Does your toddler still drink milk ??

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Hi all,

DS is 27 mo and recently at his 2 year HV checkup, it was recommended that we should reduce his milk intake. He currently has 6/7 ounces first thing when he wakes up and also at bed time. Apart from this, he also has yogurt and cheese almost everyday... Yogurt as his lunch time dessert and cheese as his afternoon snack.... Is that too much dairy produce in one day ?

Also, he still has his milk from his bottle... Any ideas how to stop this ??
Furthermore, some days he will cry at 5 in the morning (or even earlier) for his milk.... On most days we give in and give him a bottle and then he goes back to sleep. My guess is that he is only looking for comfort and is not really hungry....
Would appreciate your views...

TIA :)

Obviously they need to be eating a balanced diet but as for is it possible to have too much calcium the text book (anatomy and physiology) I have in front of me now "Excess is excreted in feces and urine"

Our 2.5 year old still has 7oz in the evening and 5oz in the morning. From a beaker with a straw. But was failure to thrive for a long time so dietician wants her on it until at least 3. As long as they are eating well then there is no reason why they shouldn't have milk still :)

His solid intake is good.... In fact if I leave him to it, he would eat the whole day

Are babies not supposed to drink milk once they get over 1? I'm bf so don't know if it makes a difference... Sorry my dd is only 6 months but I see threads like this and realise how little I know!

Calcium will only interfere with iron absorption if consumed with iron foods at the same time. If your child drinks milk on its own then it's not interfering with anything.

If it's not affecting solids I wouldn't worry. Some HVs are too obsessed with charts sometimes.