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Worried sick about 18 month old's lack of milk intake

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Ivebeentangoed · 18/08/2014 04:29

My 18 month old DS was ebf until 6 months and then mainly bf until 13 months apart from two bottles of formula 4 days a week when I was at work/cows milk from 12 months. When DS got to 13 months and I stopped bf, I gabe his milk in a bottle until 15 months when I decides to get rid. The problem is, since then he has been hardly drinking any milk. He will take a few sips from a cup and then throw it away/get up and leave it and just refuses to sit and drink it.

After a few months of this I am getting worried sick about the lack of milk he is having. The only milk I definately get into him is on his daily weetabix. I give him greek yoghurt and cheese but this can't be anywhere near the amount he is missing from milk.

I explained the problem to my hv, and she suggested trying different types of cups but I have already done this and he won't take it from even the most bottle like cup I can find. She then resorted to telling me that most 18 month olds still have a bottle at bedtime and strongly hinting that I go back to that.

I am now seriously considering trying it just to guarantee I can get one big milk drink into him a day. I always brush his teeth last thing so would it really be thst bad? The alternative is a lack of calcium which I am worried sick about - what is worse?

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EmLH · 26/08/2014 21:13

I breastfed DD until she was two and she has always flatly refused cows milk. The only milk type drink she would take is Alpro soya chocolate flavour as she said it tasted exactly like breast milk?! I had the same concerns about calcium etc as you and spoke to my GP about it. She spoke to a nutritionist who sent me a leaflet detailing how many mg of calcium there are in everyday foods, including things like cake! It made me feel so much better as she was getting way more than the recommended amount. I would be happy to dig it out and send you a copy if you pm me.

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