20 month old DD not eating dairy - and now refusing milk

[pecanpie]

Title says it all really. DD won't cheese, creamcheese and now yoghurt too. She was ill a couple of weeks ago and wouldn't have milk in am/pm. Now the only milk she will have is in cereal, of which she will drink a little, but am concerned about her calcium intake. Any ideas?

She been ill - this can trigger temporary intolerance to milk/dairy, maybe she's feeling sick/sore after eating dairy products. She will probably gradually start to take dairy in a week or two, if it's longer than that.... Goats milk? My DS can't take cows milk, is fine with Goat (all big supermarkets stock it). Calcium also in seeds (especially sesemee, which you can get as a spread, or sprinkle on food), and in green leafy things.

You could try lactofree milk, oat milk or soya milk. It does sound like a temporary lactose intolerance after illness.

My DS is allergic to dairy and the dietician gave me a list of calcium rich foods of which porridge was by far the highest. Also up there was broccoli and fish with bones in like anchovies and sardines.

My ds had temporary intolerance to milk at 1 year after a very nasty stomach bug. Used lactose free milk,cheese and soya yoghurt for a few weeks. Found whole new section in Tescos!
When reintroduced diary did it with small fromage frais/ bits of cheese - gently.
At two he is guzzling milky stuff happily and with no problem.
Good luck.

Thanks for suggestions but not sure it's an intolerance as much as not wanting to consume milk and dairy. She's never been a fan of cheese, yogand creamcheese have slowly lost favour and she was ill with hand, foot and mouth (really lovely) which meant bottle (wouldn't take milk from a cup) was irritating her sore mouth. I always knew I could give her some milk if I was worried about her dairy intake/general food intake but now can't do that at all. Am hoping you're right and it's just temporary - she now has a bad habit of drinking the leftover milk from her cereal bowl, but won't take it from a cup. Trixy - thanks for the info on porridge being high in calcium - might give that a try!

Non-dairy milk such as oat milk, Soya and Rice milk are great alternatives for older kids/adults, Trixymalixy, but I noticed when looking into cows milk free options for my DS4 (12 months), they all say not suitable for children under the age of 4.5, or 5 years. They may have calcium added, but don't have the nutritional value that milk does, so younger children drinking a lot of it could miss out on other nutrient.
In the end, Goats milk was the easiest option for me.

Pecanpie, if it's the taste/texture that your DD doesn't like (rather than an intolerance), will she take it cooked into food? Potato mash with milk, rice pudding etc? If she's drinking a cup (equivalent) with her breakfast cereal, that's a good start, I think they need about 2 cups (350ml total) milk/dairy at that age.

Mashed into potato would be great, but she won't eat mash either... Used to try everything but has become fussier over the past few months. A friend said apparently toddlers start to distrust food - or that it's safe for them to eat- around this age and my previously VERY adventurous child is becoming a tricky child to feed! Putting lots of milk in cereal is my only option at the moment, with the hope that she'll pick up the bowl and drink it (yuck) - not sure why she will take it like this and not in a cup like a normal child!! Otherwise, I will need to think of something - milkier ommeletes or adding dairy to soups might work...

Planning to do some baking with her tomorrow - parkin for bonfire night, so possibly she may get a taste for oats