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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.

OP posts:
trilbydoll · 08/10/2015 19:46

We only stopped DD's morning bottle because it was filling her up and she wouldn't eat breakfast. She still has watered down milk in the evening, I like knowing she's having a decent amount of liquid tbh.

NotMyMonkey · 08/10/2015 19:47

Ds1 is 5 and still has a beaker of milk in the morning and evening. He has it straight from the fridge though because I can't be arsed warming it he likes it cold.

Ilovetorrentialrain · 08/10/2015 19:48

Hi Moxiechick my son is 12 and has milk with his breakfast, in the evening, pretty much any time - he just really likes it.

I'd say at 2 your dd doesn't need milk but she just likes it - a nice healthy choice - I wish I liked it too.

Senpai · 08/10/2015 19:52

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?

My pediatrician is starting to get to that point. I got a furrowed eye brow when I told them I still swaddle my 18 month old and feed her a bottle to put her to bed like I've been doing since she was a new born.

She gets cups during the day and only gets a bottle if I'm holding it. I'll stop it on her terms, not an arbitrary date the pediatrician decides. She already is gradually cutting back on night cuddles and telling me "bye" when she's done being held. The world will not stop spinning if my 2.5 year old still needs cuddles and a bottle before bed.

GreatFuckability · 08/10/2015 19:53

My eldest drank milk morning and night til she started school really. In a cup I don't see the issue.
My sisters kids still drink it from bottles at age 6 and 4. That's not great really.

Playdoughcaterpillar · 08/10/2015 19:55

Ha ha, my 6 and 4 year olds still have warm (semi-skimmed) milk both ends of day. Just like I have a cuppa. What's the harm in that, they need the calcium and calories!

bigkidsdidit · 08/10/2015 19:56

Senpai it's probably because advice is not to swaddle once babies can roll over - I believe in case they roll onto their front and can't push their heads up using their arms? My gp told me to stop swaddling at four months.

eedon · 08/10/2015 19:58

If it is cows milk I don't think any human should have it.

IsabellaofFrance · 08/10/2015 20:01

DD has warm milk in the morning and before bed.

I had warm milk every morning until I was about 15.

Senpai · 08/10/2015 20:03

bigkidsdidit Oh. I never heard that. I've been swaddling her since she's been a newborn. But I also learned only a few months ago I shouldn't have a bunch of blankets and plush toys in with her at night. Blush

She's always easily rolled out of her blankets once she was able to roll over. The doctor was more concerned about the bottle since that's what she was asking about. She made sure that DD was drinking actual cups during the day.

bigkidsdidit · 08/10/2015 20:05

I imagine at 18 months the danger has passed Grin

My 2 yo has a bottle when he wakes up. Rest of the day is open cup but we like to snuggle up on the sofa with a warm bottle / coffee and he enjoys it. Meh.

LikeASoulWithoutAMind · 08/10/2015 20:11

My 11yo still has a glass of milk with his breakfast and another at tea time. I don't warm it up though Grin

Lots of good stuff in milk for growing bones etc. I'd much rather he had milk than most of the other drinks he'd lobby for Wink

Oly5 · 08/10/2015 20:14

Mine is 4 and still has milk morning and night. Why ever not? All that lovely calcium

Ifiwasabadger · 08/10/2015 20:20

YANBU my 2 year old is the same. It's a lovely routine, we snuggle up together morning and night...she eats like a bird so at least this way I know she's consuming something....

eedon · 08/10/2015 20:30

Lots of good stuff in milk for growing bones etc

Why ever not? All that lovely calcium

Some people have lapped up the dairy industry propaganda.

eedon · 08/10/2015 20:31

Http:whitelies.org.uk

Hobbes8 · 08/10/2015 20:31

My mum said my 4 year old was too old for a cuddle the other day. Not all mum advice is good advice.

RitaConnors · 08/10/2015 20:36

Too old for a cuddle!

My mum (72) has a mug of coco every night and has done since she was a child.

Goldmandra · 08/10/2015 20:45

My mum said my 4 year old was too old for a cuddle the other day.

Wow! Tell that to my DDs who are 12 and 18!

I'm looking forward to snuggling up on the sofa cuddling my DD1 when she comes home from university for the weekend tomorrow.

Janeymoo50 · 08/10/2015 20:46

It's kind of no different to us grown ups having a cuppa as soon as we get up and maybe brekkie a bit later...plus the same in the evening. She's only little still and seems to me there's a good little bedtime routine going on there.

goawayalready · 08/10/2015 21:00

i have milk at night im 40

DangerousBeanz · 08/10/2015 21:04

My dd is 5 and still has a milky drink at bedtime. It's part of her routine, she likes it, why the devil not!

MinecraftWonder · 08/10/2015 21:04

I think both of mine were still having a cup of warm milk twice a day at that age.

They're 7 and 5 now and still have a tiny (because we've had a few bedwetting issues lately) cup of milk about half an hour before bed, but tend to have weak tea or juice in the morning now.

Aquarius320 · 08/10/2015 21:21

It's just for comfort - my ds bf until 2.5. I wouldn't say that after 2, cow's milk is that nutritious. But if your dd likes it, then there shouldn't be an issue, unless you're unhappy with the arrangement.

Gruntfuttock · 08/10/2015 21:30

There's no such thing as "too old for a cuddle"

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