Any Suggestions?

[~Saram~]

Let me start of by saying this is NOT a good suggestion but we were stuck. After my DS turned 2 we decided it was time to wean, however ran into the same problesm. I ended up giving him warm milk with a teaspoon of strawberry quick. We reduced the amount each week until there was nothing left. Bm is just much sweeter than cows milk I guess?

[Hollybolly]

Sarah - Don't feel bad... that was one of my suggestions initially - Its what we did with Luke ... ahhh - she has tried every flavour - Baby Alex isn't fooled

[Barb Glare]

Hi,
Your SIL's baby doesn't need milk! She can quite adequately get all her dairy requirements (about 600mls per day) out of yoghurt, cheese (ie a cheese sandwich for lunch) etc.
It's great that she will take water, which is the only other drink she needs.
Regards
Barb

[Hollybolly]

Barb,

Thank you so much - she will be so relieved to hear that!

She's brilliant with eating & drinking lots of different types of things, and I know she has been giving her yoghurt, so that will be a load off her mind!

Thanks again!

Holly

[Bathsheba]

We did the mixing thing that Manta suggested. But Barb is right... they don't need it if they are meeting their dairy needs through food. If they have a small bowl of yogurt... then a drink of water... it just mixes up in their tummies to almost be digested as milk anyhow... just try to get the low-sugar yogurts. Yogurt aint yogurt... some are basically a dessert with minimal nutrition I think (Ski, Nestle etc)... Jalna and the organic brands are much better IMO.

[Beach Mama]

If she does want her to take some milk, could she try someone else giving it to her DD while she isn't there??? I tried for months and months with Iz and she finally started taking a bottle when I wasn't around.
Good luck to her I hope she works it all out!!

[Hollybolly]

Thanks girls

I think SIL is ready to wean for herself - she has just put Alex into day care for 2 days and has started to go to the gym, etc - they had been tossing up any more children but have decided not to - Alex is their 2nd bub.
She also got AF back this week, so I think she's doing 'closure' on all things baby!

Thanks so much for everyones advice