Milk struggle

How much milk does your two year old drink?

I am struggling to get my daughter of milk. The health visitor says she is having two much milk.

I give her milk 3 or 4 times a day in the morning and at night and then when she refuses to eat her food.

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My girl still has a 4/5oz morning bottle and an evening of 3/4oz bottle and once in a blue moon a cup during the day but that’s it for us on milk

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My boy was under paediatrician last year and they told me any liquid is better than none. If all she will drink is milk let her have it x

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Mine has 6ish oz before nap and before bed, plus milk in her cereal. Sometimes she asks for more and I give her maybe a couple oz with a straw cos she just wants to blow bubbles.
We do fruity pouches/smoothies when she doesn't eat, that might help?

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Roughly 6oz of cows milk in a straw bottle.

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My 2 year old stopped drinking any form of milk just before his birthday. He just isn't interested and struggle to get calcium in him now!

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About 3oz before a nap, not always, I continue to offer it but it's always hit and miss and only at home for a cot nap. Then 5oz before bed. Still in baby bottles, in no real rush to stop this as we brush teeth etc. I know he will drop it eventually.

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Ours is having 5-6 oz before bedtime, but she's weaning herself of it, because she doesn't always finish the bottle. I think they just naturally stop at some point. In your situation, maybe I would try to substitute during the day and keep the milk only for comfort?

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My son is a shocking eater (apart from when he's at the childminders!) so he will still have an 8oz bottle before bed and then usually at least another 1 during the night, sometimes 1.5 or even 2 🙈 He's not so bad during the day but sometimes also wants some when he gets up and/or before his nap.

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Whatever goes in her breakfast and 5oz of milk and honey at bed time but she also has yogurt and usually cheese at some point in the day. If she asks for milk I'll give it to her. But she's usually happy with water or vitamin juice.

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