Cow's Milk
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Formula to Milk Switch...
Asked by D.B. from Chicago
on March 24, 2010
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Why is it that some babies are recommended at a younger age then others to start drinking milk instead of continuing to be breastfed or formula fed. I know some babi...
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- It depends on your pediatrician. My older boy has allergies to dairy and wheat, so it's always a good idea to keep an eye on that when you're switching over to milk.
- its a doctor thing..they all have their own theories..I started weaning my kids off of formula when they turned almost a year..about the same time that they can eat eg...
- my 2 year old has never had cows milk. she is a human and she gets human milk! to take my human off of human milk and give her cows milk meant for a baby calf seems a ...
Transitioning from Formula to Whole Milk
Asked by M.G. from Chicago
on March 3, 2008
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Does anyone have any thoughts on buying Oberweis Milk or Horizon vs. a regular gallon of milk in the grocery store. Oberweis claims that it doesn't give steroids or g...
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- HI M., my daughter is 11 yrs old and I have given her 2% milk from the store and she is just fine she didnt muture fast then others she is a good girl and normaly,also...
- There was a website (can't remember where I found it!) that rated organic milks and the top brand was Organic Valley. Horizon was poorly rated (meaning it truly did n...
- Hi M., We also use Oberweis milk. It's double the price of store brand, but we feel it's worth it. My husband has milk allergies, but can drink Oberweis without get...
Transitioning Milk from a Bottle to a Cup
Asked by T.A. from Dallas
on May 21, 2008
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My 13 month old son will not take milk from a sippie cup, only from a bottle and only if it is warmed up. I know this may take awhile for him to do, but I was just wo...
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- What we did with our kids was to cradle them at night, like you're giving him a bottle, but use the cup instead. This works best if he is already pretty tired and just...
- Toss out the bottle and say another baby needed the bottle. If it is out of sight ie availability, he's likely to graduate to the sippy cup.
- I'm having the same problem! My older son just seemed to naturally take to the sippy cup, but for some reason, my 12 month old will drink very little milk out of a cup...
Bottles, Babies, and Needing More Milk
Asked by F.V. from Columbia
on April 14, 2010
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So right at 12 months, we quit bottles with my twin girls. They didn't miss it at all. However, the sippy cup they are wanting to use only holds 5 ounces of milk. T...
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- Why not go real simple and just refill their sippy cups?
- I agree with your mom. You are lucky your girls took to sippy cups so easily! My son is generally very well behaved but has a total breakdown if I try to give him milk...
- Give them a snack before bedtime to go with their milk. Milk just gives them the illusion of being full.
Milk from a Sippy Cup Help
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on September 2, 2008
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I am trying to get my son to take his milk from a sippy cup and it just isn't working. I realize that it's only been a day but can someone please tell me that it's goi...
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- yes, it gets better and takes time. What I did with my twins was introduce the sippy with water first (at about 5 mos), so they could play around with it, test it out...
- My son didn't seem to know what to do with a sippy cup. He just kept chewing on the spout...until I took out the little insert that kept it from dripping. Then the m...
- C., Keep offering it to your son. Change is hard for all of us and kids are no different. It just takes some time to get used to it. I would say though to stick wit...
Cereal Without Milk
Asked by K.B. from Detroit
on February 23, 2012
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Just curious - how many of you have your kids eat cereal with milk in the bowl, and how many just let your kids eat it straight?
I grew up with the habit of always ...
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- My 10 year old son and I were just having this debate this morning. He has tried milk in cereal a couple of times and ate it all both times but says that he just woul...
- I just let them eat it how they ask for it. Every time they will say with milk or no milk. My daughter has recently started having milk with hers, but it was always dr...
- As for the cereal and milk thing... It all depends. There are certain cereals that I do not like to eat with milk. Also, if I am eating the cereal for breakfast, I ...
Milk and Picky Eating
Asked by C.G. from St. Louis
on January 16, 2009
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I have a 7-year-old daughter who is an extremely picky eater. I don't make special things for her at mealtime, she either eats what the rest of eat or she doesn't eat...
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- You could try this instead. Unless we are eating something spicy or too dry, we serve the milk at the end of the meal. I've found in my group lunch atmosphere of the...
- It doesn't sound like she's actually going to bed "hungry," just going to bed without having eaten dinner. ;-) Consider this: One 8-oz. serving (1 cup) of one-pe...
- Try not giving her any milk about 2 hours before dinner time, AND/OR do not give her a glass of milk with dinner until she eats something, or everything, off of her pl...
Milk from Sippy Cup
Asked by S.P. from New York
on December 6, 2010
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My 18 month old child refuses milk from sippy cup at home, but takes it at his daycare. Is this typical? Any tips on how to get him to take the milk at home? My MIL se...
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- milk is overrated. Does your child eat cheese and yogurt as well as drink milk at daycare? Does the child eat veggies of all colors? How about a multi-vitamin? They sh...
- He's giving you a hard time because he has tested you and knows that it gets a rise out of you. That's just what kids do. He's not going to die - if you decide he need...
- well if the day care says he's taking one for them then he probably is. I mean he's probably around a bunch of other kids also drinking from sippy cups so he sees them...
What Is It About Warm or Hot Milk?
Asked by C.O. from Washington DC
on January 28, 2012
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Seriously. Not a trick question. What is it about warm to hot milk that helps a person relax or go to sleep?
I've been having trouble sleeping lately - toss and tur...
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- My kids love this when they can't sleep. I even add a bit of honey. I don't know what it is. With me, I find that sugar (my favorite food) interupts my sleep. I am...
- The tryptophan thing is a myth. You'd have to eat about 40 lbs of turkey to consume enough tryptophan to have a sleep-inducing effect, and even then, tryptophan only ...
- I did some research on that a year ago because my husband, when he couldn't sleep, would get up and cook some milk on the stove. I'd be like "WHAT are you doing?" but ...
Spilled Milk in the Car
Asked by S.L. from Spartanburg
on June 25, 2009
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My daughter spilled a half-pint of milk in the back seat of my car. I have leather seats, so I wiped the spill up immediately. The next day, though, my car smelled p...
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- I know it might sound a little weird, but I have used this in my car as well as on my carpet at home. Try the scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner, it works great on ca...
- Try odoban. I bought at Sam's club, but I think walmart may carry it. It may take a couple of days to completely get the smell out, but it should work. Follow the d...
- I use and distribute Shaklee products because they are non toxic and real clean is not a smell! Covering up the problem is not something I personaly am interested in ...
