when to start real milk & yogurt to baby

sanjuruby3 · Jan 17, 2015

My ped said I can give few drops of boiled real milk for taste but not a lot.
My baby is now 6 months.
Anyone in US gave real milk to baby and in what form? what form - means just milk or in porridge etc.

We get canned and pasteurized milk here, not real real milk.

what about yogurt? My doc okayed to it.

mathiravi · Jan 17, 2015

Hi,

My Paed suggested my son whole milk only when he turned 1year old. Until then, he was on my feed. Yogurt, yes i used to feed him since his 8 month. Try some organic yogurt like stony field, may be a couple of spoons and then increase quantity.
As far as whole milk is concerned, my paed gave a green flag only when he turned a year old. I tried horizon organic milk for him from his one year until he turned 2.5 yr old and after that he is ok with the normal pasteurized milk that we drink.

I trust even in India, Paed is not suggesting whole milk until children are 8 months old at least.

sanjuruby3 · Jan 17, 2015

Did you thin out the whole milk with water for digestion as breastmilk is thin?

Harithag · Jan 17, 2015

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Did you thin out the whole milk with water for digestion as breastmilk is thin?
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sanjuruby, i BF DD till one year and along with that started giving diluted cow's milk from 7th month.But its just 50ml or so once in a day.also added cow's milk in porridge and fruit purees. At 9 months,started curd rice.All these are suggested by paed in India.

One of my friend's DD has Iron deficiency when she was 18 months as she was BF 6 months only.

BF or formula is a must till 1yr.

mathiravi · Jan 20, 2015

@Sanjuruby3 :

Yes, I thinned out the milk before boiling. Even now i give thinned out milk with at least less than a 1/4 cup of water. Never use the thick milk even for adults.

ramyaramani · Jan 20, 2015

@sanjuruby Please get it double checked with your paed. I am surprised that a paed in US is giving 'go-ahead' for introducing cows milk before child turns 1.

Yogurt and cheese can all be introduced before baby turns 1. But cow's milk is a big no-no here.

mathiravi · Jan 20, 2015

Well said @ramyaramani:

Even doctors in India dont suggest whole milk for less than a year. I was amazed to see this thread.. thats the reason i dropped in to see how people are responding to OP 's query!

sanjuruby3 · Jan 26, 2015

Hi @ramyaramani - My ped had said just few drops of boiled milk and no need to boil if pasteurized. This is just so she stays to the taste.

But I have not really started giving her yet as such. But did not like the thought of making porridge etc in formula So I mix crushed rusk to boiled & thinned milk and give her 1/2 baby spoons after few days.

She does like yogurt a lot. Which cheese is given to babies??