1 Year Old Won't Drink Milk - Fremont,CA

Well, one of my nieces would only drink "pink milk"........whole milk with the strawberry nestle in it. I remember my sister-in-law worrying about that, but her doctor told her it was totally fine....just as long as she was getting that whole vitamin D milk. We made it through the transition to whole milk with our first born by warming it up slightly in her sippy cup. She liked it once the chill was taken off of it. After a while of that, she started to drink it straight from the fridge. So maybe experiment with the different flavorings and trying different temps along with the different types of sippy cups. Hopefully, eventually you'll find that magic solution for your little one. Good luck!!!

My breastfed baby wouldn't drink milk either. I started making her chocolate milk and she's now 2 1/2 and will still only drink chocolate milk. I use the sugar-free hershey's syrup from Walmart. You might try that.

I had this same issue. Here is the link to my post about it:
http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/13322307068892282881

And I found that doing organic milk helped. It is sweeter than regular milk. I also mixed it with breastmilk. It took a couple months of giving him cows milk once or twice a day. One day he just took it all of sudden, and loved it after that. I kept nursing also. I used lots of broccoli and what dairy products I could get in him like cottage cheese and yogurt, and did the fortified oj. I didn't do too much of the chocolate or strawberry. I didn't want that to be the only way he would take it. They say that if they won't drink milk any other way it is better than none, but I wasn't willing to accept defeat in that battle quite yet. And if you don't have to quit nursing, I would keep doing that as long as possible, you know she is getting at least that much. I ended up not weaning til around 2, even though I had thought I would want to at one. I am glad I kept nursing though.

Cow milk actually isnt' that healthy for babies or young children. They can't fully digest it, it's hard on their digestive tract and it's made for baby cows, not humans.
If you need to wean her from breastmilk (which is always the best for them because its from momma), try goat milk. It doesn't have lactose and its much more easily digestable.
But if her doctor is concerned with her liquid amount and her percentile, I would definitely try to stick out breastfeeding awhile longer. It will only help her and give her a boost.
Good luck :)

Cows milk is very harsh on little systems (and on big systems too). Cows have multiple stomachs to digest their mothers milk... human babies have one stomach and just can't handle it right.

Stick with nursing as long as possible, she will get everything she needs from that. my boys drink almond milk. We avoid soy, its not good for you. Goats milk is another alternative.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend getting them accustomed to chocolate or strawberry flavored milks. While she may need the extra calories now, she won't always need them, and it's a hard habit to break. I have a friend whose daughter is almost 4 and only drinks milk warm because of the habit. It has been a huge issue she wishes she had never started.

With both of our kids, the key was to go cold turkey and not have any alternatives available. I hate the taste of milk, so they certainly didn't get the love of it from me.

Have you asked the pediatrician about supplements? Like Ensure (but pediatric versions)?
The fat in milk is really critical for her brain development at her age for the next year - I wish I had more information to pass along that might be helpful.