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21 month old wont drink milk or eat cheese should I give a supplement? BTW its my birthday today

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darcymum · 22/05/2010 21:40

What should I do to get more calcium into her, does she even need it? She eats just about everything and anything else and has quite a wide diet.

BTW did I mention its my birthday today?

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Jaybird37 · 22/05/2010 21:54

Happy birthday.

Would not fuss about supplements. Spinach has calcium, as does yoghurt.

darcymum · 22/05/2010 23:08

She has yoghurt is that enough though?

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Pozzled · 22/05/2010 23:11

Will she have milk in any other forms- custard? Angel delight? Cream cheese rather than hard cheese? Try adding some milk to things like mashed potato, or a cheese sauce for pasta?

I wouldn't worry too much though if she is having yoghurt fairly often and otherwise a balanced diet.

Pozzled · 22/05/2010 23:12

Oh and Happy Birthday

darcymum · 22/05/2010 23:16

Thank you Jaybird
Thank you Pozzled

Maybe I shouldn't worry too much, I don't suppose she'll get rickets.

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Jaybird37 · 23/05/2010 11:26

Rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency. Your body makes vitamin D from sunshine, so definitely no concern there.

She sounds fine.

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