Hello Everyone...Little Tyler is now 14 months old and extremely healthy. We have bottle fed from day one as I went back to my Carreer part time 2 weeks after delivery.
He is pretty big, 33 inches tall and about 28 lbs...
How much MILK should he be drinking a day....? He eats solid foods, but still like bottles as well...
My pediatrician said at this age they should be drinking no less than 16 oz and no more than 24.
Hi A.,
My sin just had his 15 month check-up and he's the same size as your son. Our Pedi asked how much milk he gets a day and I told her 18-24oz. She seemed fine with that. We typically give him three sippy cups a day of milk and sometimes a little in between. Otherwise we fill his cups with water.
-Char
Hello! His primary source of nutrition should now come from foods - the milk is a drink now. I don't think you can give him too much - if he likes it. My daughter drank a lot of milk from 12-18 months. I alternated between watered-down juice, milk, and water. Now she takes less milk in, but I don't worry considering her love for yogurt and cheese - she gets plenty of dairy and the vitamins associated with it!
I also have a 14 month old who is almost identical in size to yours and loves his table food. I was told he should have 16 - 20oz of whole milk per day, but could have less if he's eating other dairy, like yogart or cheese.
Sounds like your son and my son could be twins :-) I'm constantly getting the, "How old is he? Wow! He's only 15 months? I thought he was at least 2," from other people. Anyway, when he turned 1, our pediatrician recommended the same thing you're already hearing... between 16 and 24 ounces. And if you can get him to eat other sources (my son loves plain yogurt for breakfast with some baby-food fruit mixed in) you can rest assured he's getting enough calcium and fat for proper growth. My boy takes a 5 ounce bottle of milk in the morning, a 5 ounce bottle at naptime, and an 8 ounce bottle before bed with super-diluted juice in sippy cups in between. Hope this helps.
About a pint a day is what I gave my kids of goat's milk. They didn't always eat meat everyday.
Between my pediatrician and my friend's, we have heard anywhere from 16-24 ounces of whole milk per day. I think I was giving my daughter 3 - 6 oz. bottles per day around 14 months. She was and still is crazy about cheese and yogurt, so if she ever got less, it was/is no big deal.
Hi A. - Despite all the research I've read about what's "recommended" - like taking your baby off a bottle after he turns 1, which I tried w/ my first but failed...I've surrendered to my motherly instincts and conceded to what seems to work best for my children. If it helps you at all, I wanted to share with you that my oldest son is now 2 1/2 years old and still likes to have a bottle before his bedtime at night and sometimes in the morning too. I let him. Like yours, he's very healthy for his size and proportion. He's definitely not consuming too much milk- he has a good mix of water and a little juice throughout the day as well. I also have a 16-month old who typically gets about 18-20 oz of milk a day, not including other dairy like yogurt and cheese. Not sure if that's what the recommended level is but I can tell you both my boys are very healthy, thank God! All the best to you and your family!
Hi,
My daughter weighed less at 16 months then your son at 14 months but the doc told me that she was doing very well and that she should not be drinking more than 20 ounces a day and that if the family drank 2% then so should she. I get her the Horizon Organic Milk 2% with DHA and Omegas. She loves it (as does my husband, brother, nephews and mother...they call it liquid ice cream! lol)
Start giving him snacks and sippy cups, make bottles a bedtime thing only or just 2 a day, He's getting to big to do the bottle thing anyway, kids still eat every 2 hours so their is nothing wrong with giving him a small snack when he is hungry. Good Luck ! J.
He should drink 16-20 oz of whole milk per day from a cup. The bottle can cause problems for his teeth and should be stopped at 12 months. Also, some toddlers don't like to drink milk and get the dairy equivalents from yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, soy milk, etc. That is fine as well. Whole milk and whole milk dairy foods should continue until age 2-3yo.
Greetings,
I just brought my son to his well baby 12 month checkup and this was one of the questions that I asked his pediatrition. She told me that I should limit his milk intake to 16 ouces a day. Your baby should be receiving most of his nutrients from the foods he eats. I hope this helps!
24 oz MAX! Our son loves milk, but his pediatrician said that children can develop anemia from drinking too much milk.
