My one year old stopped breastfeeding a couple of weeks ago. The amount of milk she was taking from me had dwindled to virtually nothing (2-3 minutes, twice a day), so I just stopped, and she didn't bat an eyelid.
The thing is, she won't drink cow's milk. She just isn't interested. I'm concerned that she needs milk for fat, calcium etc, and have never heard of a young toddler having none at all. Milk seems to be regarded as a staple for little ones so I feel like she should be having some. Other babies I know are have big bottles of milk before bed, for example (and I'm wondering whether my lo's fondness for waking up at 5.30am is linked to a lack of milk at bedtime!).
She does have milk in food. In a normal day she will have a bowl of porridge, one or two portions of yoghurt, and often a portion of cheese or cheese sauce.
She drinks water, not loads of it but she does have regular wet nappies.
Has anyone else been in the same boat? I'm wondering whether I should have continued breastfeeding, or whether I should be trying harder to get her to drink cow's milk.