Milk for a 22 month old

[DixiePixie]

I wonder if anyone has any advice on this:

DD is 22 months old. I've decided, for various reasons, to knock breastfeeding on the head, so she hasn't had breastmilk for a day and a half now

The trouble is, and probably partly why I continued breastfeeding as long as I did, is that she just won't drink cows' milk.

In terms of regular cows' milk in food - she has milk on her cereal, some cheese in her sandwich at lunchtime and a little petit filou thingy at pudding time.

On some days I will cook things like macaroni cheese etc, but often the food I cook doesn't contain dairy because I'm trying to make sure she has a good range of proteins (we are vegetarian).

I can't find any guidelines anywhere regarding how much milk she should be getting every day. Do such guidelines exist?

Also - any handy hints to get her drinking milk?

Thanks

Bump

from 1 year the equivalent of 300/350mls (approx 12oz) is recommended but it doesnt have to all be in drink form.

from babycentre website:

From one year, milk should still play an important role in your baby's diet, as it provides essential protein, calcium, magnesium and vitamins B12 and B2 (riboflavin). Your baby needs to have a minimum of 350ml (two thirds of a pint) of full-fat cow's milk each day. If he or she becomes reluctant to drink milk, try offering two portions of calcium-rich foods a day. Yoghurt, cheese, tinned mashed sardines, tofu, white bread and chick peas all contain calcium.

from food standards agency:

Children between the ages of one and three need to have about 350mg of calcium a day. About 300ml full-fat milk (three fifths of a pint) would provide this.

Thanks for that.

I'm never sure how much of things are needed to make a "portion", but at least this is giving me a better idea.

My dd was the same. She weaned herself at 16 mnths and then refused all dairy products. I made fresh fruit milkshakes for her and that worked for a while. I then bought a container of follow on milk and used to whizz it into mango to make a pudding (she loved that!) Check the amount of calcium in her cereal, you may find that she is getting enough with that and the cheese and yoghurt!

How do the fresh fruit milkshakes work AbingdonGirl? Is it a case of just blending milk with some soft fruit? Is there any fruit that works in particular?

On a normal day I just whizz up some soft fruit (dd is into strawberries, blackberries, raspberries etc) with a small amount of banana to sweeten and some ice cold milk. But, if she has been a little star, or i'm feeling generous I'll add a dollop of vanilla icecream which goes down well. She likes her milkshakes really quite fruity (more smoothie like i guess), so it is a good way to get the vitC and the calcium in!

Thanks for that Abingdon Girl. I'll give it a try tomorrow