Can anyone tell me why giving a toddler cows milk everyday is pushed as a necessity?

My daughter doesn't drink cow's milk because it causes her eczema. We've been giving her a plant based milk at night, but now she's almost 2 her pediatrician says she doesn't need milk as much. I think it'd be hard to give a toddler the correct amount of dairy in solid form, especially if they're picky. But not everyone consumes dairy products, and they're fine.

We don’t plan to give any type of milk after he’s done self weaning, He gets cheese & yoghurt & occasionally eats dad’s cereal which has milk involved, he’s tasted ice cream, but like we don’t be drinking glasses of milk as adults ever so like we hadn’t thought to offer it to our son lolol he drinks strawberry milk sometimes but that’s rare so far, when I was a child tho that’s the only milk I would drink so im not gonna be surprised if that’s how my kid turns out

The main things you get from cows milk are calcium and vit D. We get those in her diet in other ways.

She has a small amount of cows milk (3oz) while I wean her off bottles, I can’t wait to be done cause I find the concept of drinking straight cows milk so gross 🤢

Our little one has cow milk before bed every night but we regularly give her cheeses and yogurts and stuff like that ,still there is so much nutrients in milk it's just not good for there teeth ,but in some ways it's really good for them ....I happen to love milk as a drink too 🤣 been wanting milk all the time myself I don't blame her lol 😂
It's extremely beneficial tho ..

My son stopped drinking milk altogether at 12 months, he refused it so he just had water from then on

As both a dairy farmer and someone that went to college and studied cattle and their food products, I give unlimited milk to my kids. Whole milk has very beneficial fats for brain development, 13 essential nutrients our body needs, and is a great way to hydrate your body. Plus it's fortified with vitamin d which is also good for your body and there's healthy natural sugars for fuel. Currently between myself and my two boys (3 &1) we drink 3 gallons a week

We won’t give cows milk, it’s designed for baby cows not little humans.

I do breastfeed however and will continue to until baby self weans but even if I didn’t I would just ensure baby had enough cheese yoghurt etc that he’s getting what he needs x

read what said ...facts don't lie but hey you do you lol 😂

yes and yes finally someone has the balls to say it ,MILK is AMAZING!😂💕

Calcium, vitamin d and fat are important right now. Cows milk is recommended because it's the easiest way to make sure they're not deficient in all that and because it closely matches the recommended intake nutritionwise

My 15mo refuses any sort of milk or even drink besides water so I give her yogurt and vitamin d supplements to make up for it. But I get you, her pediatrician keeps pushing for her to drink milk but she just doesn't like it. At one point she told me to take away any other liquid and just give milk but that led her to becoming dehydrated so yeah if she says anything tomorrow I think we might switch her out with someone else

I'm not trying to be rude here but I'm just curious. Why are you okay with cheese and yogurt but not milk? Milk is the primary ingredient to be able to produce these...

actually all milk that has been bottles for sale is free from antibiotics and hormones (there are a few naturally occurring hormones but those are digested in the gut. It's no more than the levels of hormones you would find in breast milk. Antibiotics are tested for on farm before it's pumped into the truck, at the dairy(processing plant) before it's unloaded, and again in the silos before packaging. Its tested at the macro unit level and if any level is found then the entire batch is dumped for waste. They can track it back to the specific load and farm it came from and that farm is responsible for paying for the wasted milk. Because of this farmers take great care in monitoring withhold periods and test on farm at the individual cow level to ensure there's no traces in the milk.

because there’s a difference in it being included as an ingredient in something vs drinking pints a day of the stuff

that's fine if that's your view I just don't see how it makes a difference when it's consuming milk vs milk +yeast/bacteria cultures + flavoring. It's the same number of servings suggested per day

I don’t give cows milk. We are all dairy free x

"Milk! It does a body good!" Haha 😁 I'm aging myself. Seriously I think milk has the most vitamin D which is really important for strong bones and teeth

Homogenized milk has a high fat content which is meant to help with brain development.
That was the reason I received

My son never drank cows milk. He’s 2.5

I am dairy free and will try and keep baby that way!💜

she literally worked in the dairy industry I think she knows what she's talking about ,she is the research ...lol 😂

I literally am a dairy farmer... We milk 509 cows 3x a day and produce roughly 53,000 pounds of milk per day. That's about 4,400 gallons PER DAY. Our milk is shipped out daily, I watch the truck driver test for antibiotics every single time. I've worked with dairy cattle for 18 years now and every single load of milk that has left every farm I've been on is tested the same way

You don’t have to introduce cows milk as a drink if you don’t want to, we continued breastfeeding so never did. It’s just an easy way of getting fats and nutrients in to a growing toddler.

This is outdated advice. Milk is a convenient source of protein and calcium, but it’s not required

I don't work at one ,Liv does 😂😬

hold up re read Liv comments if you don't agree with facts and where she works ,she literally shows her shit ...but hey your right? Okay lol 😂

and as she literally just said every farm uses the same ways so I don't get why your getting so wired about it like it's milk... ladies why are people getting so heated about cows milk we all know it's good for you

there's a national standard on where dairy farms have to be when it comes to milk production. They are inspected both at the state and federal level multiple times a year. The milk truck drivers can even submit for inspections if they feel an extra one is needed. Each Co-op (land o lakes, deans, etc) can enforce stricter regulations from the national standard if they choose (and most do).
The only farms not held to that same standard are farms that bottle and sell their own raw milk. These farms have higher regulations and are inspected more frequently just like the processing plant would be inspected.
Yes there's always a bad farm or one thats disgusting but I guarantee they are under a close watch from their vet/state inspector/fed inspector and are required to dump their milk and given a deadline of when they have to meet standards (usually 2 months) or they will be completely shut down. I've worked on 5 farms, anywhere from 80 cows to 2500 cows. It's always the same rules for everyone.

My son went from EBF to drinking raw goat milk. We don't make it a priority for him to have a certain amount of milk though. The boy just loves his goat milk and has 1-2 toddler cups a day.

this is very informative thank you! Baby is 11 months and self weaning and I’m close to introducing cows milk. I recently had a mom suggest raw milk but I feel a bit uneasy about that. Would you suggest it? Or is a full fat A2 grass fed milk a better option? Sorry I’m a bit crunchy and just want to make sure I give him the best quality.

raw milk is super yummy but there's a higher risk for bacteria because there's no processing it. I would personally wait until they are older to go raw.
Definitely do whole/full fat no matter the option! As for "regular" vs A2 or "regular" vs grass fed, there's no nutritional difference. A2 is a easier to digest protein than A1(regular) a lot of people that have a dairy sensitivity is due to A1 proteins. Grass fed means that 90% of the animals diet is grass based. This means they eat hay, alfalfa(there's a couple varieties of hay crops), or they have access to fresh grass. These animals usually have higher fat milk but the thing to keep in mind is whole milk has to have a minimum of 3.25% fat so most likely they are pulling off the extra milk fat too make things like butter so you aren't actually getting the extra fat in the milk.

Absolutely nothing wrong with it if that's what you would prefer to drink! Just some food for thought. All milk that is sold is free from antibiotics and safe to drink😊

My son doesn’t drink cows milk, just breastmilk and water. I tried giving him milk a few months ago since he loves yoghurt and cheese and stuff so thought he would like milk but turns out his allergic to it🤦🏽‍♀️, lucky too because he had one or two gulps and refused to drink any more and gave lots of issue when I tried him again so I’m assuming he felt funny from it.. never tried it again. Since then I have found the only cheese he doesn’t react with now is cheddar and mozzarella and ricotta I’m 50/50 about.. the older he gets the quicker he reacts to milk and milk byproducts so I might end up phasing them all out soon! I don’t bother get him to drink plant milk solely because there is no benefit, the one I drink isn’t fortified and the ones that are have a load of added unnecessary ingredients

his not lactose intolerant, I am but I think it’s a protein allergy.

if you do want to include dairy in their diet you could always try A2 milk. It's a different protein that's easier to digest. Cows make 1 of 2 proteins, typically if you're allergic or have an intolerance it's to the A1 protein.
The other option would be to try goats milk, different protein and no lactose but still a healthy natural milk

we use to be able to get A1 milk here many years ago but I don’t know if the U.K. have it anymore. It was ok for me who can’t have lactose but idk about my son. He had a horrible reaction to feta a few weeks back and that was sheep and goat milk and then a severe one to Parmesan which is naturally lactose free. Just quite frustrating as he loves cheese and yoghurt

yeah I’m not really sure, I just know when my son has milk and certain cheeses he breaks out in really nasty hives. He hasn’t had the fresh balls of mozzarella in water (I actually bought some for him to try) instead he has the dried grated one, not that that should make a difference🤔? I’m saving up to get him allergy tested privately

thanks so much for the info!! 🙌🙌 bought him some A2 milk today and he wasn’t a huge fan but we will keep trying.