Dairy- i cant bring myself to give her any

[Mum2SweetCs]

I never introduced cows milk until 12+ and then introduced A2 to her. But I did feed her yougurt and baby cheese. There's so much conflicting information these days I reckon just go with your Mummy instinct.

If she's not ready for it or you are not ready to do it, perhaps just wait. 9mths is still young.

Ausgirl, yes i thought no cows milk until 12mths+ too, unless the guidelines have changed again.

Good luck with your decision Olive.

[STARRYSKY]

DS wont be drinking cows milk , he gets my milk which is more than enough, a yoghurt here and there, he doesnt tolerate cheese. keeps him (and me) awake alllllll night....
At around 9 months, A doc I saw in ED told me that he had too much calcium, I was feeding him too much milk, he assumed I was formula feeding, the look on his face when I said I BF was priceless!
I grew up on very limited amounts of goats milk and soy (my parents were "hippies! LOL)
cheese and yoghurt were big in our house though.
I understand that if FF, substituting with cows milk is the done thing,(recommended after 12 months, last I read) but if BFing I dont see the need, why give milk from another animal, meant for their young, when we have our own supply? JMO!
anyway, just wanted to say that I felt the same way, hehehe, I didnt even want to give DS solids, cos then he would be growing up and not just need me lol!!

[Inanna]

I am another that doesn't subscribe to the belief that cow's milk is necessary for healthy development.

If we lived in many countries in the world our children wouldn't be fed this way at all!
It's all personal choice - and what we each choose to do for our children is led by the knowledge and beliefs we hold as individuals.

I just think it curious that so many in this country feel that if you don't eat cows milk then you are missing out. That is not necessarily true.

I also don't agree that it is safe to feed small babies across the board from all food sources. I do believe that the human gut is not mature enough under 12 months to accomodate the huge lactose and protein infusions of drinking/eating dairy.

Cows milk is perfect for cows babies not for human babies. I personally feel awful if I have a big wad of dairy in my body. It is not easy to digest. It's even harder for little peeople. But that is my personal belief and knowledge I have gleaned over the years.

[Shanti]

I'm sure a little bit of cows milk on their cereal of a morning every 2-3 days wouldn't be too much 'overload' on their little bodies though?? That's all DD gets and she loves it. Not as much as her boobie juice though of course She has unlimited BM.

I don't see the big deal with it really but thats JMO. When they are older like most kids they are going to want to drink cows milk on their cereal, or milkshakes etc....