After recently having a cold, my 15 month old son will not drink milk. He was drinking whole milk, but now he wont drink any at all. I have tried mixing it half water, no. A little sugar, no. he prefers juice or water. How can I get him to start drinking milk again. His babysitter says he is starting to look slimmer. Also, he has become such a picky eater. Only eating what he wants when he wants. can anyone give any suggestions. His doctor always says that my kids are overweight so the weightloss will not bother her. We are of Puerto Rican decsent, so like my mother says, we dont have skinny babies. So his weight loss is really an issue for me. Any tips and tricks are welcome.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Why not try goat's milk (they have one stomach like we do). Or, try rice milk. Human's continue to ingest cow's milk (three stomachs) long after infancy. It's really not that great for us. Now if the doctor isn't worried and she is looking slimmer, maybe that should tell us all something. Good luck, I.
Try to wait a while before introdicing milk after a cold. It could still irritate your little one's belly because the cold is not completely our of his system. My little one around this age stop liking milk and doesn't like it to this day and she is 3. She will only drink it after a bowel of milk. While my oldest loved her milk and drank from a sippy cup til 3 and is now six and doesn't like milk. All children are different.
I would try toddler formula and skip the milk. Many believe dairy and especially milk really are not good for our kids. And I am one of those people! We are not meant to drink cows milk. Especially after a cold or when sick.
Hola, soy Boriqua tambien. Please do not worry, he will either start drinking it again or feed him calcium rich food like cheese, yogurt, brocoli, fortified juice. Being PR doesn't mean you need to be gordita. PR's are known to have high blood pressure, cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. They are all related to being fat and lack of exercise. Good luck. .
If your pediatrician says the children are overweight, then don't worry if he is losing weight. Water is best. Definitely don't give him any juice - it has so much sugar in it - which causes weight gain, even if it says 'no calories'.
Don't worry about it. Just make sure he gets calcium other ways; cheese,
yogurt etc. He is at the age where they become picky. He will eventually
eat better. Kids are great. They do eat when they are hungry. Nothing
wrong with kids that are slender. Please do not feed him, to make your
mother happy.
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Don't worry about it. Just make sure he gets calcium other ways; cheese,
yogurt etc. He is at the age where they become picky. He will eventually
eat better. Kids are great. They do eat when they are hungry. Nothing
wrong with kids that are slender. Please do not feed him, to make your
mother happy.
How does his doctor feel about his weight? I understand being concerned about seeing your little one lose weight, but more and more research is showing that being a fat baby (beyond the "normal" baby chub) often sets children up for obesity and diabetes later in life. That is separate from the milk issue, of course, but unless he is becoming unhealthily skinny, I would not try to fatten him up. I understand that fat babies are culturally the norm in the Puerto Rican community, but he is getting to an age where he's active and starting to lose some of that baby chub anyway, and may well be the healthiest thing for him (I'm NOT advocating putting any babies/toddlers on a diet. However, some parents specifically try to fatten up their healthy-weight babies by overfeeding or giving them added sugars, and this is not healthy).
As far as the milk issue goes, I wouldn't worry about it. Once a day, I'd offer a small glass of milk before offering any other beverage. If he refuses, no big deal. Give him a glass of water or juice that's diluted with about half water. Eventually, his taste for it should come back.
Nutritionally speaking, the main benefits of milk are calcium and protein. I'm sure he's getting protein in his diet, and there are other ways to get calcium -- other dairy products like yogurt or cheese and vegetables like broccoli. If you give him a dinner of chicken and broccoli and a snack of yogurt in the afternoon, he'll get the same nutritional benefits as he would from the milk.
I am working to get my kids to STOP drinking milk because I'm starting to realize how bad it is for us, even the organic. It is being linked to all sorts of illnesses, even cancer. No one needs to drink milk, there are far better ways to get calcium and other needed nutrients. Take a look at this book, I was really surprised--like many other people, I thought dairy was healthy for us, especially our kids...Whitewash by Joseph Keon. Good luck and health to you...
