Brooke, what is it that you have heard about cows milk that causes you to have concerns about it? I guess I am unable to be impartial in this discussion being a dairy farmer and all that. If you are refering to the A1 milk debate, then from my point of view from the stuff I've read, it is a crock. But that's my opinion. From a nutritional standpoint, full cream milk is perfectly ok for a bub, even once they've started on soilds (such as in cereal, food etc) and even as small drinks (not to replace their normal FF or BF as a meal though until after 12 months). If you want to give something else other than cows milk, then I guess another animal milk would be preferable to rice milk for a baby (such as goats milk or sheep milk - if you can get it), but I reckon you should speak to your MCHN or GP about that.
I, myself, cannot stand rice milk. And that was even before I married a dairy farmer and became involved in the industry. Even the flavoured stuff tastes funny. And as DH would say, it is not rice milk, it is rice sap!! LOL.
Pup has had unpasteurised, unhomogenised milk since he was 6 months (in food) and about 9 months (as a little drink). And he is fine. No hyperactivity, no allergies, no upset tummy. All good.
As I said, it is very hard for me to be impartial, so if we were voting, I would be a vote for cows milk.
Ugh, I forgot to say above, that I have just returned from the hospital. I was feeding calves this morning and I cut my arm on a peice of weld mesh. It is pretty deep and we thought it needed stitches. So in all my dairy finery, stinking like sour milk, and Pup in his work clothes too, we trapsed into casulty. Nurse thought it needed a couple of stitches, but dr said it was ok and some sterry strips would be ok. Phew. But got a tetnus injection though.
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