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How much milk should a 1yo drink?

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Raggeo · 29/01/2021 09:23

My DS is now 14 months old. We switched formula to cows milk at 12m and now all bottle feeds have been changed to cups but I'm really not sure how much milk I should be giving him now?

Some information says 350ml,some says around 400ml and some says 550ml per day?

He won't always eat yoghurt so I don't count that towards his calcium intake. He loves cheese but I don't offer it every day. Eats a range of other foods. He has always been a big baby so I just want to be sure that I'm not giving him too much milk.

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mynameiscalypso · 29/01/2021 09:25

To be honest, by the time DS got to about a year, I stopped paying attention really. From 12 months he's had a bottle/cup before bed and sometimes one overnight or in the morning depending on when he wakes up. If he's feeling ill, he may have a mid afternoon one.

Thatwentbadly · 29/01/2021 09:46

They need 350mg of calcium. That can be milk and/or other sources. There is no need for them to have milk as long as they have enough calcium.

Raggeo · 29/01/2021 10:16

Om. At moment he takes a cup in the morning (something around 150-200ml), milk with cereal, milk with afternoon snack (100-150ml) then milk after dinner (150ml). Isn't impacting on his appetite for food,but do you think this is OK?

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mynameiscalypso · 29/01/2021 13:09

Sounds fine to me but I'm pretty relaxed and tend to just trust DS that he knows what he wants. Sometimes he drinks milk when I offer it, sometimes he doesn't. I try not to stress too much because I figure it will all work out over the course of a few days/weeks.

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