Milk - Luther,OK

My grandson's pediatrician said at that age he should be drinking 16-24 ozs.

The symptoms you describe can be those of lactose intolerance which is not the same as a milk allergy. The only way you can know if she is lactose intolerant is to stop giving her milk and see if the symptoms go away.

A milk allergy would result in an upset stomach, perhaps vomiting, and frequently excema.

You can give her rice milk, almond or oatmeal milk for a few days.

This could also be caused by cutting teeth. If the mucous from her nose is yellow or green she has a cold which can also cause diarrhea.

Yes, she can definitely have too much milk! My Dr. says 16oz a day is plenty. They can get vitamins and calcium from other things like veggies and cheese and yogurt. Also, milk is a big contributor in hormones, steroids, and antibiotics. It's the cheapest way to introduce organic.

Go with organic whole milk. And only give 16-20 oz a day. Add rice or almond milk as an alternative. I'm not 100% organic, that's a huge committment and alot of knowledge. But any little bit helps. And milk is not a supplement to good food!

Just went through the same thing with my son, he is 14 months now. Her had the same symptoms! The doctor said that it is probably lactose intolerence. He said must kids grow out of it. Our son can eat other dairy foods just has trouble with the milk. They told us to put him back on formula for a week and if the problems stop that it is probably lactose so we did and the symptoms stopped. So now he drinks lactaid whole milk. He still gets a little gassy but nothing like it was. The doctor said at 15 months we should try the regular milk again and see how it goes. Also they said 1 to 2 sippy cups a day of milk is plenty. Hours this helps

Too much milk will cause iron deficiency and anemia.

My daughters are allergic to cows milk protein. It is a different allergy than lactose intolerance. Google the specifics, because the dietary problems/needs are different. They drink goat milk instead. I think Mullenburg is the normal goat milk brand in most grocery stores. We buy the whole milk (purple carton), not skim.

Lactose intolerance is typically a life long allergy (your body does not make and lacks the enzyme to breakdown lactose). A cows milk protein allergy is common among infants and young children and usually is outgrown by age 3-5.

Yes, cows milk allergies can cause either constipation or loose bowels, congestion, eczema, poor weight gain/growth, etc.

Your pediatrician will tell you to get off bottles sooner than cutting the milk intake. Start introducing sippy cups. We had success with the Nuk sippy cups (more than the other brands).

You should target about 28-32 oz (of milk) initially after the transition (age 12 months) and then over the next 4-6 months, decrease it to 24-28 oz. By the time she is 18-24 months, it should be 16-18 oz. After age 2, target 16 oz of milk per day.

Easiest way is to introduce a sippy cup of water during snacks and meals, and use smaller sippy cups (5 oz) instead of relying on 8 oz bottles. That way, when its time to decrease milk, you can easily omit a little cup here and there without a huge upset in the routine.

My daughter is currently 14 months. I prepare six 5 oz sippy cups for her and often she doesn't drink the 6th one. If not, I save that for the next day. She tends to drink 6oz as soon as she wakes up (while I am changing her), 5oz at 9:30, water at lunch(11:30-12pm), 5oz after nap, water at afternoon snack, 5 oz an hour after snack, sometimes 5oz around 5:00-6:00, water at dinner, 6 oz at bedtime. The 5:00 one will be the first one to go... Then, the one first thing in the morning will be cut; she'll fill up her tummy on breakfast instead. Then she'll lose the 5 oz an hour after snack. Again, you'll end up replacing milk with actual food as the child gets closer to age 2. When our first daughter was age 2, she drank 8oz of yogurt smoothie in the morning and another 8oz when she got home from school; water with all meals and I offered apples as a nighttime snack.

Good luck!

My doctor said 20 oz max per day for my daughter at her one year checkup. He also said she could get very constipated when we first introduced dairy. All the other symptoms you mentioned could be a sign of a problem with dairy/lactose, or could be the teeth. It's hard to say.

I agree with Marda's proposition. Please get the doctor to test her for lactose intolerance. It's important to figure this out. If it turns out that she is, transition her to rice milk (Trader Joes has a good brand) by mixing it with milk and upping the mix until she is actually just drinking the rice milk. As she is getting used to the different taste (which she will balk a little against), use the opportunity to work on feeding her foods that don't contain lactose, but do have calcium. You may need to give her calcium supplements - the doctor should help you with this.

Dawn

You should give her goats milk....Cow's milk doesn't really agree with children or adults, our stomach can't digest it too well, and it's most likely not helping her with the teething thing right now....

If you didn't transition here well she may just be getting used to the milk. It sometimes takes a week to show up, plus the plug was holding it all in. I think I would give her a few more days and see if the diarrhea continues. If it does then I would see if it was an allergy or sensitivity.

Our pediatrician told us that a runny nose ca be a sign, but they don't all agree on that in her office. Too much milk can cause constipation. I think i is the calcium, but I am not sure. IT could also be a mild virus. Tummy troubles are so hard to pin down. If you go to the doctor, they can take a blood test to see her blood count and that could answer the question. Good luck!!