good thought, thank you. Cathy |
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