I always wondered how kids didnt like milk when it was their ultimate first food/main source of nourishment for the first year. At what point did they stop drinking it?
I found out recently when my babes stopped milk in their bottles. We had progressed to sipper bottles and it was a great way to give them their milk. But literally one day they stopped – it began when the elder babe decided to have water in his bottle – what a novelty! – and from then on, milk just didnt cut it!
We went from using 4 litres of milk a day to less than half a litre (admittedly I stopped drinking hot chocolate each day at this time, but each kid went from 2-3 bottles of milk to none!).
My WellChild providers were not worried because the kids love cheese and yoghurt etc. Also, this was the time I was introducing very milky meals for my baby, so the kids were also custard and semolina puddings, cheese sauce etc.
However I was concerned. Just because I offered cheese sauce and custard didnt mean the kids were eating it! So now I make a point of offering a cup of milk at either lunchtime or afternoon tea time (depending on whether they’re in preschool that day) in a grown-ups cup with a straw. Its the only time they get a straw so its a big novelty. They’re also sucking back the yoghurts so I’m not so worried about calcium intake now!!
