When do you offer milk after 1 year?

[ThePetiteMummy]

Dd turns 1 next week, and still has one bf upon waking & one before bed. I don't intend to stop this just yet, as both she and I are happy to continue, but am just wondering what people do if they switch to cow's milk at this point?

I haven't managed to get dd to eat any type of cereal, so she just has toast with unsalted butter and a banana for breakfast, so no dairy there. She'll usually have a yoghurt after lunch and dinner. She doesn't like cheese, but I will try again with this (have already tried a few times). I used to give her a plain yoghurt with breakfast, but having 3 yoghurts a day seemed to upset her tummy (softer poo, numerous times a day!).

She's not a great eater, and quite small (9th centile), although she's kept steadily to her line on the chart.

Thanks in advance.

They say LOs should have 5 portions of milk a day, 2 milk feeds/drinks, breakfast, yogurt and cheese.

My DS is dairy free do he has his milk in a cup 4 times a day and on his breakfast.

There are other options for milky products. Custard, rice puddings, scones, homemade sauces - cheese, mushroom, tomatoe etc. Fish pie. Mashpotato....

HTH

That's great jasieb, very helpful. I guess what I was also wondering was do people still give them a separate milk feed at this age, or just incorpoate it into meals? I suppose the evening one is useful for settling them to sleep.

from 1 year it is 3 portions of dairy that is recommended and a total of 350mls worth (approx 12oz). At 1 year both mine had milk am and pm plus yoghurt, cheese/cheese sauces, milk with cereal, etc. They had a cup of milk along with breakfast and milk in a cup before bed. They had water with other meals and snacks

Sorry not sure if what I said was clear so you don't get confused. My 5 portions included the 2 milk "drinks"

So as pp said, 2 milk drinks, with 3 portions with food would be good.

Some ideas for milk in food you could try are - pasta with a cheese sauce (I know you said she doesn't like cheese but she might have it in a cheese sauce) - maybe mixed with some salmon and brocoli, home made rice pudding, a lasagne (made with a home made white or cheese sauce), porridge, fish poached in milk.

My DS who's 9 nearly 10 months will have about 3-4oz of cows milk on a weetabix. He isn't too keen on any other cereals and is hit and miss with porridge (readybrek).

Maybe your little one would like cheese spread on toast/bread which is a different texture to cheese.

Angel delight.
Homemade milkshake (perfect for the summer)
(had loads of ideas and they have all gone LOL)

Thanks everyone, some good ideas to try. Cheese spread is a good idea to sneak some in! Also like the milkshake idea, dh loves banana millshakes, so perhaps they can enjoy those together!

Just shoving my oar in...

Birth to Five says this:

"Milk and dairy products

About three servings of milk a day will provide the calcium your child needs to develop strong bones and teeth. Milk can be given either as a drink or in the form foods made from milk, such as cheese, yoghurt or fromage frais."

I would read this as saying 3 portions includes milk drinks. So two breastfeeds and two yoghurts a day would be more than enough... now you just have to figure out exactly how much a "portion" is....

Thanks RJandA, that's interesting. I never thought to look in that book! I would read that as you say, 3 including milk feeds. In my mind that doesn't seem alot though, especially as some children might have cheese as a snack, outside of meal times. Dd just loves yoghurts though, she cries when they finish! So I'd be loathe to cut these down. I give her the ones that are just plain yoghurt with fruit purée, so I think they're quite healthy. Anyway, just planning ahead, not planning to stop bf yet.