Goat's Milk: The First Years
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What About Goat's Milk?
Asked by G.W. from Dallas
on June 16, 2008
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My daughter is 8 months old. She now is breastfed and also eats babyfood and baby cereal, which I make with formula. Occasionally I give her a bottle if we're going ou...
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- I don't know much about goat's milk but I wouldn't try it with an 8 month old. I know formula can be expensive but have you tried Parent's Choice brand at Walmart. ...
- All my kids have for the first 2 years of there life is breast milk and goats milk. I can't make enough milk for them so they get it from birth and they have never had...
- My younger daughter drank goat's milk from the time she was 5 months old and first began to show signs of allergy to her milk based formula and soy (she'd vomit formul...
Breast Milk to Soy Milk
Asked by V.K. from Sacramento
on January 16, 2008
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My Daughter is going to be 14 months old soon. I have been giving her breast milk this entire time but am ready to stop pumping now. She has not nursed since she was...
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- Speaking with my mom hat on--you are amazing for pumping all that time. Good for you. Speaking with my nutritionist hat on here, I see no reason not to try cows mi...
- My three boys are on Oat milk. The research says it is the healthiest milk on the planet. Pacific foods makes a great organic oat milk, you can find it at whole foods.
- She probably just needs more time to get use to this new flavor. Try mixing it with some breast milk to ease her into the flavor. Start with it at about 25% soy an...
Rice Milk
Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on November 20, 2008
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My 11 month old cannot handle cow's milk. She is taking soy formula. When she turns 1 I would like to switch her to rice milk. Has anyone done this, and are their enou...
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- I would try goats milk I know some babies can't handle cow but are fine with goat. It's not the same. You can talk with someone in a health food store maybe they can t...
- I gave rice milk to my son...and we didn't have any problems with it. I also used it in place of milk in recipes...I think it's OK nutritionally as long as you but the...
- Everything I've read and understand is that you shouldn't be giving cow's milk to a baby until they're a year old and even then you should gradually introduce it. I w...
Soy Milk
Asked by R.B. from Los Angeles
on April 11, 2007
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a little background....
i breastfed my now 2 year old up until recently.i had to give it up due to my health or i might not have quite yet.she has never had a bottl...
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- Hi R., Wow! Good for you! I also breastfed my children until they were 2. I just thought some positive reinforcement was recommended. Not only because you did such...
- Hi R. - I breast fed until 6 months, then put my son on formula. He didn't react well to the milk, so we changed to soy. Not only does he LOVE soy, but it is very hea...
- R.- my daughter is almost a year old now and she has only had soy. She had a bad reaction as an infant to milk based formula so we switched to soy. I am now adding som...
Children and Milk...
Asked by K.H. from Richmond
on July 9, 2011
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ok, heres my question . just when exactly did doctors decide that a child consuming more then 16 oz. of milk, in any form, in a 24 period was somehow dangerous ??? m...
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- Oh brother, they keep changing their minds about what's dangerous. 10 years from now they'll probably be saying they should get at least 16 oz. a day! lol
- Thats a pretty bold statement to actually say its dangerous. Did you ask why, because I would like to know too. Clearly I havent heard of this. Our Ped just said...
- Sounds crazy to me too.. My kids are HUGE milk drinkers!
Cows Milk
Asked by A.L. from New Orleans
on March 1, 2011
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All moms out there i need the truth! How many of you waited until the age of one to start giving cows milk? My oldest son started drinking cows milk at 9 months!i just...
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- The most important reason to wait until a year (which I did with both kids) is that if you start too early your children could get severely anemic. They get iron in t...
- It's the fact that they can't fully digest the milk and could cause intolerance later. It has nothing to do with if they can walk or not.
- I started giving my son cows milk at 11 months if I remember right, but I didn't really have a good reason other then I was tired of paying so much for formula, he did...
Switching to Milk;
Asked by M.A. from Los Angeles
on August 12, 2009
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I know that there are a lot of opinions out there on this one: switching my 1 year old boy from breastmilk to...?? Primary care pedi (and daycare provider w 25 yrs exp...
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- Cows whole milk....only avoid dairy if they are congested. Soy can be toxic in large amounts.
- My kids did great on cows milk. My brother has his kids on goats milk and they like that, so that's another suggestion. I would only worry about staying away from dair...
- Docs ALL say to avoid dairy when we're sick. But they usually mean WHILE WE'RE SICK. Not forever and always. (Wanna bake your noodle? Human milk makes us phlegmmy, too...
Recommendations for Milk - Switching from Formula
Asked by D.M. from Dallas
on May 19, 2009
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My daughter will soon be one and we will be switching her over from formula to milk. I've started doing research regarding the best type of milk to give her. I do no...
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- I gave all 3 of my girls skim milk. Same good stuff way less bad stuff.
- Hi Dorothy, I didn't and still don't give my children or family cow's milk. When/if I do, it is organic, no pesticides, hormones, antibiotic free...Horizon's milk. ...
- Braum's has a Fresh Market, and they sell good, hormone-free milk,and it's usually cheaper than anywhere else. You can go to Braums.com to find the one closest to you...
Transitioning to Whole Milk
Asked by L.J. from Tampa
on November 28, 2009
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My son has been exclusively breastfed. He will be one next week so we are in the process of transitioning to whole milk. The problem is he hates the taste. I have t...
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- first of all I would like to congratulate you for breastfeeding for a year...that's wonderful and an amazing gift to your son. If he doesn't like milk, there are many...
- How about no milk? His body is telling him no...and while I personally love milk, some say cows milk is for baby cows not baby humans which makes alot of sense.I'm sur...
- Cow's milk is the worst thing you can give any child! It causes tons of allegies. He hates it because he is trying to tell you something. Listen to him. After he is we...
Organic Whole Milk or Regular Whole Milk for My 1Yr Old
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on August 21, 2008
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My son is going to be 1yrs old in 2 weeks therefore I will be transitioning over to whole milk on his birthday! I'm considering buying him organic milk instead of reg...
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- Hi Jes, you are in CA which actually gives you the opportunity to buy RAW whole organic milk.. which is even better!! No hormones, not processed or homonogized. Y...
- Go organic. Give him as much of a headstart as you can from all the chemicals and hormones his body is going to consume in his lifetime. M.
- Organic milk doesn't have hormones and the cows are fed pesticide free organic grasses. You can also buy organic whole milk with DHA, just like in most formulas. Dairy...
