My baby is 14 months old and will not drink whole milk or soy milk. What should I do?

Question

I will mix her formula with whole milk and she'll drink it that way but not whole milk by itself. I am tired of buying formula and its getting too expensive. what do you suggest I do?

Answer 1

You can try rice milk, almond milk, or even goat milk.  Goat milk is supposed to be the closest to human milk.

Answer 2

Had the same problem with my daughter around the same age.  The ped said to try yogurt without fruit chunks in it.  I also put strawberry nesquick (negligible amount) in her milk.  She liked both, but would only drink the milk from a "Big Girl Cup" that she had picked out from the store.  She'll get used to it.  The ped told me that my DD didn't like milk because it was a strange consistency and even to try mixing a little plain yogurt in with the milk to make it creamier.  (I didn't try it.  Sounded disgusting!)  Good Luck.

Answer 3

When I was a baby I was that age I wouldn't drink milk or soy milk either so my mom ended up making a formula from stratch. I'm not sure what it had in it but it was really good!

Answer 4

Continue to mix formula with the milk but each week put less and less in it until it is all milk. It worked for me!

Answer 5

Ok people will hate me for this but...I used to put strawberry nesquick in my sons milk (now 4yrs) it was the only way he would drink it, I began decreasing the nesquick gradually until he was just drinking plain milk and has done now ever since.

So you can do this if you want, just put a little less in over a period of time and eventually he will be drinking plain milk. Don't rush it though or he will suss you out.

Answer 6

Is your baby old enough to eat yogurt?  If so, try yogurt, it is plenty healthy.  If that doesn't work, try buying a cheaper formula or a different milk.

Answer 7

My son was fed thru G- tube till he was 2.He would not drink whole milk either, skim milk is the same really as whole milk.Just make sure u give him yogurt and cheese.My son still drinks skim milk and loves it, and he is the weight that he needs to be also .Hope this helps :)