Milk intake at 2 years old and more hv induced paranoia!

[MumofAurelia]

I think I need to try and drop my daughter's milk consumption... All she wants for breakfast is milk, often up to half a pint (either cup or bottle.. Doesn't matter what it is in!) more mid afternoon before her nap and then at least 8oz at bedtime. If she wakes in the night the only thing that will settle her is warm milk..
She is going to be big because dh is 6'5" and probably quite broad as my family are always described as 'pit ponies' but some 2/3 clothes don't fit already (she is only 2 and 3weeks) and I am paranoid about her weight. We have semi skimmed milk after a conversation with the hv, the rest of her diet is pretty good, pasta, fruit, green veg, chicken, cheese, yoghurt, she eats well, drinks lots of water (10+ oz day plus juice) and is above average height, just the 98th centile weight thing makes me worried.
So... Be pleased that she is set up for a low risk of osteoporosis in later life? ignore the hv who has issues with any child that is not average? Continue to Insist on smaller amounts of milk, offer water and face down the tantrums?

Over to you all...

I don't bother with HV as IME they don't know their arse from their elbow.

Mine just used to rabbit on and on about pointless drivel, and when I asked her something about dd, she would check her bag to see if she had the relevant leaflet.

It sounds like your HV doesn't understand centiles and hasn't explained them to you. Someone has to be on the 98th centile, it doesn't mean they are fat or overweight. It just means they are bigger than the other 98% of the population and if she is in proportion height/weight wise stop worrying. Children are very good at eating what they need to eat to develop - that's why high fat foods are popular with young children, because they need the fat for the brain to grow properly.

If you are worried about calcium intake there are lots of other calcium rich foods you could offer instead of dairy.

My DS and dd have 6ft5 genes on the father side too. DS was a milk monster!....he was in 3-4 clothes before he was 2. He was always taller and "underweight" tho...still has the same problem. But he eats all the time so not worried. Hvs are quite often opinionated and let it infringe on their professional side of work. If you are worried about calcium you can try cutting down her milk and give her calcium rich food, not always just found in cheese and yog...lots of veg etc

You say she likes her milk warm. I give my son drinks of three quarters milk and one quarter boiling water. I originally did this because he was having too much milk and not enough food, so this reduced his milk intake by a quarter without him noticing. It also is much easier than faffing about heating up milk by any other method.

Thank you, she is a dairy fiend, so I think the hv has focussed on calorie intake.. She is just a chunky little monkey, full of energy and just seems bigger than her friends in every way lol!
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