Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 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 > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 - I didn't give either of my boys a lot of milk shortly after they turned one because I was still Breastfeeding. I personally don't think how much milk they gets makes a difference. The reason I say this is because my first son drastically changed his standing on the percentile scale around 15 months going from the 50% weight mark to about the 10th or 15th%. We discovered that it was just where he was meant to be, he now at 4 1/2 hovers around the 5th to 10th %'s. It may just be where your daughter is meant to be. Just to be on the safe side you could have your doc run tests if her drop is drastic, we did with my son and everything was perfectly normal. We also found out (by checking old baby books) he was exactly the same size as my brothers and I were at that age, so it was just a genetic famlity thing, we're small. If you have anymore questions you can e-mail me. June > > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 My daughter Jenna is the opposite, she is short - 5th %tile and normal weight, 50th%. She doesn't drink a lot of milk, except when it's chocolate but she sure gets her dairy, loves those string cheese things and yogurt! Our Pediatrician says she is doing just fine and that she will probably shoot up here in a few months. > > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 , I haven't read through the other responses yet but I did want to respond. I went through with my last two kids (Owen included) where they were tall and very 'skinny'. With Rhys, my doctor sent me to have my breastmilk analized when she was 6 months old because her weight curve had dropped so dramatically. Turned out that my breastmilk was just fine (which I already knew) but then I had to subject the poor child to a battery of tests that my doctor ordered. Well, they couldn't find anything wrong with her and so I then had to document and record everything that she ate. My doctor just didn't believe me when I told her that this child was not motivated by food...in the least! By the time Owen was going through the same thing, my doctor was a little more receptive to the idea that this was just their 'genetic makeup'. I was given tips to fatten their food. Whole milk is recommended until age two anyway but if your child refuses to drink it as is, try adding chocolate syrup - all the same nutrients. Ice cream is also good! Also, add butter/margarine wherever possible (hot steamed veggies, sandwiches, etc.). Also, adding powdered milk to foods was recommended (but I never did this). Hope this helps! Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7 P.S. - That's great to hear that the ped was impressed by her feet! Way to go! > > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Thank You all for your help on this problem. I did try mixing chocolate with the milk and she did not like it at all. she would take a taste and spit it out. But I got some other ideas I will try. A couple of you mentioned the carnation instant breaskfast and i think i will try that. She seems healthy to me although i think it would not hurt for her to be a little heavier. Someone mentioned that it it may just be in the genes to be small and you may be right. the dr. also mentioned that which could be true. my mother's side of the family is pretty petite. so that maybe it. I am no longer worried you all convinced me that kids can be healthy even if they are not in the 75 percentile. Thanks you all are great! and BL CF 12/16/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 I believe that they recommend Whole milk up until age 2 and then they can have 2%. I don't recall what age they are " allowed " to go down to 1% or skim. I think it is the amount of Vitamin D and fat that they are supposed to get from the whole milk. > Speaking of milk..a friend of mine is giving her twins 1% milk! Isn't that > wrong? For some reason, I keep thinking that somewhere I heard that they > need the fat in the whole milk. Is that right????? > > > > > > Mommy to (12-17-98) and > > Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) > > _____ > > From: michelle [mailto:andyandsamanthamom@s...] > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 2:53 PM > To: nosurgery4clubfoot > Subject: 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 > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I think milk takes some getting used to. My son loves dairy products of all kinds, but it took him several months before he would drink milk plain. There are whole milk yogurts, cottage cheese, cream cheese, regular cheese, which you can give her to replace the milk. Keep offering her milk, but don't force it. Also, is she breastfed? Breastfed babies tend to be lighter than formula-fed babies. My son has always hovered around the bottom of the chart for weight, even though he eats like a horse. My ped. says it's not a problem as long as he eats well and eats a variety of foods. and bilateral cf 11/10/03 dbb 23/7 -- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " michelle " 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 You know I think you are right about them getting used to milk. Everyday she drinks a little more. I have almost got her up to drinking a cup of milk. I tried chocalate milk, french vanilla, plain milk and finally strawberry milk. and i think she likes the strawberry best but my dh told me to give it to her with a straw because she loves drinking from a straw and it worked! so she is drinking a little more. it weird cause i had no trouble at all switching my son from formula to whole milk, he could not get enough! she does eat yogurt and loves cheese and she too eats everything! she is still breatfeeding and is not a picky eater at all. she loves trying new things and eats everything! im sure she is fine it was just weird for me since my other child just totally loved milk! and BL CF 12/16/03 > > > > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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