19m old addicted to milk!

[Kublakhan]

Just looking for some advice. DS is a big 19m old, he was a big baby and has stayed enormous, and has always taken a lot of milk. Weaned at 6m and it was fine, mix of baby led and purees, milk and water.

He's always loved his milk but for the last few months I've noticed his solid food intake has decreased and his milk intake increased. If I offer him something else he refused and will cry and cry and cry for milk (and now he is talking he makes it very clear what he wants). Subsequently, he only grazes on a few snacks during the day and eats a small dinner at night. I've offered him everything under the sun and he will say yes and after he gets it, nibble it a little and leave it.

I know I'm in control of what he gets but I'm just not sure how to go about upping his solid food and reducing his milk. I tried it yesterday and he was awake at 12.30 shouting for milk

My oldest was the same gp and hv seemed to think it was a phase and would pass but by almost 2 he was only eating 2/3 spoon fulls of anything and was tired and pale alot. He had previously been a great eater so was very worrying for me. I ended up cutting out all milk I gave him other dairy to make up for it after a couple of days he forgot about it and was eating great again. After 2 weeks I started to give him milk to drink in a normal cup with meals.

He's a great eater now.

Thanks. That's really useful

Sorry posted too soon! That's useful to know that cold turkey can be done successfully. Part of the issue is definitely the use of a bottle which he is mega attached to as he wouldn't take a cup. Will persevere!

Maybe he's teething. Mine have phases of having loads of milk too, it doesn't worry me.

Mine was a bottle lover too I binned them all. The first couple of days were hard going but he forgot quickly. Good luck

My DS was a milk machine and didn't eat enough because of this. We allowed 1 beaker morning and night, and cold turkey in the daytime.

It's the comfort of sucking at a bottle too that's probably not helping. Take him out and get him to choose a big boys cup/beaker.
Milk in the morning and last thing at night only.
It's so hard to hear them crying and know that if you give in it will make them happy but in the long run it's not helping them.
You have to stay really strong and persevere.

My daughter is two and still needs milk to get back to sleep sometimes. She has a 5oz cup of full fat milk in the morning and one before bed. If she wants milk at any other time she has skimmed or oat milk. Full-fat is filling but the skimmed and oat aren't so she still eats. Just limit the full-fat.

It's a cup first thing in the morning and before bed. I do use a bottle if she needs help to get back to sleep.