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Milk
Asked by C.F. from Miami
on May 24, 2007
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My 13 month old daughter doesn't like to drink milk. As a matter of fact she doesn't like anything that contains dairy. I don't know what to give her so that she can...
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- My only recommendation for the milk issue might be the "Toddler Formula" that Enfamily markets. (If your child does drink milk, it isn't necessary -- but yours doesn'...
- Mine doesn't either, as soon as she was off the bottle forget about it. So I sneak it in her diet, mac and cheese, find a cheese she likes, ice cream, cheese cake, etc...
- Hi! That is too bad. My family has some food allergies and dairy is a big one. Hopefully it isn't an allergy she has and is just a phase she is going through. Here is ...
Milk Supply
Asked by M.H. from San Diego
on April 30, 2010
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Hello, I have a 5mth old and I can't seem to pump enough during the week to keep up with his needs. He stays with my mom Mon-Fri so nursing him directly is not possibl...
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- Nursing more is really all you can do. You can take as many herbs and things as you want, but since pumping isn't as good at getting the milk out as nursing, those won...
- When my milk supply decrease my doc recomended oatmeal for breakfast every day and a lot of water. It worked for me.
- If I wanted to pump 8 oz, I would drink 10 oz of water and that seemed to do the trick for me. You need to keep really well watered, cause remember, if the liquid is ...
Switching to Milk
Asked by C.S. from New York
on September 2, 2008
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My son is going to be one year soon and I just started the transition to whole milk. I am trying to give him a cup with each meal, which so far is going okay. My quest...
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- I got my son off formula and the bottle at the same time. I weaned to milk just like you are doing and it went great. At the same time I introduced sippy cups. He H...
- Hi C., The best thing I ever did was to get my kids off the bottle at age 1. My sister and friends kept going with the bottle and it was a nightmre getting them ...
- I'm glad to hear giving him milk in a cup is going well... As long as he is going well and drinking his requirements, continue on with it... Hang on to the bottles ...
Introducing Milk
Asked by H.P. from Fayetteville
on August 16, 2007
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I am not sure what the procedure is on introducing milk. The nutritionist my daughter saw wasn't specific and didn't tell me any signs of her not being able to handle ...
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- My daughter is also 11 months old, and I haven't started introducing her to milk yet, but I do know that you should give them whole milk, not 2%, until at least 2 years.
- Hello there! I mixed a little milk with my son's formula when he was small. I started small and watched to see if he could handle it and slowly decreased the formula a...
- H., My pediatrician suggested first of all waiting until after a year to introduce milk, it can lead to an increase cancel of allergies. Also, as a baby until betwee...
Vomiting After Milk?
Asked by A.H. from New York
on July 20, 2010
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So I am wondering if this sounds like my son just has a stomach bug or sensitivity to milk?
My son is 16 months. This past weekend my son DID have a stomach bug and ...
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- Hi A., I had this same problem a couple times with my son and have learned not to give him milk (or allot of dairy) until a week after the stomach bug has left. You ha...
- It sounds like he either drank the milk too fast or his stomach was too acidic after his illness--either way I would stop his dairy intake for several days to a week a...
- Whenever a little one is vomiting it is best to limit milk or milk products to help ensure that they truly are no longer ill. This sounds more like him still recoverin...
Toddler Drinking Water - Ideas Please ...
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on August 7, 2012
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We are currently in hot and humid weather down south, and my 2 year old is not drinking any water. He drinks a lot of milk(organic whole milk), in fact I have started...
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- I used to call it Icy-Juice. Basically ice water. Never did I have an issue of them drinking water. Even today they like to have ice in their water. Icy-Juice.
- place a slice of fruit in his water, make a big deal out of this special treat, do it the night before, telling him it has to infuse over night. one day it is strawber...
- I do home daycare and my kids, age 10/12 mos and up have a sort of water bottle, not sippys for outside. The sipper top slides up for open or down for closed. Easy! ...
13 Month Old Only Drinks Water
Asked by A.A. from Merced
on April 3, 2008
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My 13 going on 14 month old will only drink water. I have tried to get him to drink a number of other things like baby juice and milk, but he won't. I've tried every...
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- Try to remember how much water fruit and veggies have in them. This is a weird example, but when our dog got sick, and we moved him to just rice and boiled chicken,...
- He doesnt need other things- water is the best thing he can drink. Just encourage it. The older he gets the less water he will drink so keep it going as long as poss...
- Hi! If he would be thirsty he would drink. kids don't dehydrate themselves. As long as he pees every six hour it is ok. Our pediatrician always talks about the impo...
Milk?
Asked by L.R. from Minneapolis
on January 29, 2008
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My daughter is almost 22 months old. She is pretty small for her age (20 pounds) but very active and eats very well. We have been having some issues with constipatio...
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- I had 3 kids that were allergic to milk as babies. One went to soy formula and then to soy "Silk" milk until she was 2 and then to skim. The other had Nutramigen for...
- I would talk to your pediatrician about both the constipation and the milk issue. It probably wouldn't be bad to switch her off of whole milk, but she needs calories ...
- My sons both eat yogurt every day, which I really think helps keep them regular. I recommend YoBaby organic from Stoneyfield farms for your little one, as it's made wi...
More Milk??
Asked by A.G. from Portland
on January 2, 2007
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Awhile back I had a posting about my breastfeeding struggles. Well, it hasn't improved despite doing everything 5 lactation consultants have told me to do. The last co...
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- I am having this same problem with my 10 week old also! I heard about this tea that promotes healthy lactation. I talked to our dr. about it on the phone and he says t...
- I just want to make sure I have the problem right before I respond but sounds like your daughter isn't interested or latching on well? This is just my opinion of cour...
- I have a 5 month old and have been back to work 4 days a week since he was 10 weeks old. I have been taking Fenugreek (2-3 pills 2x a day) on the advice of my lactatio...
Making More Milk
Asked by J.S. from Tulsa
on April 20, 2008
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I am solely breastfeeding and am taking a natural supplement called Mother's Milk Plus. My mother was in the hospital and it was a very traumatic time so I started tak...
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- HI! Fenugreek is good. Also, go to a local health food or herb store and ask for lactation teas. They have fennel seed and other safe herbs. They are specifically ...
- I hear your concern that you aren't making enough milk. Babies go through growth spurts at 3, 6, 12 weeks and 6, 9 and 12 months. (give or take a week or month respec...
- She's likely going through a growth spurt and is consuming all that you are producing!! Try to put her to the breast more...especially if she's getting expressed milk...
