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How to get 15 month old to drink cows milk?

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Sodabread · 09/04/2014 19:40

Have finally finished breastfeeding 15 month old. Was down to one feed a day anyway, and kept it short and just before bed.

She's accepted the end of breastfeeding, to a certain extent, but will not take much cows milk. She's never had a bottle and at 15mths, do t want to start. From the age of a year, she's had some milk in a sippy cup, but not masses. I never worried about how much she drunk, because she would always guzzle breast milk when offered.

Now she ll have a few sips of cows milk, but no where near enough to get enough calcium?

Any ideas, or do I just keep offering and hope she'll come round in time? I have tried a more sucky cup. Tried heating milk too. No luck

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SociallyAcceptableCookie · 09/04/2014 19:43

You could give other dairy foods like yoghurt and cheese, and keep trying.

leedy · 09/04/2014 19:50

I didn't bother when DS1 wasn't interested (apparently his dad was the same) because he ate tons of yoghurt, cheese, etc. and drank lots of water. As long as they get plenty of calcium from other foods, weaned toddlers don't actually need cow's milk.

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