Our little one (18mth) doesn't drink milk...

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Has never really been that interested but we always tried at every opportunity. From about 12 months he has pretty much refused a bottle (breastfed for first 6 months). He has a fabulous appetite - eats really well at every meal time and he eats lots of (greek) yoghurt and cheese, etc and has porridge for breakfast. He also drinks plenty water throughout the day.

Every week or so I will try something new like 'growing up milk', a cup of warm milk, a drink of cold milk, etc. but he's just not at all interested.

Just wondering if I should be concerned by his lack of milk intake. I see other little ones of a similar age who just LOVE their milk and wondering why mine doesn't???

Thank you in advance.

I know lots of kids who don't like milk, I'm not a big fan of it myself! As long as he gets lots of other dairy products it's fine and nothing to worry about.

I don't think that this is anything to worry about as long as he has a balanced diet. In many countries outside europe neither adults nor children drink milk

My DN never had a drop of milk past the formula, she is now 5.5 very health.
She loves cheeses (even french rotten ones) can have fruit yogurts, but she will run away at the sight of milk or plain yogurt.
He has a balance diet and drinks water so nothing to worry about stop offering and stop stressing.

both my DD didnt drink much milk past 12 months just fill diet with lots of dairy and he will be fine!

Also plenty of calcium in other foods - like bread and green leafy veg (spinach, broccoli etc).

DS is the same. Lovely and sensible HV said that as long as he gets dairy from somewhere (cheese yoghurt etc.) he'll be fine.

Thank you - will now stop offering and stop stressing.

Offer occasionally... My DS decided he didn't want to BF any more 3 weeks before his 1st birthday. Wouldn't touch milk of any type at all, so we made sure he had plenty of cheese, yog etc as others have said. He's just started to ask for and drink the odd small glass of chocolate milkshake (not the healthiest, but I don't care!) and sometimes opts for milk rather than water at snack time and actually drinks it! He's just turned 3.

My DD never drank cows' milk at all - was weaned from breast at 20mo but ate cheese and yoghurt.

DS is allergic to dairy and has no milk or milk products at all in his diet. He is 21mo. I'm starting to believe dairy is seriously over-rated. He eats lots of calcium-rich food (I got advice from a dietician).

We are not baby cows, there are loads of other sources of calcium for humans.

Yup, what everyone else said, there is no need for cow's milk at all.

DS2 appears to be losing interest in breastfeeding but will only drink water otherwise, so I think pretty soon he won't be having milk of any description.

DS1 BFd until 18 months and has never really drunk milk. He is the picture of health.

DD (nearly 2) hasn't drunk milk for about 10 months. She has mild cows milk allergy and wouldn't drink soya milk.

She has soya yoghurt twice a day together with cheese - that seems to be enough.

My dd gave up milk at about 18 months. She has cheese and yoghurt every day instead. She has very recently started having hot chocolate and milkshakes - but more of a rare treat than an everyday thing. You could try liquidising a banana and/or strawberries with some milk and see if he drinks that?