Milk bottlles and my almost 1 year old.?

Question

My daughter is almost 1 year old and so we are think about getting rid of her bottles. She has no attachment problems with them so I know she wont be upset to see them go. However she is not very effective at drinking from her sippy cup, we have tried a few since she was 6 months old and have settled with a free flowing one as she gets the most from it (but so does the floor, lol).

I am just worried that by taking the bottles away she wont be getting enough milk. Did you have this problem and how did you get over it?

Bonus question: how much milk should a 1 year old be drinking?

dna habitue · Accepted Answer

Milk isnt an essential part of childs diet, so there isnt really an amount she "should" be drinking. If you're worried about calcium, its also found in nuts and green leafy vegetables.

Anonym · Answer

i gave my daughter one bottle of milk at night but tried everything possible to get her to drink the rest from sippy cups and had the same problem so gave in to the bottles until she was ready. i say if shes not ready then just wait until she is capable of sippy cup or a straw. i varied during the day with milk for cereal and a bottle at night but water n juice throughout the day. good luck x

Anonym · Answer

I have a one year old baby. I already took the bottle away. Now she only drinks bottle water and capri sun. She knows how to drink from a straw already so is no problem for me. She cried a little the first day or second but she is way over the bottle lol. Try giving her juice from a straw. Hope it helps.

Queenie01 · Answer

My first child was a bit the same.  I kept her on a bottle until she was used to the sippy cup.  I notice (with my second baby) that there is a much better variety of sippy cups out now.  Your little one is surely to like one of the many different types around.  
The amount of milk a one year old should get is variable as water should be very much a staple of their fluid intake also.  

This excerpt is from Huggies Babycare and will tell you all you need to know:

Young children and milk
A wonderful source of calcium and many other nutrients, milk can be a very beneficial component of a child’s diet. However, like most things in life, moderation is the key. Excessive cows’ milk can cause an imbalance in two ways: firstly, it is high in energy (calories); and secondly, it contains a lot of calcium.

Just small amounts of energy-dense milk can fill a little tummy quickly. Feeling sated, your little one might turn away from other foods and meals, thereby causing them to become deficient in other nutrients. For example, toddlers and young children require between 1200 and 1500 calories a day. If a two-year-old drinks just 300ml of milk, they’ve consumed 20% of all their calories for that day – from just one food source.
Too much calcium – which can add up quickly in a child’s case – can interfere with iron absorption, which in turn has been linked to fussy eating.
Incidentally, the above explanations might shed new light on your fussy eater: perhaps your child has been overfilling on cows’ milk and/or is low in iron from too much calcium?

One more thing: don’t forget that too much milk – which contains milk sugars – can increase the risk of tooth decay.

If you opt to give your child milk, make sure you offer it in a cup and only after meals and snacks. It should form just one part of a varied diet, and your child should meet their calcium needs from a variety of sources. Nature’s harvest affords us many benefits; by eating a wide range of foods, we broaden the spread of nutrients and health-giving compounds, and ensure we’re consuming a balanced diet.

The link is: http://www.huggies.com.au/baby-care/baby-feeding/nutrition/milk-intake

I sympathise - the whole weaning/bottle-cup/food introduction thing is really stressful especially when your little one gets a little fussy.

Milk bottlles and my almost 1 year old.?

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