14 Month Old Will Drink Anything from SIPPY Cup EXCEPT His Milk....

J.,
As a mother of four raising 3 grandchildren I can only tell you my thoughts from experience. I also have a severe stomach disorder.

Milk is not all that it is cracked up to be these days. They are finding it can actually cause harm to children because of the added hormones. My 7 year old started developing at the age of 7. I took her to the dr. and this is what he told me was the cause of the early development. When I took custody at the age of 2yrs.10mos. she was only drinking milk with Karo syrup in it.

I think it is a wonderful thing that your son likes to drink water. Actually, water will be better for his bowels than anything. The juice can cause tooth decay but water is perfect in every aspect. There are other ways you can give him calcium. You may want to check the internet of dr. as to what will help him get the calcium and vitamins he would get from the milk.

I hope this helps in some way.

L.

J. - My pediatrician told me NOT to give my son milk in a sippy cup, juice and water only. That way, one he is sick of milk, he'll just give up the bottle. Also, listen to what your child is telling you.... cup - water, juice bottle - milk. Is it really necessary for him to drink milk out of the sippy cup if he only has milk before bed?

We had the same problem and found that warm milk in a bottle was what she wanted rather than cold milk in a sippy cup. We had to keep up that routine for a few months - she would drink juice and water out of the cup but milk from the bottle - and warm. After a few months we then tried a little warm milk in the sippy and that worked. We're now ready to start trying cold milk in the cup.

Hi J.! My 15 mo old is doing exactly the same thing. She has never wanted to drink milk at all. I consulted her pediatrician about it and was told that it is ok of they wont drink straight milk as long as they eat a lot of food with Calcium in it ( cheese, yogurt..etc) But she did say that we could try those little Gerber yogurt juices with 1 oz of milk mixed in (and gradually add more milk). My daughter now drinks a whole bottle of danimals with 2 oz milk mixed in and she never knows the difference. Hope this helps! Good Luck

this is what i had to do when my daughter was 11 mths old n i switched from formula to milk i would mix formula with milk graduallyincrease cow mild n gradually take away the formula milk n thats how we did our n eventualy she like the cow milk alot so half n half n gradually add less formula until the last day where u just give only a drop of formula n it worked for me hopefully it will work for you this works in a sippy cup so dont give up

Hi J.,try making the milk fun for him.Ask him whats his favorite color is.Get food coloring which is not harmful for him.And then let him watch you place one drop of food coloring in his cup of milk.That should work.Good luck,H.