DD is 2.6 does she need to be on semi skimmed milk now?

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just a question?

after 2yo they can have semi but they don't need to.

why? My DS (7) loves milk and up until recently has had full fat milk - i've only changed it as he has developed a lactose intolerance. He only drinks milk and water. If your DD likes it I don't see any problem with keeping her on it. In fact my DS was the first to lose his baby teeth and I swear it was all the calcium in him pushing his adult ones through!

(nb there is no more calcium in ff milk than in semi, or indeed in skimmed)

oh!

Full fat milk for children.

it is ok to switch to semi-skimmed at 2 if they have a good varied diet, but you dont have to. We switched to semi-skimmed when ds turned 2 (dd was 5 by then) as that is what I tend to use.

cheers all dd doesn't have that much and think i'll keep her on it just checking

isn't full fat milk only 4% fat anyway?

Yes, 3.5 - 4% fat in FF milk as opposed to 1.5 - 2% in semi-skimmed.
Only significant difference is fat content, ie calories.

Personally, DS1 stayed on FF for longer as he was/is a skinny minny whereas DS2 was changed to (our) SS after he was 2 as he became a bit too Buddhaesque IYKWIM...

After the age of 2 it's ok to put them onto semi-skimmed if they are a normal, healthy weight. If they are underweight then keep them on the full-fat. No harm in either, really.

singlemum- milk doesn't really have anything to do with how quickly teeth come through, it's all down to genetics. It doesnt really strengthen the teeth after they have come through either, fluoride does.

dd is tall and skinny, I am 5 foot and at nearly 2.6 the top of her head is just over my hip