12 months - how much milk?

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My DD has just turned 12 months and I am worried that she isn't getting enough milk. I breast feed her in the morning and before bed, but she doesn't drink any milk during the day anymore (she has basically dropped all her other feeds over the past 3-4 months).

Up until this week she had 3 - 4oz in her cereal in the morning but for some reason she has decided that cereal is the root of all evil and it shall not pass her lips!

Her nursery have tried to give her a bottle in the afternoon but she refuses (I think this might be because she isn't too keen on nursery!)

How much should she be getting and will she be getting it in just 2 breast feeds? I give her yoghurt and cheese every day, but she is quite petite (well so everyone tells me which is making me paranoid!). I am worried I am stunning her development!

300mls of milk or the equivalent in cheese, yoghurt, other dairy, etc is the recommended minimum amount from 1 year. Have you tried milk in a cup?

I have tried practically every cup/beaker/plastic tat produced! She just doesn't seem keen on milk unless it is from me!

I presume you are back at work? Have you tried upping the breastfeeds or is this something you aren't keen on? My DD was the same at 12 months. And I was back at work. She had BF on waking and before I left for work. Then in the evening when I got in and before bed. She never drank 'cow milk' either (still doesn't at 3).

I tried to make sure she had cheese and yoghurt, but other than that I didn't worry.

DD2 is now one, and is a total boob monster still...

I am back at work so upping the breast feeds isn't an option. I could try and re-start the dream feed but I'd really rather not - it took me a long time to stop!

Sorry if I wasn't clear - I meant upping them to the sort I did - so two before work and two after? I can see why you wouldn't want to re-add a dream feed. I've still got DD2 going every two hours through the night. Sigh.

Without getting up at 5am I can't fit in another feed in the morning. I could perhaps fit one in when I get home before her dinner. But do you think it would stop her eating her dinner?
Every 2 hours through the night - how do you do it? Thats hard core feeding!

It's better than the alternative - the loudest screaming known to man! Every time I say I'm going to crack down she gets a cold, or is teething or something and I feel too bad to do it. One day....

I used to get in after dinner and DD was so pleased to see me she wanted to feed. Then she'd have another about an hour later before bed.

I wouldn't stress it too much. Brief nursery on offering plenty of calcium rich foods and she'll be fine.

I think at this stage if she wasnt getting enough you would know.They often at this stge themselves start to cut down,if it was me just go with the flow.As long as theres enough wet/dirty nappies and putting on weight id leaved it for a while and see how things go