Tricks for Milk

Calcium comes in so many things like dark green veggies, cheese, etc. You can also get her to have milk by putting it in a sippy cup, in morning cereal (oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, etc.), even at lunch and dinner (a lot of meals contain milk or milk products).

Really right now, what she is getting now is quite a bit, so you really only have to look at replacing her milk when she gives up the bottle entirely. You may find that when the bottle is not in the mix she may just drink it out of a glass. Make it a habit and just put it out at every meal and see how it goes. Another option is to get the kids multi-vitamin that has extra calcium in it if you are worried.

Good luck and don't stress it too much.

try getting her on a sippy cup their r many different types of sippy cups out there that she might like to drink her milk out of if not she can still get her dairy from other foods like yogurt,cheese, ice cream.

It can be frustrating, but she'll get it. I am in the camp of cold turkey, no bottle, and they will be "unhappy", but eventually will drink it. Both my kids were fussy for a few days and now love milk (might be lucky). One word of caution. My nephew (7) was given chocolate in his milk, and unfortunately still won't drink it any other way. I'd avoid that if you can. Try different sippy cups. Maybe find one with her favorite characters on it. Keep with it and hang in there!

Does she like milk or only like it in the bottle?
I say, ditch the bottles and then give it a few days. Offer her milk at the regular times and you might be surprised that after a few days she takes it.

Or, you could transition to a sippy cup. I like those for milk because then my kids can bring them in the car and I don't have to worry about milk everywhere.

Cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc... all count as dairy servings for calcium purposes. Also, at that age, you can give a liquid cal/mag supplement, if you are concerned she isn't getting enough. Also, you can try smoothies with milk, frozen fruit, and coconut milk. Yummy!

I know others have already said this, but really, I don't think you need to be concerned that she's not getting enough calcium if she's drinking 12 or more oz of milk a day and eating other calcium-rich foods like cheese, yogurt, and dark green leafy veggies. At 15 months she's so little it shouldn't take much to meet her nutritional requirements.

Will she take the morning and evening milk from a bottle just not any more during the day? If so then I wouldn't really worry about it , she is getting plenty of milk and if you give her cheese and yogurts aswell then she is getting plenty of calcium. My daughter is 19 months , she has 4oz when she wakes , 4oz before bed , plus she has some milk on cereals , she eats cheese and also has yogurt , so I think that is enough.

My sons each tossed the sippy cup more times than I care to count after I packed up the bottles. )On their 13 mos bday I washed them all up & got rid of them-no more bottles period.) Turns out the seal was too strong for them to get anything out (I tried & got a trickle myself). If you've got friends w/sippy cups (if you go that route), ask if you can borrow a cup for the day. Test it out, see how your daughter likes it-it might take a couple of days. You could also try sports bottles or the straw cups (the lid slides over the end of the straw). Up her calcium intake elsewhere-yogurt, cheese, etc-and don't stress if she refuses milk for a couple of days. Nobody likes change!

Maybe let her pick out some special sippy cups and tell her that she will be drinking the milk out of those, and not the bottle anymore and gt rid of the bottle entirely, perhaps you could have her say goodbye and throw the in the trash....

Cow's milk is really not necessary, nor is it the best food for children. We have never given our children milk after they were weaned, except as a special treat like if we are eating out or something. There are many other sources of calcium such as vegetables, yogurt, cheese, calcium-fortified rice & soy milk, etc. I would just give her water to drink and only give her small amounts of milk in the bottle if she is really wanting it.

try having her drink it through a straw :-)

I'd give her a straw or buy a sippy or straw cup with dora or princesses or someone she likes on it.

My pediatrician said my daughter wouldn't drink from a cup until we "lost" the bottle.

We also take a cup in the shower with her...and let her practice drinking water from the cup without a straw or lid.

I also give my daughter small sips from my own cup - which she loves. Usually with water, so I don't feel bad dumping the cup after if she backwashed a lot in it.

My little guy who is 12 months is going through this exact same thing. I remember that my dd went through it, too (she is 2 now) and it was painful for me. It is a phase they have to go through, a stressful one for the Mommy. She eventually "got it" but it took a long while. Our pediatrician said they should drink b/w 24-28 oz of milk/day...RIGHT! I made sure to incorporate other calcium-rich foods into her diet like cheese, yogurt, kale, broccoli, etc. With my ds, we are keeping the a.m. and p.m bottles until he gets the sippy part down during the day...If I offer him 8 oz at those feeds, at least that will be 16 oz and he can make up the rest with other foods. Heck, I'm even buying the calcium-fortified orange juice (and now they have calcium fortified applesauce), for both the kids. Every little bit counts. Don't stress out (I'm one to talk).