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To be giving a 2 year old milk in the morning and before bed

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Moxiechick · 08/10/2015 18:49

My dd has not long turned 2 (July) and as part of her routine as soon as she's woken up at 7am she asks for her cup of milk. It's an open cup, we haven't used bottles since she turned one. She then has breakfast about half an hour later.
During our bedtime routine as soon as she steps out of the bath she's asking for her milk. This is given around 6:30pm and her teeth are always brushed after at 7pm when she goes to bed.
I have no problem with this but the reason I'm asking is that when we were staying with my dm she seemed to find it odd that I was giving her warm milk still in the morning and night and said she didn't think she needed it. Dm is not the interfering bossy type at all and very much goes by whatever I do with dd at home. Maybe that's why I'm suddenly questioning myself.

Incase it makes a difference she has on average between 100-150 am and pm.

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formerbabe · 08/10/2015 18:50

My dc are school age now and still have a glass of milk before bed.

CurlsLDN · 08/10/2015 18:51

Not a problem. We could all do with drinking a couple of glasses a milk a day

ihatethecold · 08/10/2015 18:52

Mine loved milk till about 3 in bed!
Can't see a problem with it

cailindana · 08/10/2015 18:52

Eh? Since when does someone have to 'need' a drink? Does your mother 'need' all the drinks she has? What does she think will happen if your DD drinks a very nutritious warm drink?

dementedpixie · 08/10/2015 18:53

If it had been from a bottle then it should be discouraged but milk from a cup is fine.

Twowrongsdontmakearight · 08/10/2015 18:55

Sounds fine to me! My DC had milk morning and night for years and have grown up fine - with no tooth decay either. Let your DD enjoy her milk.

DoreenLethal · 08/10/2015 18:56

My 18 year old step daughter still has milk with breakfast and before bed.

She is now at university. I am rather hoping she grows out of it at some point before retiring.

claracluck1978 · 08/10/2015 18:57

My 2 year old twins also have a similar amount of milk in the mornings and evenings. They are not massive fans of yoghurt or cheese so I'm happy they still want milk and I can relax a little about their calcium intake.

GloGirl · 08/10/2015 18:57

YANBU at all. If you wanted to be according to all guidelines she should finish her milk 30 mins before you brush her teeth but it sounds fine to me.

blackteaplease · 08/10/2015 18:58

Ignore your mum. My dc are 6 and 3 and have warm milk before bed. It's part of their routine. Does your mum only drink water? After all that is the only drink we actually need.

whatsagoodusername · 08/10/2015 19:00

She doesn't need it.

She likes it and wants it. Nothing wrong with that.

Eveysdad · 08/10/2015 19:00

I'm 36 and I still drink a glass of milk before bed. Lol.
I'd say you're doing well and seeing they're drinking from a cup is great. My LO still pours everything over hereself if we try an open cup and she's 2.5 lol

Senpai · 08/10/2015 19:03

Your DD doesn't need a glass of milk before bed.

Your DM doesn't need a glass of wine in the evening.

Cliffdiver · 08/10/2015 19:04

DD1 who is 4 later this month still had a cup of milk in a closed beaker every morning as soon as she wakes up. She stopped having bedtime milk (which was in lounge before bath) when she was about 2 1/2 in preparation for not wearing nappies at night. She still takes a flask of water to bed though.

DD2 19mo has morning and evening milk, will probably carry on the evening milk until she too is ready to stop nappies at night.

So in answer to your post, YANBU.

LucyBabs · 08/10/2015 19:05

Eh?!

Does your dm think the milk is bad for your dd?

My dc are 7 and 4 they both until recently had warm milk at bedtime and before breakfast.

Dd now has cold milk with her dinner and after breakfast.

glogirl out of interest why should she "finish her milk 30 mins before you brush her teeth" ?

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Moxiechick · 08/10/2015 19:06

Thank you all. I still doubt myself and feel like a new mum 2 years on. Showed my mum your replies and she's slightly embarrassed bless her. Although was laughing at yours senpai

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LadyDeirdreWaggon · 08/10/2015 19:21

Meh. DS is 2.4 and still has a bedtime bottle. He (probably) won't still be doing it when he's ten so I am saving my fucks to give for something important

apinchofsugar · 08/10/2015 19:28

My nearly 3 yo has a bottle morning and evening. They need milk at that age, and mine refuses to have any during the day, so no drama.

As long as you don't add cognac to it, not sure what the big deal is.

BolshierAryaStark · 08/10/2015 19:28

Your DM is barking, mine both have milk before bed-they are 6 & 4.

goawayalready · 08/10/2015 19:30

some people think milk is unhealthy

TSSDNCOP · 08/10/2015 19:33

Lady happy to report Ds8 stillness as warmed milk before bed and with his breakfast. Long may it continue.

He needs milk.
I need wine.

Gruntfuttock · 08/10/2015 19:33

What harm can it possibly do? Some people criticise for the hell of it.

Berylpeep · 08/10/2015 19:38

My DS is almost two and has a bottle of milk upon waking and then another before going to bed.

What's the problem with that?

Goldmandra · 08/10/2015 19:42

SOme people have a bee in their bonnet about stopping children doing anything that could be remotely connected with them being babies.

It's along the same lines as 2YO not needing to be breast fed.

It's a part of her healthy balanced diet and an important (to her) aspect of her daily routine. The fact that it's a hangover from her having milk in bottles doesn't make it bad.

Unless she's becoming overweight, she clearly needs the nutrition she's getting from the drinks of milk. If you took it away, she would have to increase a different part of her diet to make up for it.

Why do people find it necessary to force children to grow up as quickly as possible and get so twitchy about them doing anything related to being a baby when they are still toddlers?

eedon · 08/10/2015 19:44

Do you mean cows milk?

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