To give my son milkshake in the morning and before bed?

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My son is 14 months old and since 12 months has gone off milk completely. After 2 months of continuously offering morning and night milk I've given up. Not just because it's a waste of time but also a waste of milk. I am very aware of the HV recommendations of how much milk a baby of his age should be having.

Before bed last night as a treat I gave him a cup of Yop strawberry flavoured milkshake. He devoured the lot. In the morning, I offered him another cup and the same he drank the lot.

I did use good old google and even though Yop is slightly higher in sugar than what is recommended it is supposed to be good for your stomach. He has cheese and yoghurts throughout the day for calcium.

DH thinks he shouldn't be having it every day but I think if he's getting the calcium that way it's better than nothing? Opinions?

I would say a milkshake is too sugary to have daily which is why he guzzle it down. Does he have to have a drink of milk morning and night age 14 months?

Why not give milk in his cereal in the morning and then give cheese etc during the day.

Well I thought this moo but HV said he should be drinking 1 pint of milk per day at his age??

There is loads of sugar in Yop as well as flavours, thickener and other stuff. I don't think it is a good way of getting dairy into him. If he is having cheese and yoghurt, can you not get milk into him in some other ways as well, sauces, cereals, adding a bit to soups and dinners etc?

I think milkshake every day may not be the best habit to get into, personally. Although it is best for him to drink milk, having it in cereal/porridge/mashed potatoes etc and in other forms such as cheese and yoghurt (which I know can still be high in sugar) it should be enough. I would say keep trying a little amount once a day, perhaps in a cup instead just in case he changed his mind.

Could you get/make a lower sugar yogurt drink alternative?

Could you make your own version? Blitz up milk, yoghurt and strawberries or raspberries.

DS was just like this when he was little. I found that he would drink home made milk shakes which were just milk and fruit blitzed with the blender. Banana was his favourite. That way he got milk and one of his five a day in one go! He is now a strapping 6ft 2 man, so I think it served him well 😁

There's over a teaspoon of sugar in 100ml of Yop. That's a lot. I'd be pretty surprised if you'd put 5tsp of sugar in a pint of milk for a 14month old child. But that's essentially what you're doing. There are better ways to achieve this OP.

YABU, twice a day is excessive. You shouldn't be getting into the habit of giving him sugary things because he refuses normal foods.

That's a good idea about making a homemade one. I do have a blender so I will try that in the morning

I thought you meant you blitzed your own. Don't give him that stuff, awful amount of sugar. Try malted milk, milk in cereal, milk roll bread etc

It includes all diary products I believe.

So you could have milk on his cereal and maybe some natural yogurt and fruit at lunch/dinner. Or a cheese sauce with pasta.

Banana smoothie?

A pint of milk a day?
My ds has just moved from breast to bottle. He has about 50ml twice s day. He gets his dairy from mealtimes. i never think about this

Yabu. Pretty sure he doesn't need milk at this age. Does he eat well otherwise? Cheese, yogurt etc.

My son stopped drinking milk conpletely at 7m. He is now a strapping 16 yr old and drinks 2 pints a day of milk. Don't listen to HV; he will be fine

They only need the equivalent of 300mls after 1 year and that doesn't have to be in drink form as milk with cereal and other dairy products count towards that too. He is probably getting enough through his food although you could make your own milkshake if you wanted to top up what he gets from cheese and yoghurts

Have you tried warming the milk? Dd would only take it warm at that age.

Way too much sugar.
Neither of my kids ever had any milk after they had finished b breast feeding ( it gives me eczema, so I've avoided it with them) made sure they got calcium in green leafy veg, nuts and seeds. They at e both really tall and very healthy. Hvs have very limited knowledge and have to advise what ever is the current fashion. Google how much calcium do kids need, and what non dairy food are high in calcium. You really don't have to worry about getting milk in to them.

I struggle with this too, notmilk per say but drinking in general. Sometimes my 2 year old only two cups of fluid a day, and one of those is a hot chocolate ( milk with 1 tsp of drinking chocolate as opposed to 3-4 tsp as the packet suggests.) I will give the smoothies a try too!

op my ds is 18 months now and when he was a year i tried him on cows milk but right reason or none he just wouldnt take to it as a drink at all despite having it in his cereal. I dont think he liked the taste of it. So i stuck with the aptimil 1-2yr milk for a bit for his morning and night bottles then tried him on cows milk after the last tub ran out and he took to it fine.

Do not give your child a sugar habit. Diabetes is a very real issue.

a few pieces of cheddar (or other cheese he likes) is better. it's basically concentrated milk.

They only need about 300ml a day at this age, and it's easy to get that through cereal/porridge, cheese sauce, plain yoghurt etc.

Another vote for homemade here - it's how I use up bananas that are a bit overripe. A dribble of maple syrup helps if the bananas are a bit far gone. :-)

If he objects to the texture (you do get tiny seeds and so on) pop it through a sieve before you give it to him.