My son likes his milk warmed slightly, just enough to take the chill off. Sometimes he does not drink all of the milk in the bottle, so my question is can you re-warm milk? DOnt get me wrong I am really not all that concerned about saving the milk but sometimes he he only drinks one ounce out of the seven or eight i pour. It is hard to determine when he wants a lot and when he doesnt so I just always pour enough just incase. So can I re-warm milk? Also does anyone know how milk a one year old should be getting and how much is too much? I would say now my son drinks on average about 24 ounces a day. Thanks!!
I was always afraid to re-warm my son's milk.
You never know what kind of bacteria can collect in a short amount of time, and I'm paranoid. :)
There are bacteria in your child's mouth that can contaminate the milk when he drinks from a bottle, sippy, or regular cup. The same holds true for formula (in fact, there are warnings on the can that once you feed a child a bottle of formula you should discard the unused portion).
Now, that being said, do children drop over dead every day from contaminated milk? No. But you are taking chances, even if they're slim.
Are you talking about formula or regular milk? If formula, then NO you cannot rewarm or even drink it if it's been out of the fridge for more than an hour. You'd be better off making a little "pitcher" of formula and pouring just a few ounces in his cup/bottle, and then if he wants more you can easily give him more (I know, you'd have to warm it up but it would be faster to warm a little bit than a whole cup ful at least). Or, put the bottle immediately in the fridge and maybe he'll learn to drink it chilled.
If regular milk, I never warmed it up at all anyway, but I would think you also would be safer to not rewarm it. How much time are you talking about it being out after you give it to him? Again, it would be better to pour a half glass (3-4 oz) and add more if he wants it. For regular milk 24 oz a day is about right (that 24 oz includes any other dairy, though, such as cheese or yogurt), from what I recall.
Hope that helps?
Lynn
I'm not sure if you're supposed to, but I re-warmed milked for my son. Again, I only slightly warmed the milk (enough to take the chill off) and if he only drank and ounce or two, I would promtply refrigerate the rest. I didn't do it more than once to the same bottle of milk (i.e., if he didn't drink it all the second time, I would throw it out and get fresh).
At 12 to 16-months of age, my peditrician told me that he should be drinking at least 16-ounces of whole milk. That assumes that he is also getting some calcium from cheese, yogurt, etc. Now, at 18-months, he drinks between 15-20 ounces a day from a sippy cup.
I think at that age 24 is probably a little high, I'm pretty sure I recall the pediatrician recommending more like 16-18, at that age they should be getting more nutrition from food. If you're talking milk, not formula, the rules are probably slightly different. I would recommend pouring less and refilling if you need to. Don't know if this is much help, but good luck.
Your not supposed to due to bacteria. Start out with a smaller amount then warm some more if he's still hungry.
