Dairy for 9 Month Old?

Dairy products made from cow's milk are risky. Yes, they have been fermented, but you have to realize there are many things a child could react to...the protein, the lactose, even the breed of cow can affect the chemical composition of milk and it's potential to cause problems. Older breeds like jersy cows (as opposed to the ever popular Holstein here in USA) produce milk with different chemical factors. Less reactive in some individuals.
Then there is the whole issue of what modern milk processing does to milk...some people really feel raw is best. I use raw milk cheeses whenever possible.
It's nice to know that after 6 months of age a baby's gut lining has more fully developed, thus making it LESS likely that there will be some adverse reaction, but we are all different! Good luck!

Yogurt and cheese are fine for children over about 8 months old because:

"Lactose is already broken down with the culturing of the yogurt or cheese and milk proteins are either removed or limited thus it is typically easier to digest; people with lactose intolerance often are be able to handle cheese and/or yogurt without trouble. The same is true for some people with a milk protein (either to the casein or the whey) allergy."

Above taken from:

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/dairy.htm

Hello K. ~ From experience babies tummies at this age aren't mature enough to digest the milk proteins.

I think Yo Baby or Greek yogurt would be fine.

Sounds strange but I asked my daughters pedi about this and yes cheese and yogurt are fine but no cow's milk. That never made much sense to me. But like every other food watch for food allergies.

We started giving our kids yogurt and cheese between 7-8 months with our Pediatrician's blessing for both kids who were both really thriving.

Cow's milk isn't necessarily forbidden, it just shouldn't be the primary source of nutrients such as formula and breast milk.

My one recommendation is to get regular yogurt (not light) because the calories, fat and real sugar in them are better. I'd also recommend real cheese (not processed). If you're going to get American Cheese, spend the money and get the White American from the deli instead of the orange singles.

I'd not do anything without first verifying with your pediatrician.

the baby yogurt is soy. i gave my daughter cheese at that age and also regular yogurt and she did fine. i dont see an issue with greek yogurt. just watch for any reactions

I agree with the others, yogurt is fine and easier to digest than whole milk (because of what Dori said). I gave my son yogurt at 9 mos. He wouldn't eat cheese for a while though. I did cottage cheese a couple months later, blended up since he didn't like the curds but liked the taste.

I personally did not do yobaby. It seemed so pricey to me and I was making my own food, so I bought the big carton of plain whole milk organic yogurt for a fraction of the price, and added my own fruit purees. It was working great, but one time I had a coupon for yobaby and thought I'd try it. I read the label while giving it to my son (who was devouring it) and saw how much sugar was in it, and didn't buy it again. I have no problem with fruit sugars, but regular "sugar" is the second indredient on the yobaby label. 2 yrs later my son still eats plain yogurt with fruit added by me and loves it.

Yogurt and cheese are fine for 9mon olds. I don't get exactly why, but my pediatrician said go for it with those, but hold off on the actual milk.

Both my kids, FYI, LOVED the yogurt and still do. It's such a healthy snack too.

-M

We have been giving our 10 month old yogurt for the last 2 months. Our ped. recommended it to help him get some good bacteria in him after 3 back to back double ear infections and 3 rounds of antibiotics. As with my older boy (almost 5), I buy Mountain High plain or vanilla it is much cheaper and so much less sugar than yobaby, like RM said . Both boys devour it. My oldest son's favorite breakfast is a big bowl of cheerios covered with vanilla yogurt, he could eat it every single day :) I picture him at 40 still eating it! For my little guy, I mix in a fruit or veggie puree and some cereal to thicken it up. I have also tried cottage cheese but he prefers the small curd. I also get the whole fat versions which can be harder to find. THe Mountain High yogurt whole fat does come in a big quart size tub. Good luck!

Yogurt and cheese are fine. Yobaby is the best!

It is fine for babies over 6 months to have dairy products. They "can" have milk too but the idea is to continue with formula because formula has other ingredients that his body and brain need for growth.