Re: Re: Drinking Milk Problem

February 3, 2005

yup! I can hardly get Darbi to drink 1/4c milk a day. I waste more than I

get into her. I fill her sippy cup up about an inch and she never drinks

it all. She just doesn't seem to care for it. Often, I'll ask her if she

wants milk and she says no, but she'll drink water. She's been that way

her whole life (since she started drinking milk somewhere around 1) and I

am not worried. She's gone way down on the charts for weight since she

started cruising and has been between 23 and 24.5 pounds for about a year

now. But growing taller every day. Her ped is not worried at all, he's

great. All the calories and fat she needs she gets with breastmilk and he

knows this. Forcing her to drink milk would be a huge mistake, it would

never happen and both of us would be miserable.

For whatever it's worth, your ped is kind of full of it... As long as

she's not wasting away she's fine. I've heard other moms say their ped's

say they need to wean for reasons like this... and they leave that ped and

find one who knows a thing or two about nursing toddlers. I would NEVER

give a nursling pediasure or force whole milk as long as the child were

*on* the charts. If the child is falling into the negative

percentiles... fine. Also, there's something to be said for a child who

gains height but not weight. They're STILL growing!! Whether it's up or

out should not matter as long as they're not shrinking! lol...

Darbi is 22mo's old and I don't think she's consumed a whole gallon of milk

in her whole life. I offer it to her every day and she drinks about 2cm

and leaves the rest. Her oldest brother is kind of the same, except he

drank a little more than she does. My middle child LOVES milk but he too

didn't drink a whole lot while he was nursing.

So THERE!

Kori

At 11:53 AM 2/3/2005, you wrote:

>I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

>drinking whole milk?

>I took to her year checkup/shots and although her height

>was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

>eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf her

>but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup(if

>that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

>maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

>Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to get

>them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra calories

>in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

>

>One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet since

>we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her feet

>looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

>impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

> and

>BL CF 12/16/03

>

February 3, 2005

,

I have 3 children. None of them drink milk. They drank it when they still had

a bottle, but once the were on the cup forget it. I just make sure they get

other dairy products. I also buy the orange juice with calicum in it.

My sister in-laws daughter has been underweight since she was a year old and she

eats like a horse and she drinks milk. She had her tested for everything under

the sun to make sure there was nothing wrong with her. There is nothing wrong

she just burns it all off. Sometimes there is nothing you can do about it.

Carolyn and Bruce (11-17-02 bcf)

Re: Drinking Milk Problem

I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

drinking whole milk?

I took to her year checkup/shots and although her height

was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf her

but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup(if

that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to get

them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra calories

in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet since

we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her feet

looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

February 3, 2005

,

LOL LOL Sorry but feeding is our life at the moment and I just had to laugh.

We see 9 different Dr's for my daughter and several of them have their finger in

her eating issues. Each has a different opinion and we pick and choose what we

care to deal with from each. However our Ped is our 'stabilizing force' so to

speak. I always tell him what I am and am not doing from what everyone else

says and he's always fine with my choices. His philosophy is that I know my

child better than any Dr. could so he is very supportive.

That said, milk is one of those things almost every Dr thinks kids need but -

there are kids that are allergic to milk and they survive just fine. So don't

let him make you feel like you aren't doing something you need to do. Some kids

don't like whole milk preferring 2 % or some other like soy. Some kids don't

want anything else because they like the breast best. As for the pediasure

thing... cracks me up, too. What did they do before that was on the market?

Kids have been just fine all these years without it. But along it comes and

Dr's think it's easier for kids to get their nutritional needs met in one fell

swoop and it so convenient that they " prescribe " it. You don't have to do that

either. Serve your child a balanced diet, give them a chewable vitamin and keep

offering whatever milk you offer. I've read several statistics on new foods but

in general it seems you have to introduce a new food over 30 times before some

children will begin to think they need to eat/drink it and it goes from there.

If you want to see if the taste of pediasure helps, then try it. Carnation

Instant Breakfast is often used in feeding circles to fortify milk adding

calories and taste. You might try that cheaper option instead.

Above all, if your daughter is thriving, active, full of life and laughter,

don't let the Dr. get you down or cause you to change your habits or desires.

(I've heard often that Drs want moms to stop bf because they want them to gain

more weight... good grief!) Remember that our society is growing larger by the

generation. Just a few years ago, a small child the way we all were. Now the

Dr's want the babies to be heavier. My Ped says " hey, someone has to be on the

5th percentile, might as well be " .

Okay, climbing off soapbox...

Chris

Re: Drinking Milk Problem

I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

drinking whole milk?

I took to her year checkup/shots and although her height

was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf her

but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup(if

that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to get

them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra calories

in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet since

we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her feet

looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

February 3, 2005

*shaking head in agreement* syrup flavoring, coconut milk, anything to add

calories works for some. Go for it if you want. Leave it if you're happy the

way things are.

Chris

Re: Drinking Milk Problem

I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

drinking whole milk?

I took to her year checkup/shots and although her height

was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf her

but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup(if

that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to get

them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra calories

in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet since

we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her feet

looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

February 3, 2005

Chocolate or strawberry syrup. It adds some sugar, but the trade off of getting

her to actually drink the milk more than makes up for it. It was the only way

to get either of my girls to touch the stuff.

Breastmilk is sweet, so cows milk doesnt tend to impress bf babies lol

Angel

Re: Drinking Milk Problem

I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

drinking whole milk?

I took to her year checkup/shots and although her height

was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf her

but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup(if

that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to get

them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra calories

in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet since

we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her feet

looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

February 3, 2005

I'm glad you laughed - my Ped does as well but some of the others just roll

their eyes, give me that " We're the Professional " look making me give them the

" I'm her parent " look right back. They learn to love me. It can be a bumpy

road. For them. LOL

's in the 5th for weight and the 45th for height. They think she should be

something like 24 lbs now according to her height. I'm happy she's just

growing. Good grief! Let the kid be a kid! We aren't all cookie cutter

children. We're all different. And we like it that way! Just think how

annoyed the medical community would be if there were more of me? LOL LOL LOL

Let her drink Mommy's milk and leave it at that. And of course I'd be happy to

go along. :)

Chris

Re: Drinking Milk Problem

>

> I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

> drinking whole milk?

> I took to her year checkup/shots and although her

height

> was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

> eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf

her

> but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup

(if

> that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

> maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

> Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to

get

> them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra

calories

> in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

>

> One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet

since

> we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her

feet

> looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

> impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

> and

> BL CF 12/16/03

>

February 3, 2005

Darbi... at the 75th percentile for height at 21mo's... only weighs 24.5

pounds. 26 pounds is a LONG way off for us. What is this doc thinking???

I wonder if he's charting her properly. There's a WHO chart out there for

breastfed children. Just search WHO breastfeeding chart and it'll show

up. Plot her yourself. I bet she's just fine. I KNOW Darbi is not

anywhere near the 5th percentile. That just sounds wrong that she'd need

to be 26 pounds at a year old. weird!

Kori

Did my post in this thread ever show?? I haven't seen it yet. Yahoo sucks!!

At 01:04 PM 2/3/2005, you wrote:

> you are just too funny! Maybe I should take you with me on

>our next check up! LOL!!

>You know she has never been a picky eater. She eats anything and

>everything. She also is in the 5th percentile on her weight but in

>the 75th percentile for height. so i guess he wants her weight to

>catch up w/ her height. he said hse should weigh at least 26lbs! HA!

>HA! She is no where near that!

>i just want her to be fine and I know she is. I never had this

>problem w/ my son he could not get enough milk. Maybe she just

>prefers " mommies milk " . and i dont mind at all. she takes the liquid

>viitamins w/ her juice and eats very well she just doesnt drink milk.

>Ill keep your suggestions in mind and I will not worry shes just as

>happy and active as the next kid!

> and

>BL CF 12/16/03

>

> > ,

> > LOL LOL Sorry but feeding is our life at the moment and I just

>had to laugh. We see 9 different Dr's for my daughter and several

>of them have their finger in her eating issues. Each has a

>different opinion and we pick and choose what we care to deal with

>from each. However our Ped is our 'stabilizing force' so to speak.

>I always tell him what I am and am not doing from what everyone else

>says and he's always fine with my choices. His philosophy is that I

>know my child better than any Dr. could so he is very supportive.

> >

> > That said, milk is one of those things almost every Dr thinks kids

>need but - there are kids that are allergic to milk and they survive

>just fine. So don't let him make you feel like you aren't doing

>something you need to do. Some kids don't like whole milk

>preferring 2 % or some other like soy. Some kids don't want

>anything else because they like the breast best. As for the

>pediasure thing... cracks me up, too. What did they do before that

>was on the market? Kids have been just fine all these years without

>it. But along it comes and Dr's think it's easier for kids to get

>their nutritional needs met in one fell swoop and it so convenient

>that they " prescribe " it. You don't have to do that either. Serve

>your child a balanced diet, give them a chewable vitamin and keep

>offering whatever milk you offer. I've read several statistics on

>new foods but in general it seems you have to introduce a new food

>over 30 times before some children will begin to think they need to

>eat/drink it and it goes from there. If you want to see if the

>taste of pediasure helps, then try it. Carnation Instant Breakfast

>is often used in feeding circles to fortify milk adding calories and

>taste. You might try that cheaper option instead.

> >

> > Above all, if your daughter is thriving, active, full of life and

>laughter, don't let the Dr. get you down or cause you to change your

>habits or desires. (I've heard often that Drs want moms to stop bf

>because they want them to gain more weight... good grief!) Remember

>that our society is growing larger by the generation. Just a few

>years ago, a small child the way we all were. Now the Dr's want the

>babies to be heavier. My Ped says " hey, someone has to be on the

>5th percentile, might as well be " .

> >

> > Okay, climbing off soapbox...

> > Chris

> > Re: Drinking Milk Problem

> >

> > I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

> > drinking whole milk?

> > I took to her year checkup/shots and although her

>height

> > was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

> > eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf

>her

> > but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup

>(if

> > that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

> > maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

> > Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to

>get

> > them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra

>calories

> > in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

> >

> > One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet

>since

> > we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her

>feet

> > looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

> > impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

> > and

> > BL CF 12/16/03

> >

February 3, 2005

My 3 year old only weighs 27 pounds. She is in the 5th percentile for

weight as well but only the 10th for height so she is pretty

proportionate. I wouldn't worry about it as long as she eats and

everything. If she were too heavy, they would flog you for that as

well. I am a big believer that no one knows my children better than I

do whether they have a fancy peice of paper or not. I have been given

bum advice for my kids by several doctors and I do what feels right for

my kids.

drinks milk but she also loves the vanilla flavor soy milk that

her Dad gets for himself. There is also a vanilla Quik powder that she

gets occasionally.

Good luck!!

Jenni

frogabog wrote:

>Darbi... at the 75th percentile for height at 21mo's... only weighs 24.5

>pounds. 26 pounds is a LONG way off for us. What is this doc thinking???

>

>I wonder if he's charting her properly. There's a WHO chart out there for

>breastfed children. Just search WHO breastfeeding chart and it'll show

>up. Plot her yourself. I bet she's just fine. I KNOW Darbi is not

>anywhere near the 5th percentile. That just sounds wrong that she'd need

>to be 26 pounds at a year old. weird!

>

>Kori

>

>Did my post in this thread ever show?? I haven't seen it yet. Yahoo sucks!!

>

>At 01:04 PM 2/3/2005, you wrote:

>

>> you are just too funny! Maybe I should take you with me on

>>our next check up! LOL!!

>>You know she has never been a picky eater. She eats anything and

>>everything. She also is in the 5th percentile on her weight but in

>>the 75th percentile for height. so i guess he wants her weight to

>>catch up w/ her height. he said hse should weigh at least 26lbs! HA!

>>HA! She is no where near that!

>>i just want her to be fine and I know she is. I never had this

>>problem w/ my son he could not get enough milk. Maybe she just

>>prefers " mommies milk " . and i dont mind at all. she takes the liquid

>>viitamins w/ her juice and eats very well she just doesnt drink milk.

>>Ill keep your suggestions in mind and I will not worry shes just as

>>happy and active as the next kid!

>> and

>>BL CF 12/16/03

>>

>>>,

>>>LOL LOL Sorry but feeding is our life at the moment and I just

>>>

>>had to laugh. We see 9 different Dr's for my daughter and several

>>of them have their finger in her eating issues. Each has a

>>different opinion and we pick and choose what we care to deal with

>>

>>from each. However our Ped is our 'stabilizing force' so to speak.

>

>>I always tell him what I am and am not doing from what everyone else

>>says and he's always fine with my choices. His philosophy is that I

>>know my child better than any Dr. could so he is very supportive.

>>

>>>That said, milk is one of those things almost every Dr thinks kids

>>>

>>need but - there are kids that are allergic to milk and they survive

>>just fine. So don't let him make you feel like you aren't doing

>>something you need to do. Some kids don't like whole milk

>>preferring 2 % or some other like soy. Some kids don't want

>>anything else because they like the breast best. As for the

>>pediasure thing... cracks me up, too. What did they do before that

>>was on the market? Kids have been just fine all these years without

>>it. But along it comes and Dr's think it's easier for kids to get

>>their nutritional needs met in one fell swoop and it so convenient

>>that they " prescribe " it. You don't have to do that either. Serve

>>your child a balanced diet, give them a chewable vitamin and keep

>>offering whatever milk you offer. I've read several statistics on

>>new foods but in general it seems you have to introduce a new food

>>over 30 times before some children will begin to think they need to

>>eat/drink it and it goes from there. If you want to see if the

>>taste of pediasure helps, then try it. Carnation Instant Breakfast

>>is often used in feeding circles to fortify milk adding calories and

>>taste. You might try that cheaper option instead.

>>

>>>Above all, if your daughter is thriving, active, full of life and

>>>

>>laughter, don't let the Dr. get you down or cause you to change your

>>habits or desires. (I've heard often that Drs want moms to stop bf

>>because they want them to gain more weight... good grief!) Remember

>>that our society is growing larger by the generation. Just a few

>>years ago, a small child the way we all were. Now the Dr's want the

>>babies to be heavier. My Ped says " hey, someone has to be on the

>>5th percentile, might as well be " .

>>

>>>Okay, climbing off soapbox...

>>>Chris

>>> Re: Drinking Milk Problem

>>>

>>> I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

>>> drinking whole milk?

>>> I took to her year checkup/shots and although her

>>>

>>height

>>

>>> was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

>>> eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf

>>>

>>her

>>

>>> but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup

>>>

>>(if

>>

>>> that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

>>> maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

>>> Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to

>>>

>>get

>>

>>> them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra

>>>

>>calories

>>

>>> in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

>>>

>>> One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet

>>>

>>since

>>

>>> we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her

>>>

>>feet

>>

>>> looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

>>> impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

>>> and

>>> BL CF 12/16/03

>>>

February 3, 2005

With Everett being a picky eater (although he drinks milk plenty), I sometimes

put Oveltine (?) in his milk for the extra nutrition and he loves it. Just

chocolate milk with vitimins.

s.

,

I have 3 children. None of them drink milk. They drank it when they still had

a bottle, but once the were on the cup forget it. I just make sure they get

other dairy products. I also buy the orange juice with calicum in it.

My sister in-laws daughter has been underweight since she was a year old and she

eats like a horse and she drinks milk. She had her tested for everything under

the sun to make sure there was nothing wrong with her. There is nothing wrong

she just burns it all off. Sometimes there is nothing you can do about it.

Carolyn and Bruce (11-17-02 bcf)

Re: Drinking Milk Problem

I was wondering if anyone has a problem with their child not

drinking whole milk?

I took to her year checkup/shots and although her height

was good she should weigh a little more. I told her ped that she

eats everything and he asked about her drinking milk. I still bf her

but i also give her whole mild but she wont drink more than 1 cup(if

that at all). He suggested she needed AT LEAST 3 cups a day and

maybe 1-2 servings of pediasure.

Has anyone had this problem? Do you have suggestions on how to get

them to drink more milk? Her ped said she needed the extra calories

in milk. Other wise she is doing great.

One thing i did want to add was that he had not seen her feet since

we had been to see dr.p and he could not believe how great her feet

looked! When the nurse came back in she told me he was really

impressed with her feet! GO DR.PONSETI!!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

February 3, 2005

My oldest is not a good eater, so we give him Carnation instant breakfast mixed

with his milk once daily. He loves the taste and gobbles down his milk. Maybe

you could give that a try. He was a bf baby, but weaned himself at 7 months.

He is thin but tall and my pedi says as long as he shows growth at each visit we

have nothing to worry about.

I firmly believe that everything is subjective and you should go with your

feelings on it. My docs wants us to encourage the milk because 's

appetite is so non existant. Some days he eats great and others are not so

good. So we give him a 1/2 of a chewable vitamin everyday and the carnation

mixed with his milk. He favors the french vanilla. Both of my brothers drink

it every morning also, they are 15 and 22. They never had very good eating

patterns either!

frogabog frogabog@...> wrote: